defibs Archives - Team Grassroots

FA SCHEME TO OFFER CLUBS DISCOUNTED DEFIBRILLATORS

GRF Admin 26/07/2019

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 1 JULY 2019. Research shows that over 90% of sudden cardiac arrests in young athletes happen either…

DEFIBRILLATOR – PHASE 3 FUNDING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

GRF Admin 15/01/2019

Do you want to get involved in getting a heavily sudsidised defibrillator into your football club? By completing the below form and signing up, you’ll be notified when phase three opens up. Club Details FA Affiliation Number* Parent County FA* Amateur Football…

Swansea City to Fund Grassroots defibs after death of Grassroots player.

GRF Admin 25/01/2018

Swansea City make pledge to roll out defibrillators across grassroots football after death of grassroots player Mitchell Joseph in Swansea Mitchell Joseph collapsed and died last weekend while playing football for St Joseph’s AFC against Maltsters Sports. Mitchell, 33, tragically passed away…

FA Breaking News !!!!! Subsidised Defibrillators for Football Clubs

GRF Admin 20/08/2017

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and The Football Association (The FA) are calling on grassroots and amateur football clubs in England to help save more lives from cardiac arrests by installing lifesaving defibrillators. Less than 1 in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital…

James Cook, 12, died after collapsing while playing football with friends (Photo: Chronicle Live)

Boy of 12, dies after collapsing on pitch

GRF Admin 26/05/2017

A boy of 12 has died after collapsing while playing football after school. The boy has been named locally as James Cook.

James was a player of Bishop Auckland St Mary’s Junior Football Club and tributes were left on their Facebook page with the message ‘RIP James Cook’.

Teen footballer who suffered Fabrice Muamba-style heart attack playing for Tottenham Hotspur awarded £7 MILLION payout

GRF Admin 06/10/2016

• Radwan Hamed collapsed on his first professional appearance for Spurs •Hamed was left severely brain damaged following the incident in 2006 •He played despite scans showing his heart was ‘unequivocally abnormal’ •High Court judge ruled Spurs ‘breached its duties’ to Radwan,…

FA SCHEME TO OFFER CLUBS DISCOUNTED DEFIBRILLATORS

DEFIBRILLATOR – PHASE 3 FUNDING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Swansea City to Fund Grassroots defibs after death of Grassroots player.

FA Breaking News !!!!! Subsidised Defibrillators for Football Clubs

Boy of 12, dies after collapsing on pitch

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Teen footballer who suffered Fabrice Muamba-style heart attack playing for Tottenham Hotspur awarded £7 MILLION payout