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Test and Trace Manual Template

GRF Admin 24/07/2020

IMPORTANT Please read the full Test and Trace Government guidance published 2nd of July 2020 for full details HERE Please click on the image below to download a template.

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

FA GUIDELINES FOR THE RETURN OF OUTDOOR COMPETITIVE GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL

GRF Admin 18/07/2020

We can confirm that the UK Government approved our plan for the return of outdoor competitive grassroots football late last night, Friday 17 July 2020. As a result, the grassroots football community now has the opportunity to return to football and prepare…

FA “safe session” – Dribbling and Turning

GRF Admin 09/07/2020

Organisation Mark out an area 10×10 yards, with two ‘home gates’ and two ‘target gates’ for each team as illustrated above. Two players, each with a ball, start in their respective ‘home gates’. Players start by facing each another separated by…

FA “safe session” – Dribbling and Ball Mastery

GRF Admin 09/07/2020

Organisation Mark out an area 20×20 yards, with four corner grids and one central grid all measuring 5×5 yards, as illustrated above. Five players with a ball each. One grid and one ball per player. Each grid has a designated task…

FA “Safe Session” – Football Tennis

GRF Admin 09/07/2020

Organisation Set up an area 10×10 yards. Players work in pairs. Four cones. One ball. Set cones up in straight line (like a tennis net) halfway between players. Session information Establish social distancing conditions to ensure no misunderstanding. Player one serves…

Apply HERE for CLUB PREPARATION FUND

GRF Admin 29/06/2020

The FA, the Premier League and Government through Sport England are providing £2.19 million to help clubs get their buildings ready for footballs return APPLY NOW We’ve helped prepare the pitches, now we’re supporting you to make your building safer…

Football Association of Ireland Safer Return To Play Protocol

GRF Admin 26/06/2020

The Football Association of Ireland has today launched a Safer Return to Play Protocol for all clubs as a cornerstone of the move from cessation to kick-off that will see Adult Amateur, underage National Leagues and Underage football permitted to return to…

LATEST FA GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ISSUED FOR RE-STARTING FOOTBALL ACTIVITY DURING COVID-19

GRF Admin 12/06/2020

We have today issued new guidance documents for adult players, coaches, facility operators, parents and carers involved in re-starting grassroots football activity during COVID-19. These documents have been produced in line with Government guidance issued on Monday 1 June, which saw the easing…

DEAN’S FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE – CAN YOU HELP

GRF Admin 12/06/2020

Dean Mandabva is a player in our U11 Rovers (Tom Marshall is his Manager/Coach). In June 2019, Dean collapsed, after tests he was diagnosed with a brain tumour and his parents told that it was inoperable with the only treatment available to…

LATEST GUIDANCE ON PERMITTED GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL ACTIVITY DURING COVID-19 FROM 1 JUNE

GRF Admin 01/06/2020

We have today issued further guidance to all grassroots football and informal football activity outside the professional game following the Government’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions from 1 June 2020. Consistent with Government advice, published on Monday 1 June, the following outdoor football activity…