by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
A young U7 referee asking for your feedback… Every week I try to strike a balance between enforcement and development, I realise a more relaxed approach may be warranted at this level with respect to the laws of the game but what is the general consensus to the...
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Police are appealing for information after an incident at a football match in Thornaby on Sunday 16th October. A cup game between Thornaby Village and Wrekenton Blue Star (Gateshead) was taking place from 2pm at Teesdale Park on Acklam Road. At around 3pm an...
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
A record 130,000 girls and women have taken part in FA Girls’ Football Week in 2016. More than 80,000 people have taken part in this week’s activity, almost four times the original target, while 50,000 people participated in April’s Girls’ Football...
by GRF Admin | Oct 16, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
The parents of boys at the Ajax academy De Toekomst in Amsterdam received letters last week to reassure them that from now on, not only would their children not be playing on any of the club’s 3G pitches with rubber crumb infill, but those pitches were being removed....
by GRF Admin | Oct 13, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
I am a Child and I like to play, I like to step onto the pitch and do it my way, I like to hear you call out my name, When your encouraging me to play my game. It fills me with confidence and pride, When I know you support me and you know that I tried,...