grassroots Archives - Team Grassroots

The Edinburgh Cup International Youth Football Festival

GRF Admin 03/08/2019

Tournament Name: The Edinburgh Cup International Youth Football Festival Tournament Date: 02/08/2019 Tournament Organiser: The Edinburgh Cup Tournament Web Address: http://www.theedinburghcup.co.uk Team Age Groups: Under 7’s, Under 8’s, Under 9’s, Under 10’s, Under 11’s, Under 12’s, Under 13’s, Under 14’s, Under 15’s,…

£10,000 grants available for Grassroots Heroes from SPAR – Apply HERE

GRF Admin 14/07/2019

People’s Podium Last year SPAR awarded gymnastics coach Mike Briggs £10,000 to help his local club in Dumfries improve their facilities. This year we’re back again! We’re on the lookout for the Hero Next Door making a difference, big or small to…

Could you play like this?

GRF Admin 12/07/2019

Grassroots calling all females, time to get involved….

GRF Admin 12/07/2019

I am YOUR Ref today and i am a child….

GRF Admin 12/07/2019

Message from a Grassroots Coach, a letter I will never send.

GRF Admin 11/07/2019

Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then decided better of it and kept my eyes on the field. My wife hears things like this more often than I do,…

FA REPORT VALUES THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL AT OVER £10BN

GRF Admin 10/07/2019

NEW FA REPORT VALUES THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL AT OVER £10BN First report of its kind shows the social and economic value of adults playing grassroots football in England is £10.8bn each year £8.7bn alone can be…

Funding Available from Persimmon – Apply HERE

GRF Admin 26/06/2019

Our hugely successful Community Champions programme has already donated more than £1 million to good causes in England, Wales and Scotland. Every month we give away 60 donations of up to £1,000 each to local groups and charities. 60 donations of up…

CBBC Football Talent Search

GRF Admin 20/06/2019

If you LOVE football and know a trick or two, then we want to hear from you. CBBC is looking for a young, talented person who is passionate about football! We want someone to be the face of an exciting new digital…

Whos the best Coach? Your Coach or Pep?

GRF Admin 12/06/2019

The FA Futsal Fund – Apply HERE

GRF Admin 11/06/2019

The FA and Football Foundation have launched The FA Futsal Fund, investing £300,000 into the development of Futsal in England. The scheme offers grants of either £1,500 or £3,000 to develop new youth futsal leagues across the country to increase the opportunity…

Engaging parents: it’s not ‘us and them’

GRF Admin 07/06/2019

FA county coach developer, Rebecca Garlick, discusses the importance of engaging parents* in the coaching process and the crucial role they can have on the development of young players. 1. Parental significance Parents are in the majority of cases, the most important…