by GRF Admin | May 3, 2017 | News
Pete Sturgess, FA national coach for players 5-11, outlines 10 ways to help young players deal with winning and losing. 1) Help kids deal with losing Kids enjoy the competitive element of the game and don’t need to be pushed to ‘win’. However, being so young they’re...
by GRF Admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Health, News
A SCUNTHORPE junior football club is believed to be the first in North Lincolnshire to introduce a total smoking ban at its ground. As reported in the Scunthorpe Telegraph, Park Tigers JFC will implement the ban today (Friday, March 31) and prohibit smoking anywhere...
by GRF Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | News
The FA and its official community partner McDonald’s, are looking for teams and venues to host community football days later this year. Taking place each summer, community football days are a showcase of grassroots youth football in areas around the country and are...
by GRF Admin | Jan 13, 2017 | News, Uncategorised
Do you know this man? Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with criminal damage at football pitches in Blurton. Between Christmas Eve (Sat 24 Dec) and Thursday 29 December the man was seen riding a motorcycle on the football...
by GRF Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Many thanks to Dan Yeo for this piece on football academies in England. There’s no doubt that football academies are harsh environments. The FA’s official website even describes the process of getting released by one as ‘heart-breaking’, which, considering they’re...
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