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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 apophysitis and its not really a disease, but an over use injury where by the growth plate in the heel can become inflamed and painful due to excessive force and […]
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So we are three seasons into our grassroots journey, and loving every minute. There are a few things we wish we had known from the start which I wanted to pass on to parents starting their grassroots journey….. Always keep a spare bottle of water in the car. You will forget one day; you think […]
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“Anyone who tells you they can spot a professional player at five years old is basically lying,” says former talent ID manager Nick Levett, an expert in the eight to 11-year-old age group. Scouting football players as young as five, persuading an 11-year-old to sign a contract with private school education or offering a teenager’s […]
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Are you a UK registered charity or local community group We’re here to help The Arnold Clark Community Fund is now open to all UK registered charities and local community groups who need financial assistance due to the coronavirus pandemic. The fund is also open to community interest companies, charitable incorporated organisations and social enterprises. […]
Liv Hall, a 21-year old junior football coach volunteer for Yorkshire Coast Football Academy based in Scarborough, is the Nationwide Mutual Respect Award for March 2021. The Nationwide Mutual Respect Award, as part of The Football Association’s Respect Campaign, aims to help make grassroots football more respectful and positive. The brand-new award recognises outstanding contributions, […]
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How did it go for you lot then?! The moment we’ve all been waiting for finally happened this week – and, for us, it was like it’s never been away. My lad’s team, Netherton Colts U13s South, have been back in weeknight training not once but twice already, taking maximum advantage of the easing of […]
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The FA announces new blueprint for grassroots football as millions return to play post-lockdown from Monday A commitment to equal access for girls in schools and clubs and 5,000 new pitches amongst a number of ambitious FA targets FA to invest over £180m into grassroots football to serve and lead the game over the next […]
Read More… from THE FA LAUNCH NEW LONG-TERM GRASSROOTS STRATEGY AS FOOTBALL SET FOR RETURN
Tina Jacobs, a grandmother-of-five and ‘Victory Hants’ football volunteer coach for 150 people with disabilities and other needs in Portsmouth, is the Nationwide Building Society Mutual Respect Awards winner for February 2021. Nationwide Building Society Mutual Respect Awards, as part of The Football Association’s Respect Campaign, aims to help make grassroots football more respectful and positive. The […]
RETURN TO FOOTBALL FUND FUNDED BY THE FA AND SPORT ENGLAND (USING NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING), RETURN TO FOOTBALL IS A £2.1M FUND PROVIDING GRANTS OF UP TO £2,500 TO HELP CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS MOST IN NEED TO RESTART OR DELIVER NEW FOOTBALL ACTIVITY. Are we eligible? 01 CHECK ELIGIBILITY To make sure we support the […]
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