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More funding available to teams and clubs. Awards for All offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 for grassroots and community activity that aims to improve life for local people and neighbourhoods. It doesn’t have a deadline and you can apply at NOW. Awards for all is the most popular grants programme so will prioritise groups […]
FA Regional PE Coordinators, Chris Welburn and Chris Brammall, outline 10 top tips to help you reflect on your coaching. 1) Why reflect? Effective reflection allows you to examine and explore your experience of being a coach and all that it entails. This can help lead to a new understanding and appreciation of your role […]
Read More… from 10 Top tips to reflect on your Coaching by FA Regional PE Coordinator
Persimmon Healthy Communities supports sport for young people in England, Wales and Scotland. From May to December 2017 we are giving away 30 monthly donations of £750 each to purchase sports kits and equipment for teams and individuals aged 21 and under. Our main objective is for people to use the £750 to purchase sports […]
Read More… from Persimmon announces £600k of funding to support young people in sport
A boy of 12 has died after collapsing while playing football after school. The boy has been named locally as James Cook. James was a player of Bishop Auckland St Mary’s Junior Football Club and tributes were left on their Facebook page with the message ‘RIP James Cook’. […]
This year we’re looking to celebrate achievements across an even wider range of roles – and we’d like people from across the game to nominate the people, clubs or leagues who make a real difference For All. Grassroots football champions come from all backgrounds and it’s time to recognise those that represent the very spirit […]
Read More… from **BREAKING NEWS**The FA Respect Awards are back for 2017
I may not be a coach however I still attend every game cheering on every child as if they were my own. I may not be a coach however I attend every training session arriving before and leaving way after collecting subs, taking messages and helping sort kits etc. I spend hours watching other peoples […]
Read More… from I am not a Coach. I am a Grassroots Coaches partner and a parent.
Merfyn Roberts, FA coach educator for the social corner, outlines 10 top-tips to help improve player behaviour. 1) Create a club language Kids need to understand what the expectations are at your club. Try and use language like “when you’re wearing the club badge we expect…” and “when you’re training with us on a Saturday morning […]
A WOMAN who embezzled nearly £15,000 from a Bradford junior football club would have been jailed had her actions led to its teams going under, a judge said yesterday. The Article from Rob Lowson via Bradford Telegraph and Argus reports that Jemma Blackburn, 35, was acting as treasurer for Westwood Juniors FC when she stole the […]
Read More… from Junior club treasurer steals £15,000 from club!!!!
The Guardian has reported on a new scam that one unlucky Grassroots team has fell foul of, the scam which involves emails being sent from what appears to be an official email from your own club asking for payments to be made externally to suppliers has cost Laurel Park FC from Reading £28,000. The club […]
Read More… from WARNING!!!! Grassroots club loses £28000 in email scam!!!!
The idea of delivering the ‘perfect’ coaching session can prove restrictive for coaches who want to learn and get better, explains FA Coach Mentor, Graeme Carrick. Asking players to step out of their comfort zone, try new things and experiment, are common coaching requests. However, how many coaches can honestly say they are willing to […]
