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Congratulations to our Park Regis Junior FC volunteers on successfully completing the Safeguarding Children in Football course. Completing safeguarding training is a great achievement and, more importantly, an essential step towards becoming involved in coaching and supporting … [Read more...] about Supporting Safe, Positive Football at Park Regis Junior FC

Prolonged hot, dry weather can leave natural grass football pitches extremely dry, hard and vulnerable to damage. However, a pitch looking brown or having dormant grass does not automatically mean it is unsafe or unplayable. Each pitch must be assessed according to its actual … [Read more...] about Grass Pitch Usage During Drought: Guidance for Park Regis JFC

Warm weather can make training and matchdays enjoyable, but high temperatures and strong sunshine also increase the risk of dehydration, sunburn, heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Children can be particularly vulnerable to heat-related illness. Park Regis Junior FC therefore … [Read more...] about Playing Football Safely in Hot Weather: Advice for Managers, Parents and Players

Periods of prolonged hot and dry weather can leave natural grass football pitches unusually hard, bare or cracked. However, a pitch being brown or dry does not automatically make it unsafe or unplayable. The Football Association has confirmed that there is no blanket … [Read more...] about Grass Pitch Safety During Drought: Guidance for Park Regis Junior FC

There have been a few reports of clubs asking other clubs to play matches with teams of players made up of those aged 5 and in even some cases 4 years old. This is just a reminder that under rule 18C of the Standard Code of Rules for Youth Football, a child who has not attained … [Read more...] about Minimum Age to Play in a Match