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We can all help children enjoy football more by creating the right environment. That is why The FA has produced an easy-to-follow guide to help improve the matchday experience for younger players. From introducing codes of conduct to simply providing refreshments, the guide offers plenty of tips to help every volunteer, coach or manager of […]
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Laws of the Game 2019/20 The Laws of the Game 2019/20 come into force 1 June 2019. A number of changes were approved at the 133rd Annual General Meeting of The IFAB on 2 March this year including: the introduction of yellow and red cards for misconduct by team officials a player being substituted having […]
The FA and Football Foundation have launched The FA Futsal Fund, investing £300,000 into the development of Futsal in England. The scheme offers grants of either £1,500 or £3,000 to develop new youth futsal leagues across the country to increase the opportunity for players to play futsal on a regular basis in a structured games […]
FA county coach developer, Rebecca Garlick, discusses the importance of engaging parents* in the coaching process and the crucial role they can have on the development of young players. 1. Parental significance Parents are in the majority of cases, the most important people involved in a young person’s life. From a young age, children trust […]
Advice from Toni to any female considering getting involved in football “Do it, just do it” #GrassRoots #GrassrootsFootball #GRF #Grassroots4ALL#WomensFootball #WomensWorldCup #France2018 […]
In many ways a simple question to answer, but one that despite what we may say as parents and sometimes as coaches, is not always backed up by the behaviours that we display on a regular basis. In the cold light of day we would probably acknowledge as parents that the sporting experience of our […]
Temporary dismissals for Dissent cautions are coming into the game from season 2019-20 for all affiliated football and will replace the existing fine attached to this type of offence. The FA’s pilot scheme for this initiative which has run over the last two seasons in approximately 135,000 matches identified the average Dissent caution to be […]
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Increase in charge of over 400% by outsourcing company causes local junior football club to cancel tournament after ten successful years Over the past decade Ormskirk West End FC have held their annual tournament each year at Ormskirk School and provided thousands of local children with the opportunity to celebrate their passion for football. The […]
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