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A coaches worth isn’t found in their win/loss record or on the resume of which team they have coached, it is found in the impact that they have on their players lives. “A good coach takes his love for the game and instills it in you. They mould you into the player they see inside […]
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Result orientated football and emphasis on a passing game strips away ingenuity, whilst pressure from adults promotes the player to make the safe option. “None of that silly stuff”. How many times have you heard an adult shout that? There are very few coaches and adults that promote and prioritise ball mastery and tricks in […]
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FA Girls’ Football Week is a national campaign aimed at raising the profile of female football and supporting the FAs aim of doubling the number of women and girls playing football by 2020. Over 130,000 girls took part in sessions delivered in schools, universities, colleges, clubs, community groups and other organisations across the country in […]
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Think Energy drinks and other sports drinks are giving you an edge in your exercise routine? Think again. A new study suggests that performance-enhancing drinks and shakes have a “striking lack of evidence” to back up their claims. Researchers from the Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in the UK examined the science behind marketing […]
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Ok, I’m not having a go, well I suppose I am kind of. Why is it when I send out a text, even a quite simple text I never seem to get replies and always end up chasing responses?? Last week things came to a head, I was contacted by another coach last monday from […]
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Claims in the Kent online state Police are investigating an alleged assault at a football tournament attended by more than 800 children. The tournament was Deal Town Rangers Youth FCs tournament at the Goodwin Academy, Mill Road, Kent The Kent online state it is believed a manager from a participating team is believed to have […]
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The BBC are currently casting two new leading child roles for the next series of CBBC show JAMIE JOHNSON, about young footballers playing for their school club and academies, and the life lessons they experience. The show demonstrates good sportsmanship and the level of commitment/good behaviour needed to play for academies. The show is one […]
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Like many other coaches at grassroots junior football I was looking forward to the end of the season in May, a chance to put my feet up for a couple of months, spend some time with the rest of my family i.e. not just the one that I happen to coach and generally recharge my […]
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Cast your vote now in two 2017 Women’s Football Awards categories Nominations for two categories in the 2017 Women’s Football Awards are now open. The first of these, The FA Women’s Unsung Hero award, award is open to players, coaches, administrators, volunteers and anyone else who has made a recognisable contribution to women’s football. Nominees […]
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The need for funds in Grassroots football increases year on year but sponsors are becoming increasingly difficult to find, here’s 10 tried and tested ways to generate funds for your team, some you may have tried, some maybe not. If you have novel ways of raising funds please feel free to share with the Grassroots […]
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