Teenage gymnast Charlotte Notley spoke to Fen Regis Trophies about her goal to coach her display team after winning bronze at this year’s EuroGym in Switzerland. Aged 18, Charlotte has been involved in gymnastics since the age of two, becoming enamoured with the sport from watching the Commonwealth and Olympic Games with her father on […]
You might think that marketing is something that only businesses and professional sports clubs do, but you would be wrong. A lot of the success of a grassroots club is based on how well it is marketed. Marketing your grassroots club correctly is important, and it requires more thought than posting something on your personal […]
A good coach has a clear objective and plan in place before every training session, understanding what it is they want their players to come away with. Whatever sport it is that you coach, it is important that your training sessions are planned. That means understanding the abilities of your players, where they are in […]
The country is set to see record temperatures this week with forecasts over 40°C in some parts, which means that clubs and coaches must consider cancelling scheduled training and matches. The government has issued a first-ever red heat warning for Monday and Tuesday (18 and 19 July), meaning that the weather poses a risk to […]
Grassroots coaches have what can feel like an impossible and thankless job at times – dedicating hours of unpaid work and sacrificing time away from friends and family. Local clubs across the country rely on willing volunteers to step up to give their time. Initially advertised as a couple of hours a week, seasoned coaches […]
World Book Day is here, and the Fen Regis Trophies team are combining our passion for reading along with our passion for sports. While children up and down the country are going to school dressed up as their favourite literary character, we are getting lost in sporting stories – in between supplying and engraving trophies […]
It is no secret that the last decade has seen a huge surge in popularity for women’s sport, with female games seeing increased funding and participation. Currently, far more boys (79%) than girls (57%) play sports outside of school or college, but the gap is closing. According to a survey of 2,000 school-aged children conducted […]
