“Pass it to Muller” one lad shouted to a team mate and a series of passes saw the youngest of the team despatch the ball into the net pass the despairing dive of the keeper. The scorer was wearing a
NCFA Project Manager Vanessa Wheeler writes: A beautiful sunny afternoon in Croydon, South London and a great open space, complete with playground and café, was the setting for an NFCA Free V Free Turn Up & Play session. 11 boys, aged
Mal Lee talks about an unbelievable Free v Free Sunday of football supporting the National Children's Football Alliance's campaign that reminds children and adults that football can be played free of charge, free of brands, free of sponsorships, free of
Yamam Nabeel – FC Unity – Founder and Chief Executive "Shaab Stadium 19 December 17th 2008: Standing on the playing field of Iraq's Sha'ab National Stadium surrounded by young people from all the different communities of the capital, I was
This month children from many different backgrounds and walks of life from the UK, India, Uganda and Chile will be playing football for fun. What they all have in common and what unites them is they will be playing for
Juan Pedro is the Head Coach at La Manga Club a high performance football centre which is designed to give talented young footballers aged over 18 the possibility to be seen by professional football clubs, to be coached by professional,
Working With Others as displayed in a football context by Tony Pearce at Herford Junior School, Brighton. In the school where I work, for the last two years we have been implementing a programme called Working With Others; this
Q.Please can you introduce yourself to the NCFA? A brief profile; history, what do you do? Where do you work and why do you do it? My name is Tim Jahnigen and I am the Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Variations on football: How to get involved [caption id="attachment_3576" align="alignleft" width="150"] Written by Daniel Yeo[/caption] For many years, barriers like gender, disabilities and limited niche leagues have prevented children taking up anything other than eleven-a-side football, but other options are