by GRF Admin | Jul 17, 2017 | News
With teams returning back to training over the next few weeks, Pete Sturgess, FA National Coach for players aged 5-11, outlines ten top-tips to help get young players ready for the new season. The tips below are based on guidance from the England DNA Foundation Phase...
by GRF Admin | Jul 5, 2017 | News
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...
by GRF Admin | Jul 3, 2017 | News
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...
by GRF Admin | Jun 26, 2017 | News
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...
by GRF Admin | Jun 21, 2017 | News
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...
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