Football Matters
Stefan Galinski’s bizarre goal will never be forgotten after going viral!
Basford United’s Stefan Galinski will never forget the night he scored a header from his own half after his exploits in the Northern Premier League started...
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Football Matters
/ 6 years agoTECH AND SELF-CRITIQUE ARE KEY TO BETTER OFFICIATING
Football MATTERS PART 2: FA CHIEFS EXPLAIN THE CHANGING VISION OF REFEREEING COMPOSURE: Referees must be mentally strong PICTURE: Edmund Boyden AS part of The NLP’s regular series with The Football Association, we sat down...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoFootball Matters: We only do positive – A strong message must be sent out!
By Nathan French, National Respect Project Manager A lot has been said over the years about disrespect in grassroots football – now it’s about changing the tone of voice to focus on the importance of Respect in the game....
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Football Matters
/ 7 years agoA STRONG MESSAGE MUST BE SENT OUT!
WITH NATHAN FRENCH NATIONAL RESPECT PROJECT MANAGER ALOT has been said over the years about disrespect in grassroots football – now it’s about changing the tone of voice to focus on the importance of Respect...
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Football Matters
/ 7 years agoEVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN TEAMWORK
WHEN I came into this role, I was already quite aware that referees are almost burdened with Respect being their role and responsibility. If you’ve got a coach who behaves badly over a number of...
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Football Matters
/ 7 years agoBACK IN GOOD NICKE AT LAST!
Hawks move has brought out the best in Kabamba By Matt Badcock REVITALISED:Havant’s in-form striker Nicke Kabamba NICKE KABAMBA says Havant &; Waterlooville are giving him the platform to remind people why he landed a...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoFootball Matters with The FA’s Head of Judicial Services, Mark Ives: Sin bins could well be the way forward
Last season, The FA piloted the use of sin bins for dissent at various levels across the English game. This year it will be expanded to even more leagues from Step 7 and below.
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Football Matters
/ 7 years agoSIN BINS COULD WELL BE THE WAY FORWARD
IN THE BOOK: One in four yellow cards in grass-roots football are for dissent PICTURE: George Whale LAST season, The FA piloted the use of sin bins for dissent at various levels across the English...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFootball Matters: This is the first step on the road to Pyramid purity – ‘we’re aiming for fairness right across the country’
In the latest of The NLP’s series of exclusive columns with the FA, we look at the impact of restructuring...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoACCESS GAME ON THE MOVE
FULL-TIME MOBILE IS READY FOR LAUNCH THIS WEEK: RUSSELL JAMES, DIGITAL DIRECTOR FOR ALL THE Football Association and The Non-League Paper have teamed up to bring you a series of exclusive columns and features. This...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoFULL-TIME IS GOING MOBILE
AT the moment, FULL-TIME gets to a team level. The next big shift for us is to go to the individual – player – level. How can we then use that to influence participation? If...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoTHE END OF AN ERA FOR KARL
By Jon Couch KARL MARGINSON accepts it was probably time for change at FC United – but that didn’t make it any easier to walk out of the door after 12 years in charge this...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoFOOTBALL IS FOREVER EVOLVING
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL FOOTBALL’S FIRST AN EVENING WITH PAUL CANOVILLE, CHELSEA’S FIRST BLACK PLAYER – HAMMERSMITH TOWN HALL FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER [email protected] THE Football Association and The Non-League Paper have teamed up...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoRULES IN PLACE TO PROTECT ALL IN THE GAME
IF someone suffers any form of discriminatory abuse at a football match there is a clear process set down by FA guidelines. If a player, referee, or coach commits an aggravated breach of our rules,...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoALL ACTION REPLAYS
WE are very conscious Emirates FA Cup replays are potentially very lucrative for Non-League clubs. As from last season, quarter-finals are now decided on the day and if you look at the stats there are...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoMORE IN THE CUP COFFERS
BIGGER PRIZE FUND WILL BOOST GLORY-SEEKERS THIS WEEK: ANDY AMBLER THE Football Association and T he Non-League Paper have teamed up to bring you a series of exclusive columns and features. This week, it’s the...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoCOME AND PL AY WITH WILDCATS
BOREHAM WOOD have agreed a new ten-year deal for Arsenal Ladies to continue playing games at their Meadow Park home. The partnership is probably one of the most well-known examples of how clubs can work...
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Football Matters
/ 8 years agoWE’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER
WIDENING THE NET OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME A BIG part of my job is to get people playing football. The way I describe my responsibilities is that they encompass children’s football, grassroots football, the National...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoFINALS DAY IS A FITTING END
LET’S CAP A WONDERFUL SEASON IN STYLE THE Football Association and The Non-League Paper have teamed up to bring you a series of exclusive columns and features. This week, it’s the turn of Laurence Jones,...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoVASE BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
I’M A Bournemouth boy and this week I was reading on the local paper’s website it’s 25 years since Wimborne Town lifted the FA Vase. They beat Guiseley 5-3 at Wembley that day. Back then...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoTOKEN REWARD FOR ALL
WE make sure we see the day through the eyes of the players, of the club officials and of the supporters – all who give so much to the game. This is a chance for...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoJAY’S STONES ARE COMING UP ROSES
By Matt Badcock LEARNING CURVE: Jay Saunders PICTURE: Edmund Boyden JAY SAUNDERS says Maidstone United’s debut season in the National League has taught them valuable lessons – and believes training during the day next year...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoREFEREEING IS AN OBSESSION
THE WHISTLE BUG NEVER LEAVES YOU THE Football Association and The Non-League Paper have teamed up to bring you a series of exclusive columns and features. Here, the FA’s Head of Refereeing, Neale Barry, reveals...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoWELFARE OF OFFICIALS IS PARAMOUNT
WE’RE delighted to share that the ‘Respect’ campaign will be given some focus and fresh thinking next season. We’re working hard to reinvigorate what we think is a very worthwhile cause eight years after it...
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Football Matters
/ 9 years agoRECRUITMENT STILL THRIVING
WE have put a lot of energy into recruiting referees young and old, and the stats make for encouraging reading. The number of referees we lose every year is around the 4,500 mark. This is...
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