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- The disproportionate skill level and physical size presents the potential opportunity for injury to the child/young person involved. It is The FA’s experience that adults playing games within youth football in either training settings or so named ‘friendly matches’ (often historically referred to as ‘lads v Dads’ games) can result in injury.
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The FA strongly advises against adults playing within youth football settings (Those where the child is under 16) for similar reasons to those as detailed above. The disproportionate skill level and physical size presents the potential opportunity for injury to the child/young person involved.
- Application For Schools/Colleges to Play Abroad
- Guidance on Listening to Children in Schools’ Football
- Thunderstorm Guidance For Grassroots Football
- FA Concussion Guidance
- The FA Heading Guidance
- Ratios of Adults to Children in Football
- Coaches V Player Matches
Schools or Colleges looking to participate in matches against foreign opposition must complete the below application form and submit the completed form to the ESFA at least 28 days prior to the date of the intended fixture.
The FA have produced a set of guidance notes on for Clubs, Associations and schools on listening to children. The guidance can be be found below: https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Jun/27/Listening-to-children
Please find below some useful guidance from the Football Association about the steps to take in the event of thunderstorms when planning for, or playing football.
The FA has recently updated its’ guidance on concussion measures in football with the slogan “if in doubt, sit them out”. Further information about concussion guidance, including how to recognise the signs of a concussion and how to react accordingly can be found here The FA’s Concussion guideline for football | England Football
The FA has published new guidance in relation to changes to heading in youth football (U7 – U11) for the 2024/25 season. You can read the guidance here. The FA published new heading guidance in July 2021 with new guidance aimed primarily at training sessions. See this guidance update here. The FA have also published guidance on heading in youth foo...
A reminder on the guidance that can be found from the FA below on the correct ratio of adults to children when conducting schools’ football activity. This guidance should be followed by members wherever possible and is an example of best safeguarding practice for Association personnel.
“The FA strongly advises against adults playing within youth football settings. The disproportionate skill level and physical size presents the potential opportunity for injury to the child/young person involved. It is The FA’s experience that adults playing games within youth football in either training settings or so named ‘friendly matches’ (oft...
May 1, 2024 · The FA strongly advises against adults playing within youth football settings (Those where the child is under 16) for similar reasons to those as detailed above. The disproportionate skill level and physical size presents the potential opportunity for injury to the child/young person involved.
this article provides an overview of the available literature and outlines a range of risk factors that may increase relative risk of injury in male youth soccer players, including growth and maturation, movement skill, fatigue, and previous injury.
Jul 1, 2021 · Despite these differences in physical output, maturation status does not appear to affect the tactical performance of players 63 or the rate of neuromuscular recovery post-match. 64 Therefore, it would appear that age at PHV may influence the physical output produced by youth soccer players.
Oct 26, 2016 · It is possible that growth-related injuries may account for the large number of knee injuries found among youth-level players. Le Gall et al 18 suggested that the U14 age group were the most likely to suffer injuries as a result of training.
