For most people, 700 games of senior football would be more than enough. Not for Andy Darnton. At 56, the Horndean assistant manager is still chasing the game he fell in love with as a boy in Southampton. “My mum took me along when I was about eight,” he told Fen Regis Trophies. “After that, […]
The Ryder Cup is one of the most thrilling spectacles in sport – but it can also be baffling if you’re not familiar with golf. It’s not like the Masters, where individuals compete for a green jacket, and it’s not like the FA Cup Final, where a single match decides the winner. Instead, it’s a […]
At just 24, Amber Anning has already etched her name into British athletics history. A double Olympic bronze medallist and world indoor champion, she’s the new standard-bearer for British 400m running. Her journey from a five-year-old racing at school sports day in Australia to standing atop global podiums has been one defined not just by […]
Are you a football coach who has seen your latest UEFA B Diploma application rejected? If so, it’s time to put your disappointment to one side and start working to make your next application a stronger one. Spaces are limited for the UEFA B Diploma, which represents the third level of coaching badges available to […]
For Josh Zeller, the road through athletics has been anything but straightforward. Born in Johannesburg in 2000, he moved to Britain as a baby and grew up in Berkshire, where sport quickly became part of his life. Football, rugby, swimming, cross-country – Zeller had a go at everything. But it was a spur-of-the-moment decision to […]
Planning and delivering an event is one of the most rewarding and satisfying things that you can do, if not a little daunting before you get started. Here at Fen Regis Trophies, we are consistently working with customers planning events of all shapes and sizes. From large-scale corporate staff awards to small kids’ football presentations […]
It’s every manager’s nightmare. The team sheet is pinned up, the players are lacing their boots, and then it hits you — there’s no goalkeeper. Perhaps your goalkeeper is injured, suspended, stuck at work, or didn’t show up. Whatever the reason, you’ve got 90 minutes ahead of you and no one to guard the sticks. […]
George Pinner never set out to become one of Britain’s finest hockey goalkeepers. Football was his first love – hockey, he says, only entered the frame because of a childhood cold. “I was about 10,” he recalls. “I’d been off school and Mum said I could only go in for sport if I went in […]
England Deaf international footballer Will Palmer is aiming to raise £4,000 to represent Great Britain at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo later this year. The Deaflympics, also known as the Deaflympiad, is a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for deaf athletes. First held in Paris in 1924, the Deaflympics represents the […]
Cricket is a wonderfully technical and strategic sport, and for young players, learning the basics of batting is absolutely essential. Good batting technique takes time, patience and lots of practice. That’s where well-planned drills come in – not only do they help junior cricketers improve their skills, but they also build confidence and a real […]
