CBBC is searching for the UK’s best young technical footballers. If you’re aged between 10 and 15 years old, have brilliant ball skills and top tekkerz, then they’d love to hear from you! Download the Application Form How to apply To apply, you’ll need to complete the application form and email it to them, plus send […]
Sport England chief executive Tim Hollingsworth says the results from a major survey of children’s activity levels should be “a big wake-up call for all of us”. The first-ever Active Lives Children and Young People Survey shows that 2.3 million children and young people (32.9%) do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a day. […]
The FA has got an exciting new coaching opportunity that they feel you’d be perfect for! It’s with their SSE Wildcats programme and involves becoming an organiser and operator of an approved SSE Wildcats centre to provide football opportunities for girls aged 5-11 years. Moving into its second full year, SSE Wildcats now has over […]
Life has a habit of getting in the way of busy women like Caroline putting themselves first and getting active. The 36-year-old, who works as a full-time carer, features in our new film as part of the launch Fit Got Real, the latest phase of our award-winning campaign. This Girl Can. “At the end of […]
Almost 300,000 more people are doing 150 minutes of activity a week according new figures released recently from our Active Lives Adult Survey May 2017/18. The report also shows that inactivity levels – people doing fewer than 30 minutes of activity a week – dropped by 116,000 over the same time period. Based on a […]
The 2018-19 Grassroots Football Survey is now open! The FA would love you to share your experiences of being a coach or manager of a community football team to help us identify the opportunities for improvements in your local area. Your feedback is invaluable and helps them shape and improve the grassroots game. This season […]
More than 17,000 secondary school PE teachers are being offered free training to help encourage a child in sports and foster a more positive attitude to physical education. Sport England are investing up to £13.5 million in a teacher training programme, run in partnership with the Teaching School Council, which will offer specialist training and […]
Hey lovelies, how you all doing? It’s Friday, it’s the fourth Saturday of the new season tomorrow for our children and the second game of the season for our U9 lad. He can’t wait to play again, but after three years of being coached by his dad, his dad will now just be watching from […]
The FA has reiterated its decision to prohibit the publication of results and league tables for teams playing from Under-7s through to Under-11s. Amid recent reports in the media, The FA’s decision to restrict the publication of outcomes of matches has come under scrutiny. Pete Ackerley, The FA’s Head of Participation told TheFA.com: “This guidance […]
Alison Cooney started this petition to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May MP and Matthew Hancock MP. We here at British Soccer Mom think that this is so important, so please help spread the word and get this petition signed. It could be any of our children […]
This document attached below contains the Standard Code of Rules developed by The Football Association, for Mini Soccer and Youth Football Competitions. Such Competitions may add to the core of the Standard Code, which is mandatory, providing the additions are approved by the sanctioning Association and do not conflict with the mandatory Rules or any […]
National Fitness Day encourages the nation to celebrate the fun of fitness and physical activity across the UK. It is also a chance to highlight the role physical activity plays across the UK, helping us raise awareness of its importance in helping us lead healthier and active lifestyles. WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER. National Fitness Day […]
WHAT IS RAMADAN? Ramadan is the 9th month in the Islamic calendar and is also known as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Ramadan lasts for one lunar month which is a maximum of 29 or 30 days and its start and ending dates are determined by the sighting of the moon. This means it comes around 11 days […]
Manchester Summer Tournament 2018 Registration Fee The registration fee for the tournament is £100. To confirm your place in the tournament you must pay the registration fee by Sunday 3rd June otherwise your entry will be denied. Tournament Format 24 teams with 6 teams in each group and the top 4 from each group progress […]
Each year, most FA’s including Manchester FA look to rewarding Clubs and their Volunteers/Coaches for their efforts during the season. Their is always a chance to nominate people involved within the Club for an FA Award in a number of categories. There is a chance to recognise their hard work and to say “Thank You”. […]
