The Grit & Glam of Grassroots

Do you remember going to buy your first pair of football boots? No, we don't either, but Georgia Harris remembers buying her first set of boots with her dad. The boots clearly fit, because Georgia Harris has an inspirational story to tell. Georgia (Gee) started her playing career at Sandhurst Town during her early teens. She described her coach as "incredible" and believed in her more than she did herself. "One day you'll play for England if you carry on the way you are", ar

Every team in grassroots football knows that a keeper is hard to come by; we even know the occasional team that rotates the keeper depending on which straw you pick out of your coach's hand. Despite the crucial role, goalkeepers typically have limited ball contact, touching the ball for only around 2% of a match, and the critical aspect of the goalkeeper's role is that they face judgment for 100% of the goals scored against their team. Tough odds... Lillie started playing foo