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The FA Guide to Improving Matchday for Children

GRF Admin 18/07/2019

We can all help children enjoy football more by creating the right environment. That is why The FA has produced an easy-to-follow guide to help improve the matchday experience for younger players. From introducing codes of conduct to simply providing refreshments, the…

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…

Whose game is it anyway?

GRF Admin 04/06/2019

In many ways a simple question to answer, but one that despite what we may say as parents and sometimes as coaches, is not always backed up by the behaviours that we display on a regular basis. In the cold light of…

6 minutes !!! – My son cried when he got in the car, this can’t be right…

GRF Admin 30/04/2019

My son, who is 8 has played for his team now for a year and a half now, I accept that he has the least ability on the team but to counter this he has the most enthusiasm. The coach was very…

Join the debate everyone’s talking about. 😂 What’s better dance mum or footy mum? We have no bias here. 😉

GRF Admin 27/02/2019

The dreaded ‘playing time’ conversation

GRF Admin 26/02/2019

One of the most dreaded conversations between players, coaches, and parents involves playing time. Nobody likes it. In my workshops on conflict resolution for coaches and directors of coaching, I ask them to identify the most common types of difficult conversations and…

Be Honest, have you ever……

GRF Admin 11/02/2019

A very honest message from a parent coach, if only I had asked first….

GRF Admin 22/11/2018

So my boy finally reached the magical age of 7 last spring and all the football training, school clubs could now pay off and I could get him on a team. It turned out the local FA affiliated club were looking for…

Imagine what it would be like as the parent of a child referee. Here 2 Mums explain the stresses it brings for them.

GRF Admin 01/11/2018

Bouncing back from sporting failure – How can you help your child?

GRF Admin 28/10/2018

A race they were meant to win, a match that did not go their way and disappointment that they were not selected for their school or club team. A list of potential failures through the eye of a child, all with the…

‘Why do I only come on if we’re winning by loads or losing by loads?’

GRF Admin 07/09/2017

So why did I want to be a football coach and what did I think I would get out of it? The answer is not as simple as you might think. Actually it’s a bloody tough one to consider but I’ll try…

Have we forgotten what kids football is for?

GRF Admin 30/07/2017

It’s really sad that people have forgotten what kids football is really about. Is it about winning at all costs? No! Is it about politics between parents/coaches? No! We know, the same as in a lot of life situations that some children…