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To be able to pass first time, players will need to try and think one step ahead. They will have to visualise where they are going to pass, before they receive the ball. Other factors that will influence their decisions will be the weight, speed and accuracy of the pass they are receiving and the early support and communication of the receiving players.

Respected referee Howard Webb talking about the need for respect for referee’s at Grassroots Level. Over 7,000 referees walk away from refereeing every year. This must have a very negative impact on those games that are played without referees and the quality of Grassroots football.

The Football Association Respect is a cross-game programme dedicated to improving standards of behaviour at all levels of football.

The first of Ray Winstone’s respect videos highlights and dramatises the damage done by overzealous, aggressive parents at kids football matches. Whilst this is an overly dramatic video, it does highlight the type of abuse parents are prepared to dish out to referees, officials, other parents and indeed their own children in what they see as “genuine support” for their kids.

The Football Association Youth Coaching Award is a groundbreaking new football coaching course designed to help football coaches understand as much about their players as they understand about the game.

Football Association Youth Award is a groundbreaking new coaching course designed to help football coaches understand as much about their players as they understand about the game.