Tag: grassroots
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So you’ve decided to start a youth football team. Maybe your child’s school doesn’t have one. Maybe the local club has waiting lists. Maybe you just want to give kids in your area an opportunity to play. Great. The UK needs more grassroots football. But where do you actually start? How do you register with…
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With youth football development, asking “Is my child developing normally for their age?” is totally normal. At Ballrz we hear this all the time. Every football parent asks this. You watch other kids at training and wonder: should my 9-year-old be able to do that? Is my 12-year-old behind? Are we expecting too much too…
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It’s Saturday morning. You’re setting up cones for today’s match. Your phone buzzes. Again. “Sorry coach, forgot to bring cash—can I pay you next week?” Sound familiar? If you’re a grassroots football coach, you’ve had this conversation dozens of times. You’re volunteering your time to coach kids, but somehow you’ve also become the club accountant,…