by GRF Admin | Mar 11, 2022 | Health, Health courses, News
The FA free online module is to raise awareness and knowledge of sudden cardiac arrests in football. The module will enable you to recognise and respond appropriately to a sudden cardiac arrest while also providing you with key facts and information. Available...
by GRF Admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Coaching, Featured, Footy Mums, Health, News
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 in the heel can...
by GRF Admin | Jun 29, 2021 | Featured, Funding, Health
THIS SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED We believe grassroots players should feel safe when taking part in the game we love. The Grassroots Defibrillator Programme supported by Mastercard UK aims to provide 100 grassroots football locations with a FREE Defibrillator. We’re looking...
by GRF Admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Health
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 of an interest our kids diet....
by GRF Admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Coaching, Featured, Health, News
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 back of the...
by GRF Admin | Jul 25, 2019 | Coaching, Featured, Health, News
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 United Kingdom extreme heat is very rare. With...
