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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

Safety is a key consideration for our game and the Laws of the Game state that shin guards/pads are a compulsory piece of equipment. Shin pads play an important role in injury prevention as they are intended to protect the shin from injury. The amount of shin physically … [Read more...] about Guidance for use of shin pads in grassroots football

These new rules come into effect from 1st July 2024The FA has introduced a new rule to phase out deliberate heading in matches in all affiliated grassroots youth football between U7-U11 level over the next three seasons.This includes all leagues, clubs and any affiliated school … [Read more...] about Advice On Phasing Out of Heading in U7-U11 Youth Grassroots Football Over The Next 3 Seasons – 2024-25 season, 2025-26 season and 2026-27 season.