by GRF Admin | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, headline news, Latest News, News
A recent grassroots survey revealed a whopping 89% of teams have had a player approached by another coach to play for them. We asked why the craze towards poaching the best players from the area to create an elite team, who does this benefit? Is it best for the kids?...
by GRF Admin | Sep 10, 2025 | Featured, News, Respect
We received an email from a grassroots football coach at the end of his tether, telling us he was quitting and the reasons behind it. I would like you to make this email public so hopefully someone somewhere may learn from what I’m saying and stop with immediate...
by GRF Admin | Sep 10, 2025 | Featured, headline news, Latest News, News
We’ve all seen the headlines: 15-0, 19-1, even 27-0. On paper, they look like dominant victories. But in grassroots and youth football, one question matters more than the scoreline: who actually benefits from a result like that? At this level, football should be about...
by GRF Admin | Sep 9, 2025 | Coaching, Featured, headline news, Latest News, News
“Anyone who tells you they can spot a professional player at five years old is basically lying,” says former Talent ID manager Nick Levett, an expert in the eight to eleven age group. Yet, across English football, professional clubs are scouting children as young as...
by GRF Admin | Aug 12, 2025 | Featured, Health, Latest News, News
REMINDER OF THE FA GUIDANCE AROUND U6S PLAYING FOOTBALL. A reminder of the FA guidance for U6s is below. Children under the age of 6 should not be permitted or encouraged to play in a football match of any kind. To clarify, FA Rule 8(C) states the following, A child...
by GRF Admin | May 1, 2025 | Featured, headline news, News
FA Statement as follows; As the governing body of the national sport, our role is to make football accessible to as many people as possible, operating within the law and international football policy defined by UEFA and FIFA. The FA current policy, which allows...
