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STAY IN THE GAME The Football Association’s Stay in the Game scheme, formerly known as Retain the Game, is aimed at supporting the retention of adult male teams. The scheme provides grants of £750 to clubs with existing male teams to support the essential costs of pitch hire, training venues, and affiliation fees. The application […]
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FA county coach developer, Rebecca Garlick, provides a list of practical coaching tips. For all the excitement and enjoyment, taking a team to a tournament can be a challenging time for coaches. With this in mind, planning for the event is absolutely essential. The more planning done prior to the day, the more time there […]
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Before we discuss what qualities and skill sets that make for a good coach, we need to first acknowledge how very difficult this profession of coaching really is. Coaching is sometimes a thankless, frustrating “no-win” kind of activity. It’s most often done in a public fishbowl. […]
The Football Association has announced that select trials of Temporary Dismissals – more commonly known as ‘sin bins’ – will continue during the 2018/19 season before becoming mandatory for all leagues at Step 7 and below from the 2019/20 season. The scheme was originally conceived following a decision by the International Football Association Board [IFAB] […]
I want to thank you coach for all that you do, I know that my child looks up to you, Not only are you helping him develop his sport, I am aware of how much consideration and thought.. Goes into your sessions and goes into the team, How your efforts are rewarded, When you’re seeing […]
Read More… from Wow!!!! Coach receives this text from a parent. It will melt your heart.
This weekend I was so lucky, so lucky in fact not only did I get to meet my heroes. I also got to watch them play!!!! Because you see I wasn’t watching Chelsea or Man Utd, not even Barcelona….. I watched them play with so much passion and energy I could feel the love of […]
I’ve just sat down to dinner with the family. My phone is pinging messages constantly, and although I know I shouldn’t, I cannot help but sneak a peak. My messages are almost all concerning the football team I volunteer to coach. The messages range from wether I think the game (which is still three days […]
Read More… from Diary of a Grassroots Coach – I ask myself is all of this worth it?