Green, Green Grassroots of Football

Andy and Mark are joined by Gary "Gaz" Whittington, the Head of the Boys Section at Fry Club JFC, to chat all things tournaments. They chew the cud over whether there are too many tournaments, why they are needed, and the good, the bad and the ugly side, as well as a host of others which surround tournaments.
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Andy and Mark are joined by the Bristol Girls' Football League Chairman, Dave Winfield, to talk about Future Fit and what it means for Clubs, Leagues, Teams, Players, Parents, Officials, and more. They cover the change in rules, the shifted age formats to later 11v11, and most importantly, the introduction of 3v3 at U7, as well as a host of peripherals that surround these updates to the game we all love.
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Andy is joined by ex-professional footballer Carl Dickinson to talk about his life after playing as a Coach at 433 Football Academy.  Carl discusses the realities of the player's journey for those going through the educational academy route, and gives hints, tips, and various words of wisdom for young players looking to make their mark on their football journey.
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Andy is joined by Mitch Glover to talk about his journey, from his first memories playing for Fry Club JFC and then going into the Academy system and then on to adult football.  Mitch discusses some of the highs and lows of his career and assesses where he is now on that journey, and life and family inevitably become part of it.
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Andy is joined by Rich Metters for his second appearance, who has just come to the end of his U16 season with his girls and represents the first team to journey from Wildcats to U16's.  They chat about how it started, how the journey has been and what now for Rich and the girls.
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Andy and Mark are joined for his fourth appearance by Ben Merry, this time to discuss the emergence of the JPL and the subsequent growth of privately run football academies in the guise of RTC's.  They also look at ETC's and how they differ for the Girl's game before finally ending on whether this is all leading to too much playing and the potential for over use and injury.
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Andy and Mark are joined for his third appearance by Ben Merry, to take a look at Positional Rotation, the reasoning behind it, its benefits and discuss how their players have reacted to the ideas.
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Andy is joined again by Simon, as Mark is unavailable, to take a look at Changes, brought about by the changes in the two U9 girl's teams and the various effects which that has wrought on the Team, the players, family life and the various dynamics within.  They also discuss the wider issues around change and look at ways of coping with those changes.
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Andy and Mark take a look at volunteering, focussing on the keys roles within Fry Club JFC and by extension, the majority of Grassroots Clubs.  They discuss the time involved, the work, life and family balance as well as the rewards that volunteering can bring.  If you are interested in helping out within your community, then simply reach out and get involved, be that Club, Charity or simply at your local Community Centre.
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Andy and Mark are anything but quiet when it comes to Silent Weekend.  They look at the reasons behind it, the benefits and drawbacks as well as their own personal horror weekend...
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Andy and Mark are joined by Tom for a slightly different Pod! In this episode, they record their discussion as they go over their plans to undertake a sponsored walk from Land's End to Somerdale Pavilion via the three Children's Hospice South West locations in June 2025, covering 227 miles in just eight days.  They look at time off work, personal costs, fitness, the route, and many others including the belief (or lack) of their better half's... 
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Andy and Mark take a look at the practice of poaching players as opposed to coaching them. They ask is it ever right to poach players, what about natural movement and what if you really, really need that player...
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