by GRF Admin | May 4, 2017 | News
Have fun, make friends, play football The Football Association and SSE have teamed up to launch a new initiative in 2017, SSE Wildcats, designed to inspire girls aged between 5-11 to be involved in the sport. SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Clubs provide girls with...
by GRF Admin | May 3, 2017 | News
The FA has invited grassroots leagues at Step 7 and below of the National League System to trial Temporary Dismissals (more commonly known as ‘sin bins’) during their fixtures next season. Following the decision of IFAB earlier this year to permit National...
by GRF Admin | May 3, 2017 | News
Pete Sturgess, FA national coach for players 5-11, outlines 10 ways to help young players deal with winning and losing. 1) Help kids deal with losing Kids enjoy the competitive element of the game and don’t need to be pushed to ‘win’. However, being so young they’re...
by GRF Admin | Apr 28, 2017 | News
Managing player behaviour Understanding what young players want from their grassroots football experience can help prevent poor behaviour, writes FA county coach developer, Mike Antrobus. Poor player behaviour at training or matchday is often caused by boredom, the...
by GRF Admin | Apr 26, 2017 | Footy Mums, News
An 81-year-old man has been charged by police in Scotland investigating alleged historical sexual abuse in youth football. Sky Sports states The man, understood to be former Celtic Boys Club official Frank Cairney, is expected to appear in court on Wednesday. A...
