Green, Green Grassroots of Football

Episode 35: Neurodiversity In Football

Andy and Mark are joined by Sarah, a Manager of one of the girls Teams at Fry Club JFC and the Manager of the newly started Comets team, to discuss neurodiversity in football. They discuss the challenges involved, how to react to conflict, and ways to support neurodiverse players as well as other ideas.
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Episode 34: Let The Children Play

Andy is joined by Liam, a Manager of one of the boys Teams at Fry Club JFC to discuss the revolutionary idea of just letting the children play without interfering. Topics include the role of parental support, encouragement verses pressure, when a coach should intervene and top tips.
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Episode 33: Alleviating The Costs Of Grassroots Football

Andy and Mark take a look at the various funding opportunities open to Grassroots football and how they can apply to them; they also look at what Clubs can do themselves to ease the burden of the costs.
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Episode 32: The Rising Costs Of Grassroots Football

Andy and Mark discuss the rising costs involved in Grassroots football based mainly on the Price to Play Report which David James highlighted in 2022.  They also take a look at all of the costs of running a Club.
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Episode 31: Implementing The Heading Ban

Andy and Mark (still without Ben as they were recording two episodes on the same night) continue to discuss the newly implemented FA Heading Ban, and now look at the practical implications of matchday scenarios and what this means for the players and referees.
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Episode 30: Why The Heading Ban?

Andy and Mark (without Ben as they had to change recording nights again) make a triumphant return with Season 3, and discuss the newly implemented FA Heading Ban, looking at the reasons behind it and the ramifications.
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Episode 29: Player Engagement

Andy and Mark (without Ben as they had to change recording nights) discuss player engagement whilst Euro 2024 is on; in fact Georgia were beating Portugal in the background, for the final episode of Season 2!  They look at supportive environments, catering to all abilities, making it fun and positive feedback amongst other things and end looking at the importance of Youth Councils.
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Episode 28: Small Sided Games And Matches

Andy and Mark are again joined by Ben Merry from the U9 Girls and the highest qualified and experienced Coach within Fry Club JFC to discuss small sided games, looking more at the practical application in terms of the match itself as well as why the FA introduced these formats.
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Episode 27: Small Sided Games And Training

Andy and Mark are joined by a different Ben, a Coach of the U9 Girls and the highest qualified and experienced Coach within the Club to discuss small sided games, their use, their utility in training and the benefits they can bring in comparison to the larger format, as well how subtle changes can influence outcomes.
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Episode 26: Reflecting On Your First Year Part 2

Andy, without Mark or Ben is joined by Simon, a Coach of the U8 Girls at the end of his first year, to continue discussing what it has been like and how the experience differs from what you are taught on the Introduction to Coaching Football course.
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Episode 25: Reflecting On Your First Year Part 1

Andy, without Mark or Ben is joined by Simon, a Coach of the U8 Girls at the end of his first year, to discuss what it has been like and how the experience differs from what you are taught on the Introduction to Coaching Football course.
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Episode 24: The Easter Open Netherlands Tour

Andy, Mark & the U16's of Fry Club JFC go on Easter Tour to the Holland Easter Open South tournament; a four-day excursion for a two-day tournament.  Along the way they have fun, play matches and make friends for life, all in the space of 96 very long hours. 
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