by GRF Admin | Oct 6, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
• 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...
by GRF Admin | Oct 2, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
The headline says it all. What has happened to our game? We see grassroots teams collapsing and facilities in a complete state of disrepair in the Grassroots world (the real world) Then at the other end of the game (fantasy land) we hear of wide scale corruption and...
by GRF Admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Health, News, Uncategorised
The days of kids 10 years old or younger heading the ball in a football game or practice are over in the USA or OVER!! In resolving a class-action lawsuit regarding the large number of concussions in the sport, the U.S. Soccer Federation has issued new...
by GRF Admin | Jun 10, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
A new era started with a buzz of excitement and expectation, maybe this time, a talented hungry young squad, but what if like in years go by it goes wrong, we wonder on who’s doorstep the blame will fall, who will be the scapegoat? Just blame Grassroots, it must...
by GRF Admin | Jun 9, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
At a time of year we all hear of clubs/coaches dropping kids, due to ability, moving them across teams to keep the ‘A’ team winning, and generally writing certain kids off, for their own egos. I actually enjoy, get more reward, and probably get a bigger...
