by GRF Admin | Feb 13, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Letter to the Professional game. This is an open letter to All pro Players All pro Coaches/Managers All pro Owners/Shareholders Grassroots invites you to any Grassroots game/league/club over the next 2 weeks (or any time). In your area there are 100s of clubs/games...
by GRF Admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Coach Diary, News, Uncategorised
Well another Saturday goes by and another game sees my team improve again. Every week I see a pass or a move we couldn’t do the previous week, this a coach makes me feel proud. Small improvements every week is all I can ask for, now to the game and the most...
by GRF Admin | Feb 7, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
The answer might not immediately appear to obvious, so let’s look at why we think it may benefit grassroots. Since the billionaire club known as the Premier league was taken over by corporate owners wanting instant overnight commercial and footballing success...
by GRF Admin | Feb 6, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Please help me settle an argument, was I right to say this? Last week after training my u8s we were all sat down on the ground and one of the players asked me “coach when we get older and are in the premier league, will we get a stadium or just play on the...
by GRF Admin | Feb 4, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Is it still a Young Man’s game? Densely populated areas that now have fewer leagues and even less teams to represent them are on the increase. Leagues are having to merge or downsize just to continue and this doesn’t necessarily help matters. The over-the-hill...
by GRF Admin | Jan 31, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
It’s football day and Dad wakes me up,“Come on,” he says, “lets win this cup!” I open my eyes and Dad’s standing there beaming, These are the days of which he’s been dreaming! I get my kit on and get in the car, My Dad keeps calling me his little star. With one eye on...
