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

by GRF Admin | Nov 22, 2018 | Coaching, Featured, Footy Mums, News

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 coaches to run an under 7 team. I jumped at the chance!...

This amazing Footy Dad can’t help but cry every time his daughter scores a goal. We were there to see his daughter score and he nearly had us in tears. #ProudDad

by GRF Admin | Nov 22, 2018 | Featured, Footy Mums, Interview Videos, News, Parents

Agree or Disagree… Do you Coach your own Child, if yes what are the Best and Worst parts about coaching your own child?

by GRF Admin | Nov 20, 2018 | Featured, Grassroots TV, Interview Videos

Tales of a touch line dad, where do I begin….

by GRF Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Featured, News, Parents

Where do I begin? Suppose I best start at the beginning. Nearly two years ago when I came home from work I was greeted by my very giddy young son Kyle, he had just been to the local football pitch with my brother. “Dad I want to play for a team I know I’m good enough...

Then I realised how much these kids had changed my life – Diary of a Grassroots Coach

by GRF Admin | Nov 14, 2018 | Coaching, Featured, News

This weekend I was so lucky, so lucky in fact not only did I get to meet my heroes. I also got to watch them play!!!! Because you see I wasn’t watching Chelsea or Man Utd, not even Barcelona….. I watched them play with so much passion and energy I could feel the love...

Diary of a Grassroots Coach – I ask myself is all of this worth it?

by GRF Admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Coaching, Featured, News

I’ve just sat down to dinner with the family. My phone is pinging messages constantly, and although I know I shouldn’t, I cannot help but sneak a peak. My messages are almost all concerning the football team I volunteer to coach. The messages range from...