Health Archives - Team Grassroots

FAQs – FA Guidelines on return to play

GRF Admin 21/07/2020

Below are a set FAQs in response to the FA’s guidelines on returning to play outdoor competitive grassroots football, which were published on 18 July 2020. Q: What if my club is not ready to return to full competitive training and matches…

FA Covid – 19 Safeguarding and Risk Assessment Guidance

GRF Admin 21/07/2020

Download the FA Guide and Template HERE

Grassroots Nutrition

GRF Admin 14/07/2020

Nutrition in children is something that is too commonly forgotten about when it comes to sport and exercise. With obesity rates more than doubling in children in the last two decades it is now more important than ever that we take more…

HAMSTRING INJURY IN CHILDREN

GRF Admin 24/01/2020

The hamstring is a very common sporting injury. Unknown to some the hamstring is made up of 3 muscles which are the Bicep Femoris Semitendinosus Semimembranosus These muscles start from the bottom of the pelvis (Ischial tuberosity) and they travel down the…

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…

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…

FA SCHEME TO OFFER CLUBS DISCOUNTED DEFIBRILLATORS

GRF Admin 26/07/2019

THE FA HAS LAUNCHED PHASE 3 OF ITS NATIONAL INITIATIVE ‘HEART SAFE CLUBS’ TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING DEFIBRILLATORS TO ALL GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL CLUBS IN ENGLAND FROM 1 JULY 2019. Research shows that over 90% of sudden cardiac arrests in young athletes happen either…

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…

How to recognise and respond to a sudden cardiac arrest

GRF Admin 19/02/2019

We’ve all seen players fall over. But what happens if they don’t get up? Sudden collapse is often the first sign of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Unfortunately, understanding and awareness of this medical emergency is poor – which can lead to misdiagnosis, incorrect…

DEFIBRILLATOR – PHASE 3 FUNDING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

GRF Admin 15/01/2019

Do you want to get involved in getting a heavily sudsidised defibrillator into your football club? By completing the below form and signing up, you’ll be notified when phase three opens up. Club Details FA Affiliation Number* Parent County FA* Amateur Football…

A third of children in England “Not Active Enough” Leading Survey Reveals

GRF Admin 06/12/2018

One in three children in England does fewer than 30 minutes of physical activity a day – half the amount recommended by government guidelines, a report by Sport England suggests. The survey is the largest ever of its kind and gives comprehensive insight…

Healthy Eating and Nutrition for Children

GRF Admin 10/10/2018

Nutrition in children is something that is too commonly forgotten about when it comes to sport and exercise. With obesity rates more than doubling in children in the last two decades it is now more important than ever that we take more…