by GRF Admin | Jun 8, 2018 | News
BBC 5 Live Investigates are kicking off the new football season with a programme exploring whether enough is being done to protect football clubs at grass-roots and lower league level. We are interested in hearing from clubs up and down the country to understand their...
by GRF Admin | Jun 4, 2018 | News, Parents
Sport can teach our children many valuable life lessons and can have a major part to play in shaping our children’s behaviours and attitude. Whether coaches like it or not, however, parents predominantly still play the most influential role. Parents spend the most...
by GRF Admin | Jun 4, 2018 | News, Parents
Firstly ‘Your child should not be defined by their sporting prowess.’ The statement above is absolutely critical advice for parents before we start digging any deeper into the potential issue of your child being one of the weakest in their sporting group. Our...
by GRF Admin | May 2, 2018 | Featured, Footy Mums, News, Parents
As an organisation working with parents in sport are asked many times to help support and promote the Silent Weekend. We are often asked about how we feel about these events and our stance has always been that we love the concept and motivation behind running these...
by GRF Admin | Apr 30, 2018 | Footy Mums, News
To add to the growing minefield for sports parents we have to ask the question about the amount and type of praise you are giving your children. Does it have a positive or negative impact on their sporting performance? There are a number of things that you need to...
by GRF Admin | Apr 29, 2018 | Coaching, News
With the grassroots football season a few months from ending it is a great opportunity to reflect on the ‘success’ of your season. Use the five questions below to get a balanced view on your achievements since last summer. 1) Has your team developed as a group?...
