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Legacy of recent England successes to be felt in clubs and schools across the country Government to commit to supporting grassroots facilities that nurture our future football stars, and recognising the people who make that happen. Girls and boys across the country to get more access to football to ensure legacy of UEFA EURO 2024 […]
Witnesses are being sought following an assault at the end of a youth football tournament in Roade. A statement from Northamptonshire Police reads as follows; The incident occurred between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday, June 9, when several players from two under-13 teams became involved in a verbal altercation. As the referee intervened to defuse […]
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The need for funds in Grassroots football increases year on year but sponsors are becoming increasingly difficult to find, here’s 10 tried and tested ways to generate funds for your team, some you may have tried, some maybe not. If you have novel ways of raising funds please feel free to share with the Grassroots […]
Yes, I did the seemingly unthinkable after weeks of consideration I decided to award a player with the Managers Player award, this player was my son who plays on the team. I’m absolutely appalled by the response from some of the parents who openly said in front of other parents and players, “Your out of […]
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New rules around heading the ball have been introduced into grassroots football. So, here’s how you can coach your players when heading isn’t allowed. What players should do instead of heading the ball There are plenty of choices for what to do instead of heading the ball. What they decide will depend on the […]
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What training should look like for players when heading is allowed You can still use the usual session ideas when practising heading. This includes: improving players’ judgement of high balls key movement skills using their body as a barrier scanning for their team and the opposition. You might want to use lighter or sponge balls […]
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FA Statement as follows In 2022, we became the first national association to successfully adopt the International Football Association Board [IFAB] trial to remove deliberate heading in grassroots football matches at U12 level and below. We first introduced the IFAB trial in England following our steps to bring in heading guidance in youth football in 2020, and then […]
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Here England Football Learning explain what autism is and how coaches can support players who have it. What is autism? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. It affects how people communicate and interact with the world. While it’s not a learning disability, research suggests that around half of people with autism may have one. This will […]
This is our Chairman for Seedfield Sports Juniors FC tonight, we’ve had people break in to the grounds who have been living onsite for the last week or so, they’ve ruined all 5 grass pitches for our age groups from U7’s up to up U18’s and they’ve also emptied our containers today, hundreds of kids unable to […]
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The FA rules for children and young people under 16 prescribe a two – three year age banding in relation to playing a recognised match as this is in the best interests of child development within a football context. This provides parameters which allow children to develop alongside their peers who are of a similar […]
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