Education Archives - Team Grassroots

TELL US – WE’LL TACKLE IT: REPORTING DISCRIMINATION WITHIN GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL

GRF Admin 17/01/2020

The Football Association [The FA] is today launching a campaign to encourage all participants and spectators to report any acts of discrimination that they witness within grassroots football. Tell Us, We’ll Tackle It will be rolled out by every County FA across…

Osgood Schlatters Disease/ Knee Injury – Know the facts

GRF Admin 14/01/2020

This week we visit Osgood Schlatters Disease, or as I like to call it a condition of the knee in children! What exactly is Osgood Schlatters? Essentially it is painful inflammation or irritation of the bone growth plate in the shin bone…

SIGN UP TO BE PART OF 2020’S 21 DAYS OF POSITIVITY

GRF Admin 03/01/2020

The FA Respect 21 Days of Positivity is back for 2019/20 season Last year we launched 21 Days of Positivity with the aim of sharing positive hints, tips and challenges with youth coaches across the country. Almost 4,000 coaches took part &…

SEVERS DISEASE – Symptoms, Signs and Treatments

GRF Admin 25/11/2019

Severs disease is the most common issue I have seen recently with children. The majority of them currently play football extensively! It’s also called calcaneal apophysitis and its not really a disease, but an over use injury where by the growth plate…

Over training in children – How to Spot the Signs

GRF Admin 07/11/2019

It might seem strange reading about over training in children. Especially in an age where kids are supposedly less active! But it’s a very real possibility. I run a sports injury clinic and have seen a massive rise in the number of…

ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK IS NOW OPEN

GRF Admin 16/09/2019

Accredited clubs are proud to maintain high standards to make sure they are among the best places to play and enjoy football in England. Each season, clubs make sure their people and policies are up to scratch. The FA support our grassroots…

Top Tips for Keeping Young Players Safe in Excessive Heat

GRF Admin 25/07/2019

Common sense is key! The best advice we can give is to use common sense, and if in doubt STOP, heat breaks and water breaks are very common in countries where young players train and play in hot conditions, however in the…

The FA Guide to Improving Matchday for Children

GRF Admin 18/07/2019

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…

Could you play like this?

GRF Admin 12/07/2019

I am YOUR Ref today and i am a child….

GRF Admin 12/07/2019

Engaging parents: it’s not ‘us and them’

GRF Admin 07/06/2019

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…

Sin Bins, what do YOU think…..

GRF Admin 05/06/2019