by GRF Admin | Oct 30, 2017 | News
The Grassroots world has been shocked by the untimely death of nine-year-old Tommaso Cerase in a freak accident. According to reports, authorities are investigating the incident after it is claimed a goal fell onto the youngster to cause the heartbreaking loss. Police...
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2017 | News
Sunday league game ended in extreme violence when Kieran Kimberley, having already been sent off during the game and violently head butted referee Craig Ward causing Ward to be knocked unconscious. The game involved Kimberley’s team, Stockingford White Lion, and...
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2017 | News
Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion organisation, can reveal a rise in discrimination reports for the fifth consecutive season, with a 16.7% increase for the 2016/17 campaign. The organisation received 469 reports last season, compared to 402 in 2015/16....
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2017 | News
“When are we having a game?” – I’d be willing to bet that this is the question that coaches up and down the country probably get asked most often. Why is this? Don’t these kids realise how much time and effort we’ve put into researching and planning this nice,...
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2017 | News
This article looks at using a more games-based approach for players aged 5-11 in the Foundation Phase and the potential benefits of this way of working. For many young children, playing in games of football is the driving force behind their early engagement with the...
