In The Box England Football

Series 05 Episode 03

This month’s #InTheBox message couldn’t be clearer –
football is for everyone! And it’s great news for your club.



As well as giving fairer access to football for more people, improving your disability football offer is one of the best ways there is to grow your club. You can run more teams, have more players and volunteers, and
better reflect your local community.



A rollercoaster of emotion and insight



From Zara Musker, captain of the England Women Deaf Futsal team, to dedicated disability football coaches, to The FA’s Baroness Sue Campbell, we hear valuable insights and see the joy of football for players
with a disability.



Ready to join us?

THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS

Join us for our latest #InTheBox

Series 05, Episode 02

Time for a new #InTheBox episode, and time to explore the true value of volunteering – not just for grassroots clubs, but for the volunteers themselves.

Join us and discover what volunteering mean to our hosts Ashton United FC, and for its host of volunteers who fill an amazing array of different roles.

You put lots in, you get lots out

You’ll see what makes volunteers gold dust at every level at Ashton United FC. You’ll hear what its band of volunteers get back from the time they put in. We meet club officials, players and of course volunteers who lift the lid on how the club rewards and recognises its volunteers, and the often surprising benefits volunteers receive for their support.

Join us for a warm welcome on a cold night

From sitting in the stand, to being the pitch, to relaxing inside ‘The Crossbar’ – Ashton United’s magnificent social club – we’re given the warmest of welcomes on the coldest of nights, and are embraced by a remarkable community and family. See it all #InTheBox!

Want to volunteer in football?
Volunteers are vital to the success of grassroots football. So if you want to help people play and enjoy football, you can find out how to get involved and be supported here. https://www.englandfootball.com/participate/volunteer

JUST DO IT! BECOME A NIKE PARTNER CLUB

Join us for our latest #InTheBox

Series 05, Episode 01

It’s a whole new series for #InTheBox, and for our latest episode, we’re looking into a whole new world of opportunity for your grassroots club.

Want to become a Nike Partner Club?
Did you know that as a Nike Partner Club, you get so much more than kit and gear? We join MSB Woolton FC at their home in South Liverpool to discover how being a Nike Partner Club has also brought financial support, sponsors, coaches, teams, knowledge, a full-time manager, and opportunities to join great events like the Nike Partner Club event at England’s St George’s Park.

Join us for fun, games…and legends!

We then follow MSB Woolton FC to St George’s Park for a fantastic event exclusively for Nike Partner Clubs from across the country. Here our hosts Charlotte Richardson and friends of #InTheBox Mollie and Rosie meet England legends Stuart Pearce and Rachel Brown-Finnis, and hear what makes being a Nike Partner Club a winner from the start.

See it all #InTheBox!

If you’d like to find out more about being a Nike Partner Club, we’d recommend you reach out to your assigned Nike retailer or contact the NPC team on nikepartnerclub@nike.com

Watch our previous #InTheBox podcasts:
YOUTH LEADS THE WAY! | S4 EP9 | IN THE BOX - An England Football Podcast– (https://youtu.be/Ezm_Rnt0KTM)
The FA Disability Cup | S4 EP8 | IN THE BOX - An England Football Podcast – (https://youtu.be/Xu1PVYniHzw)
Scoring Hat-Tricks: engaging players & communities |S4 EP7| IN THE BOX - An England Football Podcast – (https://youtu.be/qWBBvhciyXs)

Want to volunteer in football?
Volunteers are vital to the success of grassroots football. So if you want to help people play and enjoy football, you can find out how to get involved and be supported here. https://www.englandfootball.com/participate/volunteer

Join us for our latest InTheBox


We’re taking a youthful look at grassroots football in our latest In The Box podcast. We explore how young people can help your club or league improve diversity, increase inclusivity, and bring a whole host of ideas and fresh thinking to help you grow and better engage your community.



Get that FALA feeling!



Join us at the stately Walton Hall in Warwickshire for an FA Youth Council takeover. Youth Leaders Tiara and Lois take the presenter reins, and introduce to our fabulous guests – from Coaching Mentors, to FA Leadership Academy (FALA) award winners, to future leader graduates.



Meet them all #InTheBox!

A Weekend of Greats @ The FA Disability Cup Finals 2023
An #InTheBox Special

They were Here for the Glory…we were there for the Story!

Tuning in from St. George’s Park, this month's special episode of #InTheBox celebrates The FA Disability Cup Finals 2023 and the people who made it a resounding hit. Journey through the weekend with hosts Tom and Sarah as they scout out the amazing skills and spectacular scenes of the Partially Sighted Final, Amputee Final and Blind Final.

We’ve all the stars making an appearance – the coaches, supporters, always-on-hand support teams and the fabulous footballers themselves, all giving the score on how clubs and players-to-be (or you!) can get involved in the disability game. Through their words, we focus on improving inclusivity in football and the need for more disability pathways in clubs.

Hit play and lap up the unbelievable tekkers in this month’s inspirational #inthebox



Find out more about Disability Football on the England Football website here: https://www.englandfootball.com/play/Disability-Football

For Hat-Trick, football is their bread and butter. And like thousands of clubs across the country, they have seen, first-hand, how football impacts its players and supporters.

But for a lot of these clubs, the goal is to outreach non-football fanatics (they exist!) and to engage with the wider community. What can you do to encourage people to join the game? How can you help people who don’t think football is for them?

This episode we travel to St John’s Primary School, where Keith Parsons and the Hat-Trick team tackle how to build networks within your club through volunteers, local organisations and communities.

Journey with #InTheBox presenters Charlotte and Tom into the North-East, as they watch the Hat-Trick project in action.

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