MGFC

#Shoutout to the 2 gents in the team photo, Darren Potter and Craig Crough, who are so dedicated and passionate about the boy's and are always finding ways to improve them both on and off the pitch. My son had a bad experience with another team and we made the decision to leave, since he has joined Marine Academy Juniors U9's he has played with a smile on his face, is engaged fully and understands his role within the team. Both Darren and Craig have had to nurture his confidence and because of the patience and dedication to get the best out of him, you can see the difference on the pitch. As far as I'm concerned, this is how grassroots football should be, fun and enjoyable. But massive respect to both, great coaches who instil a good team spirit based on hard work. Thank you to them both. ❤️ #GRF #GrassrootsFootball #TeamGrassroots

A HUGE WELL DONE to this 15 year old Ref, who stepped onto the pitch this weekend to officiate his first game for Worksop Boys & Girls Junior Football Club It’s not an easy job but someone’s got to do it 👏👏👏 A big Thank you to the U9s Leopards for being so supportive and inviting him to Ref his first game with them. #norefnogame #TeamGrassroots #GRF

Big #Shoutout to Callum! Callum has autism and has played for our team for the past 3+ years. Because of his autism, his motor skills aren’t as quick as some of his teammates but that doesn’t stop him from trying. In fact, I’d say autism is his superpower. After scoring 1 goal in the past 3 years, we’ve now made the jump to 11 a side and he has now scored 3 goals in his last 3 games to go with 2 assists! Only a few months ago his Mum considered sending him to a SEND team but there’s a real lack of them in the area so thankfully he’s stuck with us. Now since scoring that first goal, his confidence has improved tremendously and to make things even better, he celebrates each goal with a signature run to the corner flag. Coaches love him, teammates love him and he gets the biggest cheer when he’s on the scoresheet. Message from his Mum is that she would love to see more coaches take on kids with disabilities!! “ #TeamGrassroots #GRF #grassrootsfootball