The Premier League

  1. The FA Announces New Grassroots Investment for 2018

    The FA Announces New Grassroots Investment for 2018
    The Football Association is desperately trying to make up for lost time when it comes to investing in grassroots football. And while participation levels among young male adults are still falling in England, the good news is that other demographics are coming back to the game in significant numbers. Overall, however, many believe that the grassroots game in England is...
  2. Does England’s World Cup Run Demonstrate the Country’s Grassroots Strategy is Working?

    Does England’s World Cup Run Demonstrate the Country’s Grassroots Strategy is Working?
    Regardless of what you think about England’s performances in the 2018 World Cup, there’s no doubt that this run is capturing the imagination of the country. Politicians are talking about the team in Parliament, airline captains are announcing results at 30,000 feet and throngs of fans are enjoying beer baths in open-air “World Cup zones”. There’s magic in the air...
  3. The Premier League and FA Join Forces to Save Grassroots Football

    The Premier League and FA Join Forces to Save Grassroots Football
    It’s hard to read anything about grassroots football these days without hearing about the hardship that local clubs, associations and players are being forced to endure. There’s more money in the game than ever before, yet there are still thousands of young players being forced to play on dangerously worn pitches every weekend. After several years of public pressure, the...
  4. Professional Players and Funding Form a Powerful Force for Good in Grassroots Football

    Professional Players and Funding Form a Powerful Force for Good in Grassroots Football
    Professional Players and Funding Form a Powerful Force for Good in Grassroots Football The link between the elite of English football and the grassroots game is well established — and it’s more important than ever. But strangely, it often seems like the people running English football simply don’t understand this. There’s far more to consider than just the next crop...
  5. Why Has London’s Olympic Legacy Not Reached Grassroots Football?

    Why Has London’s Olympic Legacy Not Reached Grassroots Football?
    There was a time when Boys’ Clubs in the UK were a hotbed of footballing talent. Around England, small talent hotspots would spit out an almost continuous flow of talent — much of which ended up being integral to the England national team. The likes of Huyton, Longsight and Wallsend developed some of the most talented English footballers of the...
  6. Professional Pre-Season Training Tips You Can Use at Your Club

    Professional Pre-Season Training Tips You Can Use at Your Club
    It’s finally July again. The barren month of June is often hard for amateur footballers. There’s no football on the telly, and even less in the community. For committed and enthusiastic players, the summer is torture. Anyone who regularly plays the game at a reasonable level will know how exciting the first day of pre-season training is. However, excitement usually...
  7. Pressure on FA to Reform Could Revolutionise Grassroots Football

    Pressure on FA to Reform Could Revolutionise Grassroots Football
    If a CEO or an executive board member were to deliver a bad performance, the chances are they’d be fired. If you were to fail in your most basic of duties at work, you’d probably face the axe too. So why do the faceless FA board members, who are ultimately responsible for the grassroots game in the UK, seem to...
  8. The Secret Crisis in Grassroots Football

    The Secret Crisis in Grassroots Football
    When the FA announced it would be spending £260m on grassroots football over the next four years, a new-found optimism trickled its way down to local clubs and associations all over England. And the Premier League’s commitment to spending £1bn on the grassroots game over the next three years simply added to the feel-good factor. So why is community-based football...
  9. Is the Cost of an FA Coaching Badge in England Hurting the National Game?

    Is the Cost of an FA Coaching Badge in England Hurting the National Game?
    England’s continual failure to make a lasting impression at a major tournament finals is now a matter of embarrassment for football’s richest domestic governing body. The Football Association has tried foreign coaches, English coaches, controversial coaches, and safe-bet coaches - all without success. But it doesn’t matter whether the current England coach is Sam Allardyce or Sam Fox, very little...
  10. What is the Premier League’s Creating Chances Programme?

    What is the Premier League’s Creating Chances Programme?
    The Premier League has come under fire in recent years for its apparent lack of activity at grassroots level in England. But has this criticism been fair? Record revenues from broadcasting deals and sponsorships have made the Premier League the richest domestic football competition in the world - by quite some distance. While the vast majority of this money goes...

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