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Does your child enjoy playing grassroots football for their school or local club? Do they aspire to play football when they are older, or do they simply enjoy the game and the social aspects of organised team sports? Then a sports diary is a great way to enhance these experiences, record your child’s journey, and help them to focus on what is important, their ongoing enjoyment of football. The Grassroots Football Diary ™ has been designed by football coaches to support all young people to maximise the enjoyment they can take from playing organised football, whilst expanding their understanding of how to play the game, how to improve their approach to the sport, all the while recording their journey through friendlies, cup competitions and a league. Part of a young persons’ development in football is to be able to follow the right advice about both playing the game and maintaining a healthy lifestyle around the sport. By recording matches, key moments, their reflections and tracking both the high and low points, young footballers can identify times where they have felt best, performed best, and focus on the moments they want to remember, whilst also tracking their progress throughout the season. For parents, the diary is a chance to help your child focus before, during and after a match, and provide them with a space to reflect on their positive contributions to their team and their own development, irrespective of the outcome of a game or the season as a whole. It provides advice and guidance for parents interested in understanding the rules of different age groups, and offers many young players with an often overlooked chance to take time away from the excitement of the game, to reflect upon what really matters, the memories that they will keep forever.