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FA GUIDANCE FOR GRASSROOTS FOLLOWING THE LATEST GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Following the UK Government’s latest announcement regarding the introduction of local COVID alert levels, our guidance for grassroots football, which includes NLS Feeder Leagues (Step 7) and…
FAQs – FA Guidelines on return to play
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…
FA Covid – 19 Safeguarding and Risk Assessment Guidance
Download the FA Guide and Template HERE
Grassroots Nutrition
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…
HAMSTRING INJURY IN CHILDREN
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…
Osgood Schlatters Disease/ Knee Injury – Know the facts
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…
SEVERS DISEASE – Symptoms, Signs and Treatments
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…
FA SCHEME TO OFFER CLUBS DISCOUNTED DEFIBRILLATORS
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…
Top Tips for Keeping Young Players Safe in Excessive Heat
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…
Health Courses
How to recognise and respond to a sudden cardiac arrest
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…
The FA’s concussion guidelines
Welcome to The FA Concussion Guidelines. Here you will find helpful information and advice about how to recognise and manage a concussion from the time of injury…
The FA Launch FREE Sudden Cardiac Arrest Module
The FA has launched a free online module to raise awareness and knowledge of sudden cardiac arrests in football. The module will enable you to…
