Football Kit, Training Equipment, Goals and Balls
Football Kit, Training Equipment, Goals and Balls In most cases, everything that you need as a grassroots coach to run your team will be provided by your club – including football Kit, Training Equipment, Goals and Balls. Football Kit Your team will need to have the right number of matching kits – shirts, shorts and […]
DBS Checks, First Aid and Safeguarding
DBS Checks, First Aid and Safeguarding DBS Checks, First Aid and Safeguarding are essential and paramount to all grassroots clubs and coaches to ensure compliance with FA guidelines and policies. Every grassroots team has to be compliant with the FA by having all adults involved with children being DBS checked (by the FA) and having […]
Heading ban to be trialled by the FA
Heading ban for to be trialled by the Football Association in England for under-12s The Football Association (FA) is planning to trial a heading ban in Under 12 football and below in bid to stop brain injuries. A number of former professional footballers have died from brain functioning diseases believed to be linked closely to […]
Register Your Grassroots Team and Players
Register Your Grassroots Team and Players In order to play matches against other clubs, you’ll need to register your grassroots team and players with an affiliated grassroots football league. Club membership and fees For most grassroots clubs, every player on your team needs to be a member of the club to be allowed to take […]
10 Important Reasons to Become a Referee
10 Important Reasons to Become a Referee Refereeing can be an incredibly rewarding hobby and even a career. To become a referee, all referees start with their FA Referees Course and have the opportunity to progress all the way through the game. There are many good reasons to become a referee for junior grassroots football. Here’s […]
Metatarsal Stress Fracture
Metatarsal Stress Fracture The metatarsal bones are the long bones in your foot that connect your ankle to your toes. A metatarsal stress fracture is a break in the bone that happens with repeated injury or stress. Stress fractures are caused by overly stressing the foot when using it in the same way repeatedly. What […]
Shin splints
Shin Splints A Shin splints injury occurs when the calf muscles repeatedly pull on the inside of the shin bone. This causes the muscles to become inflamed and swollen. As grassroots football has increased in popularity as a participation sport, so have the number of foot, shin and knee related injuries. Experts believe that, at […]
What is a Football Academy?
What is a Football Academy? If you regularly attend junior grassroots football matches, you’ll often hear phrases like “he’s an academy player” or ‘“he used to be at an academy’” or “he should be playing at an academy”’ or “he was released from an academy”. But in case you are wondering what is a Football […]
Jumper’s knee
Jumper’s knee Jumper’s knee, also known as patellar tendonitis, is an overuse injury and is a condition characterized by inflammation of your patellar tendon. Beginning on the quadriceps muscle (located at the front of the thigh), the patellar tendon extends downward, attaching the rear of the patella (kneecap) and the front of the tibia (shin bone). […]
Achilles tendonitis
Achilles tendonitis Achilles tendonitis is the inflammation and irritation of your Achilles tendon, a strong, fibrous cord that connects the muscles in the back of your calf to your heel bone. This tendon is active when you walk, run, jump or push up on your toes. Achilles tendonitis usually causes pain, stiffness, and loss of […]
