GrassRoots Magazine August Issue 10

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AUGUST 2023 ISSUE 10

This Months Content First of all I’d like to say how sorry we were to

hear the sad news from Essex Charity FC of the passing of Dave Neill. Our thoughts are firmly with everyone at the Club & Dave’s family at this time. Dave & the boys at Essex Charity have worked with us from day 1 at Grassroots Magazine & we will continue to offer our support for every match that they play & we hope they continue to grow the Club & raise as much money as they can in Dave’s memory.

Essex Charity FC’s next match is against Ravens Legends at Heybridge Swift’s, Spa Road CM9 8JF on Friday 11 August, 8pm KO. Please get down & show your support.

FC Vilomah are this Months Club feature. The Club are more than just a football team, they provide a unique way for bereaved dads to come together, through the love of sport & feel at ease about talking about their grief. They run various events throughout the year & have raised over £40,000 for their chosen charities. Good Luck to the 2 teams they have competing in the Vets & Chelmsford Sunday Leagues in the coming season.

Autistic F.C

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Kit Aid

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Wilvale U15’s

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Adult Leagues

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Youth Leagues

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The Venue

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Match Fit

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FC Vilomah

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Farleigh’s

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The Clarets

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Its great to see that the FA have launched a new strategy for Grassroots refereeing in England.

Referee’s are a huge part of our game & everything should be done to help them progress & enjoy the game. Please see the link below for the full story. https://www.essexfa.com/news/2023/jul/27/thefa-launches-new-landmark-strategy-forgrassroots-refereeing With the new season just around the corner we wish you all the best for the pre-season friendlies & that 2023-24 brings you every success.

Good Luck Grassroots Team grassrootsmag@btinternet.com

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Great KitAid Road Trip In this KitAid's 25th Anniversary year, local KitAid Volunteer Barrie Neal has taken up the challenge to visit 25 football grounds across Essex, where he is to photograph the KitAid banner.

Undertaking the KitAid challenge Barrie is collecting funds for KitAid's work at a JustGiving site https://www.justgiving.com/page/roadtrip-essex1677775751739 which provides more details. Updates on the progress being made is also being provided on a dedicated twitter account at EssexRoadTrip2023 @Trip2023E .

Great support has already come from visits so far to Broomfield FC, Springfield FC, Wilvale Rangers FC and Runwell Sports FC. Runwell Sporting FC have also gone the 'extra mile' providing pitch side advertising (using their own KitAid banner) and made a massively appreciated and much needed financial donation direct to KitAid too.

Can Barrie visit your ground and photograph the KitAid banner ?

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KIT COLLECTION AND DONATIONS The focus of KitAid's work, is of course the collection of unwanted football kit & equipment and its distribution to areas of the world where the game is loved, but participation is held back by lack of access to kit & equipment.

Most recent collection and distribution totals show just how close the charity is to reaching the magic 1 million items of kit & equipment shared and spreading smiles for the love of the game.

6,080 items donated in April 43,215 items donated in 2023 977,112 items donated since 1998

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If you are interested in Barrie adding your ground to the Essex KitAid Road Trip please let him know so that he can schedule it into the list of 25 grounds to be visited this year. He will just want to agree a time that he could photograph the banner at your ground. His JustGiving site is also open if you are able to make any financial donation to his KitAid fundraising effort: https://www.justgiving.com/page/roadtrip-essex1677775751739

22,888 items to go until the 1 million.

Do you have any unwanted kit to donate ?

Our clubs across Essex, with schools and local people, have been providing kit donations for many years now - but the 25th Anniversary year is extra special. If you anticipate having any unwanted kit or equipment this year you might consider contacting local KitAid volunteer Barrie on barrie.2014@yahoo.co.uk Mayland Village FC have had pictures back of their own substantial kit donation, which is now spreading smiles for the love of the game in a rural village in Zimbabwe:

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Wilvale Rangers FC U15’s

The Grassroots Team would like to say a big

congratulations to Wilvale Rangers U15’s, winning the double this season, winning the B&D Div 2 League & Cup well done lads.

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Girls U10’s

Well Done to Broomfield U10 Girls who are the first girls' team to win the Broomfield 5 aside tournament.

Website: www.broomfieldfc.com

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Football Fitness Club Established in 2019, Football Fitness Club was formed by two former teammates that had recently retired from the Sunday League game having created a successful Management partnership.

After taking a short break, both missed getting out of the house to train with the lads, so the idea of Football Fitness Club was born. The initial idea was to create a training club for those that had retired from the game, to help players maintain their fitness levels. They quickly realised that the sessions attracted players of all ages & abilities so both decided that they would start taking the FA coaching courses. With the number of players increasing weekly, FFC added another 3 coaches 1 of which had fitness qualifications, they also added equipment so that the sessions could include a range of drills for fitness, agility & games.

With the Pandemic forcing FFC to stop for a while planned sessions were created so they were ready to start up again as soon as possible. A partnership was also established with Mates Mental Health support group who they put on weekly sessions for. This was a great success, so Mates FC was formed & the coaching team helped them complete an unbeaten maiden season.

Football Fitness Club run training sessions every Thursday in Chelmsford.

If you are interested in joining Football Fitness Clubs weekly session, Please contact: footballfitnessclub@btinternet.com

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YOUTH RESULTS 22/23

Division U12 Premier U12 Division 1 U12 Division 2 U12 Division 3 U12 Division 4 U12 Division 5 U12 Division 6 U13 Premier U13 Division 1 U13 Division 2 U13 Division 3 U13 Division 4 U13 Division 5 U14 Premier U14 Division 1 U14 Division 2 U14 Division 3 U14 Division 4 U15 Premier U15 Division 1 U15 Division 2 U15 Division 3 U16 Premier U16 Division 1 U16 Division 2 U16 Division 3 U17 Premier U17 Division 1 U18 Premier U18 Championship

League Champions South Woodham Ferrers Utd U12 Lions Hutton U12 Yellow Hatfield Broad Oak U12 Blacks Linfford Wanderers U12 Elite Brentwood Girls AFC U13 Lionesses Harold Wood Cougards U12 Clarets Essex Minors (Hornchurch) U12 Eagles Billericay Town Colts U13 Black Corringham Athletic U13 Yellow Elite Colts U13 Stripes Upminster Park Rovers U13 Tigers Harold Wood Cougars U13 Yellows Hutton U13 Orange Billericay Town Colts U14 Green Aveley U14 Real Gidea Park Rangers U14 Black Brandon Groves U14 Eagles Brandon Groves U14 Red Billericay Town Colts U15 Green Benfleet U15 Bridges Essex Cornets U15 Blues Harold Wood Cougars U15 Clarets Hutton U16 Blue Tilbury U16 BCFA Tigars U16 Black Great Danes U16 Lions Harold Wood Cougars U17 Reds Hutton U17 Whites Hannakins Farm U18 Blacks Essex Cornets U18 Blues

League Runners - Up Springfield U12 Red Hashtag United U12 Blue Linfford Wanderers U12 Warriors Aveley U12 Copas Aveley U12 Colts Rayleigh Girls U13 Orange Langley Colts U12 Mustangs Takeley U13 Hoops Blackmore U13 Blue Woodham Radars U13 Raptors Herongate Athletic U13 Thurrock Tigers U13 Stones Athletic U13 The Irons St Clere's U14 Tigers Harold Wood Cougars U14 Yellows Brentwood Youth AFC U14 Tigers Risden Wood U14 Warriors Collier Row U14 Red Hashtag United U15 White Byron Red Star U15 Eagles Hutton U15 Whites Langley Colts U15 Stallions Springfield U16 Blue Stones Athletic U16 Hammers Upminster Town Utd U16 Blues Brentwood Youth AFC U16 Pumas Harold Wood Cougars U17 Yellows Hannakins Farm U17 Whites Uplands Rangers U18 Blues Elite Colts U18 Red

Winners Hutton U12 Red Hutton U12 Yellow Corringham Athletic U12 Linford Wanderers U12 Elite Aveley Youth U12 Colts Rayleigh Girls U13 Osprey Langley Colts U12 Mustangs Top Tekkers Youth U13 Yellows Blackmore U13 Blue Woodham Radars U13 Raptors Hannikins Farm U13 Purples Harold Wood Cougars U13 Concord Rangers Girls U14 Yellows Buckhurst Hill U14 Blues Harold Wood Cougars U14 Yellows Brentwood Youth AFC U14 Lions Intersports U14 Orange Brandon Groves U14 Royals Hannakins Farm U15 Reds Benfleet U15 Bridges Byron Red Star U15 Kestrels Harold Wood Cougars U15 Claets Tigers J U16 White Tilbury U16 BCFA Upminster Town Utd U16 Blues Great Danes U16 Lions Great Danes U17 Pumas Hutton U17 White Broomfield U18 Tigers Brentwood Youth AFC U18 Lions

Division U12 Premier Division U12 A Division U12 B Division U12 C Division U12 D Division U12 E Division U12 F Division U12 G Division U13 Premier Division U13 A Division U13 B Division U13 C Division U13 D Division U14 Premier Division U14 A Division U14 B Division U14 C Division U15 Premier Division U15 A Division U15 B Division U15 C Division U16 Premier Division U16 A Division U16 B Division U18 Division 1 U18 Division 2 U18 Division 3

League Champions League Runners - Up Jets U12 Red Hannakins Farm U12 Blacks London Soccer Stars FC LSS Academy U12 Colebrook Royals U12 Blues Hornchurch Urchins U12 Red Barking U12 Wolves Collier Row U12 Red Buckhurst Hill U12 Whites Finesse Sport Finesse Utd U12 Prostar U12 Green Bealonians U12 Blue River Hawk U12 Dagenham United U12 Blues Cobra U12 Red North Weild Raisers U12 Central Park Allstars U12 Tigers Pro Soccer Youth Development U13 Echo Levels U13 Ridgewat Rovers U13 Panthers Shield Academy U13 Black Impact FC U13 Eagles Royal Falcons U13 Blue Socks Cobra U13 Black River Hawks U13 Bealonians U13 Maroon Ridgewat Rovers U13 Tigers Impact FC U14 Levels U14 Prostar U14 Yellows Collier Row U14 Diamonds Westward Boys U14 Lions Dagenham United U14 Blues Victoria Park U14 Euro Dagenham U14 Red Levels U15 Euro Dagenham U15 White Buckhurst Hill U15 Blacks Shield Academy U15 Blue Loughton Town U15 Blues Prostar U15 Green Frenford U15 Leopards Shield Academy U15 White Levels U16 Royal Falcons U13 Blue Socks Colebrook Royals U16 Blues Billericay Town Colts U16 Gold Epping U16 Eagles Little Thurrock Dynamos U16 Pumas Colebrook Royals U18 Blues Woodford Town U18 Echo Tigers J U17 Yellow West Essex U17 Black Flyers U17 Mustangs Gatcliffe U17 White

Cup U12 Premier & Division A Cup U12 Division B & Division C Cup U12 Division D & Division E Cup U12 Division F & Division G Cup U12 Premier & Division A Cup U13 Division B & Division C Cup U13 Division D U14 Premier U14 Division A U14 Division B & Division C Cup U15 Premier & Division A Cup U15 Division B & Division C Cup U15 Division D U16 Harry Barker Cup U18 Peter Coote Cup

Winners Jets U12 Red Hornchurch Urchins U12 Red Finesse Sport Finesse Utd U12 Dagenham United U12 Blues Levels U13 Royal Falcons U13 Blue Euro Dagenham U13 Blue Shield Academy U14 Red Prostar U14 Yellow Shield Academy U14 Red Levels U15 Shield Academy U15 Blue Abbey Youth U15 Whites Levels U16 Colebrook Royals U18 Blues

Runners - Up Brentwood Youth AFC U12 Lions Hutton U12 Blue Springfield U12 Blue St Clere's U12 Tigers Grays Athletic U12 Blue Corringham Athletic U12 Yellows County Park Girls U12 Billericay Town Colts U13 Black Corringham Athletic U13 Yellow Elite Colts U13 Stripes Herongate Athletic U13 Thurrock Tigers U13 Hutton U13 Orange Springfield Y14 Blue Harold Wood Cougars U14 Whites Gidea Park Rangers U14 Black Basildon Boys Club U14 Leopards Collier Row U14 Red Linford Wanderers U15 Tigers Intersports U15 Lions Great Danes U15 Tigers Great Danes U15 Leopards Chelmsford City U16 Clarets Brentwood Youth AFC U12 Tigers Springfield U16 Orange Brentwood Youth AFC U16 Pumas Woodham Radars U17 Rockets Hannakins Farm U17 Whites Linford Wanderers U18 Elite Colts U18 Red

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Cup U12 Premier Cup U12 Division 1 Cup U12 Division 2 Cup U12 Division 3 Cup U12 Division 4 Cup U12 Division 5 Cup U12 Division 6 Cup U13 Premier Cup U13 Division 1 Cup U13 Division 2 Cup U13 Division 3 Cup U13 Division 4 Cup U13 Division 5 Cup U14 Premier Cup U14 Division 1 Cup U14 Division 2 Cup U14 Division 3 Cup U14 Division 4 Cup U15 Premier Cup U15 Division 1 Cup U15 Division 2 Cup U15 Division 3 Cup U16 Premier Cup U16 Division 1 Cup U16 Division 2 Cup U16 Division 3 Cup U17 Premier Cup U17 Division 1 Cup U18 Premier Cup U18 Championship Cup

Runners - Up Neuro Pathway FC U12 Green Barking U12 Wolves Bealonians U12 Blue Romford Colts U12 Red A.c. United ACU U13 Senrab U13 Lions Ridgeway Rovers U13 Yellows Gatcliffe U14 White Tigers J U14 Blue Gatcliffe U14 White Westward Boys U15 Lions Essex Comets U15 Reds Bealonians U15 Yellow East London Soccer School U15 West Essex U17 Black

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Division U12 A Division U12 B Division U12 C Division U12 D Division U13 A Division U13 B Division U13 C Division U14 A Division U14 B Division U14 C Division U15 A Division U15 B Division U16 A Division U16 B Division U18 A Division U18 B Division

League Champions Wivenhoe Tempest U12 Blue FC Clacton U12 Red Great Bradfords U12 Brooklands U12 Blues Stanway Villa U13 Blue Holland U13 Reds Rowhedge Junior U13 Blues Little Oakley U14 Blues Colchester Villa U14 Blues Little Oakley U14 Reds Rowhedge Junior U15 Blues Conard Dynamos FC U15 Red Little Oakley U16 Blues Wivenhoe Town U16 Wivenhoe Town U18 Stanway Villa U18 Blue

League Runners - Up Colchester Villa U12 Blues Stanway Villa U12 Yellow Colchester Villa U12 Yellows Stanway Pegasus U12 Reds Wivenhoe Tempest U13 Blue Stanway Rovers U13 White Holland U13 Blues Stanway Pegasus U14 Bures United FC U14 Brightlingsea Regent U14 Reds Holland U15 Blues Little Oakley U15 Reds Layer Colts U16 Stanway Rovers U16 Red Colchester Villa U18 Reds Earls Colne U18

Cup U12 League Cup U12 Open Cup U13 League Cup U13 Open Cup U14 League Cup U14 Open Cup U15 League Cup U15 Open Cup U16 League Cup U16 Open Cup U18 League Cup U18 Open Cup

Winners Wivenhoe Tempest U12 Blue Wivenhoe Tempest U12 Blue Stanway Rovers U13 Red Stanway Rovers U13 Red Little Oakley U14 Blue Stanway Pegasus U14 Rowhedge Junior U15 Blues Holland U15 Blues Little Oakley U16 Blues Little Oakley U16 Blues Stanway Villa U18 Red Wivenhoe Town U18

Runners - Up Colchester Villa U12 Blues Halstead Town U12 Blue Little Oakley U13 Blues Wivenhoe Tempest U13 Blue Colchester Villa U14 Blue Little Oakley U14 Blue Wivenhoe Tempest U15 Blue Stanway Villa U15 Layer Colts U16 Layer Colts U16 Earls Colne U18 Stanway Villa U18 Red

Division U13 Blue U13 Black U13 Brown U13 Green U13 Yellow U14 Blue U14 Black U14 Brown U14 Green U14 Yellow U15 Blue U15 Brown U15 Green U15 Yellow U15 Red U16 Blue U16 Black U16 Brown U16 Green U16 Yellow U16 Red U18 Blue U18 Brown U18 Green U18 Yellow U18 Red

League Champions Histon FC U13 Colney Heath Youth U13 Enfield Borough U13 Pumas Billericay Town U13 Ryan Youth U13 Red Histon FC U14 Cheshunt Youth U14 Buckhurst Hill U14 Alliance Grays Athletic Y14 White AFC Sudbury U14 AFC Sudbury U15 Blue Wingate & Finchley U15 Navy Cheshunt Youth U15 Blacks Haverhill Rovers FC U15 Bowers & Pitsea U15 Fakenham Town U16 Baldock Town U16 Harpenden Town U16 Harlow Town U16 Hawks Aveley Youth U16 Concord Rangers U16 Ware FC Academy U18 Heybridge Swifts U18 Concord Rangers U18 Cheshunt Youth U18 Hackney Wick U18 Academy

League Runners - Up Needham Market FC U13 Cheshunt Youth U13 Walthamstow Youth U13 Great Wakering Rovers U13 Grays Athletic U13 Yellow Wroxham FC U14 Northwood Youth U14 Black Ware FC Academy U14 Billericay Town U14 Blue St Margaretsbury U14 Reds Wroxham FC U15 Enfield Borough U15 Lions May & Baker Eastbrook Community U15 Arlesey Town U15 Hashtag United U15 Yellow Wroxham FC U16 Takeley Youth U16 Hertford Town U16 Brentwood Town U16 Aliance Ilford U16 Lions Chelmsford City Youth U16 Enfield Borough U18 Leopards Billericay Town U18 Bowers & Pitsea U18 Ware FC Academy U17 Cheshunt Youth U18 Ambers

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Cup Winners U13's League Cup Cheshunt Youth U13 Harrison Trophy (Mid Week Cup) Histon FC U13 Patron's Cup (Plate) Grays Athletic U13 Yellow U14's League Cup Cheshunt Youth U14 Peter Cline Tophy ( Mid Week) Billericay Town U14 Blue U15's League Cup Northwood U15 Red Peter Peters Charity Shield (Mid Week)Haverhill Rovers U15 Presidents Cup (Plate) AFC Sudbury U15 Yellow U16's League Cup Harlow Town Youth U16 Hawks Chairmans Cup (Plate) Leighton Town U16 RT Litho Cuo (Mid Week) Harpenden Town U16 Ingilby Cup (Plate) Hackney Wick U18's Academy Magnus Cup (Mid Week) Billericay Town U18

Runners - Up Colney Heath U13 Aveley U13 Enfield Borough U13 Pumas Billericay Town U14 Blue St Margaretsbury U14 Reds Wingate & Finchley U15 Brentwood Town Youth U15 Alliance Fakenham Town U15 Hemel Hempstead U16 Leiston U16 Leverstock Green U16 Ware FC Academy U18 Hackney Wick U18's Academy

League Champions League Runners - Up Billericay Town Girls U12 Blue Hashtag United Girls U12 Blue Stanway Rovers Girls U12 Blaze Stanwat Pegasus Girls U12 FC Redwing Girls U12 Buzzards Broomfield Girls U12 Dagenham & Redbridge Girls U12 Buckhurst Hill Girls U12 Tigresses Stanway Pegasus Girls U13 Colchester City Girls U13 Stanway Rovers Girls U13 Flames Braintree Girls U13 Irons Thundersley Rovers Girls U13 Lionesses Byron Red Star Girls U13 Leopards Aveley Girls U14 Hutton Girls U14 Wasps Frinton & Walton Girls U14 Writtle Minors Girls U14 Buckhurst Hill Girls U14 Lionesses Hashtag United Girls U14 Blue Bowers & Pitsea Girls U15 Baddow Spartak Girls U15 Pumas Billericay Town Girls U15 Blue Abbey Girls U15 Royals Grays Athletic Girls U15 Tigers Girls U15 South Woodham Ferrers United Girls U15Hutton Girls U15 Raptors Bowers & Pitsea Girls U16 Hashtag United Girls U16 Leigh Ramblers Girls U16 Blues Broomfield Girls U16 Bowers & Pitsea Girls U18 Reds Billericay Town Girls U18 Colchester City Girls U18 Chigwell Girls U17 South Woodham Ferrers United Girls U18Uplands Rangers Girls U17

Cup U12 Presidents Cup U12 Spring Plate U12 League Cup U13 Presidents Cup U13 Spring Plate U13 League Cup U14 Presidents Cup U14 Spring Plate U14 League Cup U15 Presidents Cup U15 Spring Plate U15 League Cup U16 Presidents Cup U16 Spring Plate U16 League Cup U18 Presidents Cup U18 Spring Plate U18 League Cup

Winners Runners - Up Trinity Girls U12 Tigers Girls U12 Black Hornchurch Urchins Girls U12 Tigers Girls U12 Black Hastag United Girls U12 Blue Billericay Town Girls U12 Blue Thundersley Rovers Girls U13 Lionesses Baddow Spartak Girls U13 Pumas Thundersley Rovers Girls U13 Lionesses Braintree Girls U13 Irons Stanway Pegasus Girls U13 Bowers & Pitsea Girls U13 Bowers & Pitsea Girls U14 Woodham Radars Girls U14 Frinton & Walton Girls U14 Hatfield Peverel Girls U14 Sapphires Aveley Girls U14 AFC Leyton U14 Wyverns Girls Hashtag United Girls U15 St Clere's Girls U15 Lionesses Tigers Girls U15 Colchester City Girls U15 Bowers & Pitsea Girls U15 Great Danes Girls U15 Buckhurst Hill Girls U16 Lionesses Broomfield Girls U16 St Clere's U16 Orange Bowers & Pitsea Girls U16 Leigh Ramblers Girls U16 St Clere's Girls U16 Orange Colchester City Girls U18 Chigwell Girls U17 Billericay Town Girls U18 Bowers & Pitsea Girls U18 Reds Bowers & Pitsea Girls U18 Reds Billericay Town Girls U18

Division U12 Premier Division U12 A Division U12 B Division U12 C Division U12 D Division U12 E Division U12 F Division U13 Premier Division U13 A Division U13 B Division U13 C Division U13 D Division U13 E Division U13 F Division U14 Premier Division U14 A Division U14 B Division U14 C Division U14 D Division U15 Premier Division U15 A Division U15 B Division U15 C Division U15 D Division U16 Premier Division U16 A Division U16 B Division U16 C Division U17 Premier Division U17 A Division U17 B Division U18 Premier Division U18 A Division

League Champions Southend Manor U12 Black Concord Rangers U12 Blue Canvey Island U12 Blacks Coringham Cosmos U12 United Ashingdon U12 Yellows Southend Manor U12 Red Academy Soccer U12 Green Berry Boys U13 Green Essex Royals U13 Blue White Ensign U13 White Thundersley Rovers U13 Lions Thundersley Rovers U13 Tigers Hawkwell Athletic U13 Leopards Concord Rangers Girls U12 Yellow Hullbridge Sports U14 Blue Leigh Ramblers U14 Black Thundersley Rovers U14 Lions Fryerns Boys U14 Lions Rayleigh Boys U14 Blue Leigh Ramblers U15 Blue Wickford Town U15 Lions Mornington Boys U14 Blues Old Southendian U15 Blacks Ashingdon U15 Blues Southend Manor U16 Hullbridge Sports U16 White Leigh Rockets U16 Red Catholic United Minors U16 West Leigh Ramblers U17 Green Catholic United Minors U17 South Canvey Island U17 Reds Hullbridge Sports U18 White Leigh Ramblers U18 Green

League Runners - Up Junior Red Star U12 White Wickford Town U12 Panthers Wickford Town U12 Lions Essex Royals U12 Blue Canvey Island U12 Panthers Hawkwell Athletic U12 Hawks Great Wakering Colts U12 Green Hullbridge Sports U13 Blue Rayleigh Town U13 Blue Canvey Island U13 Panthers Ashingdon U13 Whites Bowers & Pitsea U13 White Benfleet U13 Blue Island Boys U13 Essex Roysls U14 Blue Academy Soccer U14 Blue Runwell Sports U14 Blue Leigh Rockets U13 White Ashingdon U14 Blues South Woodham Ferrers United U15 Falcons Great Wakering Colts U15 Green Essex Royals U15 Blue Hashtag United U15 Blue Mornington Boys U15 Blues Hashtag United U16 White Trinity U16 Blue Trinity U16 Red Canvey Island U16 Panthers Canvey Island U17 Yellows Academy Soccer U17 Green Leigh Ramblers U17 Blue Rayleigh Boys U18 Blue Benfleet Villa U18 Royals

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Division U12 A Division U12 North Division U12 South Division U12 West Division U13 A Division U13 North Division U13 South Division U14 A Division U14 North Division U14 South Division U15 A Division U15 B Division U15 C Division U15 D Division U16 A Division U16 B Division U18 A Division U18 B Division U18 C Division

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Cup U12 Premier League Trophy U12 League Cup U12 League Vase U12 League Plate U12 League Shield U13 Premier League Trophy U13 League Cup U13 League Vase U13 League Plate U13 League Shield U13 Presidents Trophy U13 Spring Shield U13 Chairmans Shield U14 Premier League Trophy U14 League Cup U14 League Vase U14 League Shield U15 Premier League Trophy U15 League Cup U15 League Vase U15 League Shield U15 Chalenge Shield U16 Premier League Trophy U16 League Cup U16 League Vase U16 League Shield U17 Premier League Trophy U17 League Cup U17 League Shield U18 Premier League Trophy U18 League Cup U18 League Shield

Winners Junior Red Star U12 White St Clere's U12 Red Wickford Town U12 Panthers FC Redwing U12 Eagles Hawkwell Athletic U12 Hawks Hullbridge Sports U13 Blue Berry Boys U13 Green Essex Royals U13 Blue Thundersley Rovers U13 Lions Trinity U13 Silver Trinity U13 Red Junior Red Star U13 Red Thundersley Rovers U13 Lions Rayleigh Town U14 Blue Rayleigh Town U14 Blue Academy Soccer U14 Blue Hawkwell Athletic U14 Pumas South Woodham United U15 Canvey Island U15 Reds Canvey Island U15 Reds Old Southendian U15 Blacks Corringham Cosmos U15 United Southend Manor U16 Basildon Town U16 Lions Essex Royals U16 Blue Leigh Rockets U16 Red Leigh Ramblers U17 Green Academy Soccer U17 Green Academy Soccer U17 Green Rayleigh Boys U18 Blue Hullbridge Sports U18 White Leigh Ramblers U18

Division North Premiership South Premiership North Championship South Championship South League 1 South League 2

League Champions League Runners - Up Waltham Abbey Focus Soccability Essex Waltham Abbey Focus Blue Essex Lancaster Lions A Team JRM Soccability A Baddow Spartak Soccability Maldon Saints Soccability Pumas Lancaster Lions B Team Thurrock District Mencap First JRM Soccability B Canvey Island FC Soccability A JRM Soccability C Porter's Soccability A

Runners - Up Southend Manor U12 Black Benfleet U12 Blue Runwell Sports U12 Blue Corringham Cosmos U12 United Trinity U12 White Junior Red Star U13 White Essex Royals U13 Blue South Woodham Ferrers United U13 White Ensign U13 Blue Trinity U13 Blue Thundersley Rovers U13 Lions Ekco Whitecaps U13 Yellow Leigh Ramblers U13 White Essex Royals U14 Blue Canvey Island U14 Hunters Leigh Ramblers U14 Black Fryerns Boys U14 Lions Hawkwell Athletic U15 Blues South Woodham Ferrers United U15 Leigh Ramblers U15 White Hashtag U15 Blue Catholic United Minors U15 South Rayleigh Boys U16 Green Hashtag United U16 White Trinity U16 Blue Rayleigh Boys U16 Orange Hashtag U17 Blue Leigh Ramblers U17 Green Corinthians U17 Blue Runwell Sports U18 Yellow Runwell Sports U18 Yellow Essex Royals U18 Stripes

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Grassroots Magazine team were deeply saddened to hear that Dave lost his

battle with cancer; we have lost a man that was so supportive to us when we started the magazine. Our thoughts are with his young family & friends. We will continue to support in any way we can. We will now dedicate page 27 to Dave’s beloved Essex Charity FC, each month in his memory, as this was his shirts number.

Rest in peace Dave from all at Grassroots Magazine.

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WITH PRE-SEASON TRAINING

KEY PRINCIPLES

OF PRE-SEASON TRAINING Whether to ease into pre-season training or go hard from day one is a question many players ask. If you rush into pre-season training, either by launching into intense training straight away or by giving yourself too short a period of preparation time, your injury risk is going to be higher.

TRAINING LOAD Training load is the term used to quantify the amount of work you’re doing in a session or over the course of a week. Dr Tim Gabbett has carried out extensive research on the topic and his acute: chronic ratio is now widely used in a variety of sports to help athletes achieve peak fitness without increasing the risk of injury. The current week’s workload is your acute load and the workload of the previous four weeks is your chronic load. If the acute load is 1.4 times greater (or more) than the average week of the chronic load, the risk of injury increases significantly. For example, let’s say that over the last 4 weeks your workloads have been 100, 120, 130 and 135. Add these together and divide by 4 to get your average chronic load of 121.25. This means that if this week’s workload goes above 1.4 x 121.25 (169.75) then your risk of injury will greatly increase.

KEY POINT: If you go straight from being on holiday or doing nothing into a high training load, the spike in workload increases your potential to pick up injuries. It’s simply a matter of adhering to the tried-and-tested principle of progressive overload. Gradually increasing the difficulty of an exercise leads to gradual improvements as the body adapts to cope with the increase in workload.

ADAPTATION TIME Changes and improvements in physical qualities can’t take place overnight.

One huge session in the gym won’t trigger the body into producing hypertrophy, it takes repeated efforts with progressive loads to bring about adaptation and muscle growth. During pre-season, you’re training multiple elements of fitness at the same time. It may take only a few speed sessions to refine your technique and make improvements in terms of sprint performance, but training for lasting hypertrophy is going to be a longer process.

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In beginners, strength gains are primarily from neural gains rather than actual muscle growth. Gains in muscle mass become noticeable at around 8 to 10 weeks into a progressive programme, so this gives an indication of the time frame needed in preseason to make improvements that will transfer into performance gains out on the pitch.

KEY POINT: Adding muscle or improving strength is not something you can do with just two weeks of pre-season. You might be able to get a bit of a “pump” on, but the transfer of this to improvements on the pitch will be limited.

PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD Easing into pre-season training is going to give you maximum benefits with minimum risk of injury. A sensible time frame to allow is 10 weeks, essentially giving you time to rest at the end of one season and then gradually return to peak fitness for the next season. Allowing time to follow a progressively overloaded programme will ensure you make the improvements that will boost your performance in training and matches and stay injury free. In terms of preparing for the football season ahead, slow cooking wins over microwaving every time.

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FC VILOMAH Where we started…. In October 2019 its was meant to be a 1 off charity match to raise funds for a national baby loss charity. As the weeks went by more and more bereaved dads in Essex got in touch and meet ups became friendly matches and matches turned into joining a league having 20 families involved with the club. Fast forward 3 1/2 years we now support over 50 families across the county.

Fundraising…. We don’t tend to play charity football matches; we don’t really get time to having a vets and open age side compete in 2 Sunday leagues and we find across the board teams come and go for one reason or another.

Whilst we’re a charity team we’re here to support bereaved families and that to us is more important than any match. We run plenty of events throughout the year that help us fundraise for our chosen charities having raised over £40,000 to date.

Golf Society… we now run a large charity golf society with over 100 members so if that’s something you're into get in touch. We play at some of the best clubs the U.K. has to offer!

The Charity…. Having for nearly 4 years now raised awareness and funds to support local and National Charities we felt the time is right to start our own! This will open doors that will allow us to continue the work we do on a larger scale and help more people.

What we do…. FC Vilomah is a unique way for bereaved dads to come together through the love of sport, find a support and feel at ease talking about their grief when they're ready.

We meet every Thursday evening for a kick about and those who wish to we compete in 2 Sunday leagues, we run various socials throughout the year bringing our community together and run several fundraising and awareness events.

What we do….

We have a what’s app group that any bereaved dad can join, there’s no commitment to attend training or matches, it really is a support group that fits in to your needs. It’s open to any dad that has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death regardless of when this happened.

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Grassroots is proud to be supporting Farleigh Hospice Grassroots Magazine is delighted to be supporting local charity, Farleigh Hospice. In each edition, we will be sharing with you their latest news along with upcoming events that you can get involved in!

Farleigh Hospice has been a cornerstone of our local community since 1982 when, following the death of a lady called Audrey Appleton from cancer, her friends Glenda Lance and Dr Gill Collier launched an appeal to establish hospice services in and around Chelmsford.

Since its creation later that same year, Farleigh has provided hospice care to thousands of people affected by life-limiting illnesses and bereavement across mid Essex. The hospice, which is celebrating its 40th birthday this year, continues to help people to live as actively as possible from the point of diagnosis to the end of their lives, by providing physical and emotional care, free of charge.

As a charity, Farleigh relies on the generosity of the local community to raise the £6 million it needs every year to care and support those who rely on its services. One of the ways that Farleigh engages with the community is through the range of fundraising events it organises throughout the year, which are listed on its website -

www.farleighhospice.org/events Here we take a look at some of the exciting events coming up… the Annual Quiz, Sponsored Doggy Walk and Autumn Shopping Extravaganza!

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Join us in the beautiful grounds of our hospice building in Broomfield for this free family event.

Entertainment includes a band, the Farleigh Community Choir, face painting from Crimson Party Arts, garden games, craft stalls, tombola and animals from Maldon Promenade Petting Zoo. Refreshments will be available including food stalls, Tipsy Bubbles champagne bar, home made cakes and waffles.

Following the cancellation of last year's event we will be burying our time capsule to celebrate our 40th birthday.

No need to book, just turn up on the day.

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A full list of the 2023/24 Vanarama National League key dates are as follows: • Opening Day – Saturday 5 August 2023 • Final Day – Saturday 20 April 2024 • Play-Off Eliminator A (5th v 6th) – Tuesday 23 April 2024 • Play-Eliminator B (4th v 7th) – Wednesday 24 April 2024 • Play-Off Semi-Finals – Sunday 28 April 2024 • National League Promotion Final – Saturday 4 May 2024 • National League North/South Promotion Finals – Sunday 5 May 2024

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Chelmsford City Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi on loan from EFL League One Side Portsmouth

Terry, 19, has come through the Academy at Colchester United and experienced a successful spell on loan with the Clarets last Season where he won the Supporters Young Player of the Year award and has now re-joined the club where he scored his first senior goal last season making 26 appearances in all competitions. Frankie had involvement in the Colchester United first team towards the end of last season as well as during the U’s 23/24 Pre-Season campaign.

Oluwayemi, 22, came through the Academy set-up at Tottenham Hotspur before playing in a range of domestic and European competitions at Under 18 and Under 23 level during his time at Spurs. Oluwayemi had a short term loan spell with Berkshire based Vanarama National League side Maidenhead United to bolster the Magpies ranks towards the end of 2020. Josh departed Tottenham in July 2022 where he moved to Hampshire side Portsmouth, where he has since gone on to make 9 appearances keeping 4 clean sheets in the Papa John’s Trophy and EFL League One.

Manager Robbie Simpson spoke on Frankie Terry re-joining on loan “It’s great to get Frankie back, we had a lot of great loan success stories last year and he was definitely one of them. He won our Supporters Young Player of the Year, fully and deservedly so in my opinion. He came to us effectively as a Youth Team player and left us as someone who can handle the robustness of Men’s football week in, week out. His game has just developed so much and we were just so pleased with the loan from every angle and so were Colchester.”

“Going into this Pre-Season if Frankie wasn’t to be with Colchester’s first team then we’d have always loved for him to come back. He was always keen to come back and Colchester wanted him to come back, it’s taken probably a little longer than we expected once we knew he wasn’t going to be involve in Colchester’s First Team towards the back end of Pre-Season. But the deal’s done now and he adds to our squad, if you look at our defence from last year we had the second best defensive record in the league. We’ve only lost Adebola now from that unit in terms of a defender plus a change of Goalkeeper. We’ve brough in Luke Jenkins as Ade’s replacement.

We’re looking strong again in that area and we are delighted that Frankie is back”

Robbie Simpson shared his thoughts on Josh Oluwayemi signing for the Clarets “As you could probably imagine given the success last year of Ovie and Eddie we had a number of clubs wanting us to take their goalkeepers on loan, top clubs. Top Premier League Clubs, Champions League clubs so we pretty much had the choice of what we wanted.

We identified Josh last season as someone we really like and had circumstances been different i.e. him not being part of Portsmouth’s first team and actually playing the last few games of last season he could well have been with us last season. We’re delighted to get him this season, we identified him as the one we wanted and we’ve been patient and waited for him.”

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Chelmsford City Football Club is delighted to announce that Defender, Frankie Terry, has re-joined the club on Loan from Colchester United

“A big thanks to Portsmouth for keeping in regular communication with us. We agreed this loan deal quite a while ago but obviously they’ve had a Pre-Season, plus a need to bring in a couple of Goalkeepers before Josh would be allowed to come out. We kept in regular communication with Portsmouth and they’ve been really good to deal with so a big thanks again to them.”

“We’ve managed to get Josh in with us, obviously in an ideal scenario we would’ve had him in earlier and bedded him into the club but Portsmouth wanted and needed him.

I’m sure if you asked them they would’ve wanted to get their business done a bit quicker as well. He’s still going to have had over a week with us before the start of the season, with our first game against Farnborough on Saturday. We’ve got the game against Arsenal that he will now play in and we’ve got a great group so I’m sure we will get him bedded in quickly to what we are all about. We can’t wait to see him in between the sticks for us.

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