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Safeguarding – Why is it important? Here is Dions Story……
Safeguarding | Why is it important Because sometimes in football things can go wrong Warning Dion Raitt is a survivor of child sexual abuse at the hands of his football coach. This is his story and this is why safeguarding is Everyone’s responsibility & that’s why we’re backing playsafe. #playsafe […]
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Minging sweaty feet and the benefits of Grip socks….apparently haha
Were not sure of the science but what a fun guy to discuss “Minging sweaty feet and Grip socks” […]
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10 Top Tips for Winter training from the FA
Over the coming months, many coaches will brave winter conditions to deliver coaching sessions to young players. Here, FA regional coach development manager, Martin Dighton, provides ten top tips to help fully engage with players when working outdoors. 1) Young children are not mini-versions of adults As much as they will be adults one day, […]
FA REITERATES GUIDANCE NOT TO PUBLISH YOUTH LEAGUE RESULTS
The FA has reiterated its decision to prohibit the publication of results and league tables for teams playing from Under-7s through to Under-11s. Amid recent reports in the media, The FA’s decision to restrict the publication of outcomes of matches has come under scrutiny. Pete Ackerley, The FA’s Head of Participation told TheFA.com: “This guidance […]
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ENGLAND FOOTBALL LEARNING LAUNCHES TWO NEW WOMEN’S HIGH PERFORMANCE FOOTBALL CENTRES AT UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX AND BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
The University of Essex and Birmingham City University have joined eight existing universities, which are partnered with England Football Learning, to offer support for women’s and girls’ football coaches at specialist Women’s High Performance Football Centres [WHPFC] across the country. The centres provide an educational and community-based hub to recruit, develop and deploy coaches and […]
“I’ve stood on the sidelines as a coach completely broken, and people have still had a go”
I heartfelt message from Matt to the grassroots community….. […]
Coach quits after row with parent about top goal scorer award…
I’m the manager and coach of a parent run club. We started the club from scratch last May and have just finished our first season. We were unhappy as parents with how the previous manager, coach and club was run so we set up ours for our children to stay together and enjoy football! Our […]
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6 minutes !!! – My son cried when he got in the car, this can’t be right…
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 fair in the first season giving most kids a good run out, recently […]
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Why do you pay for your kids to play football??? I don’t….
One of my friends asked “Why do you pay so much money for your kids to play sports?? Well I have a confession to make; I don’t pay for my kids to do sports. Personally, I couldn’t care less about what sport they do. So, if I am not paying for football what am I […]
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