Promoting health and wellbeing through football
Every grassroots club is a health service waiting to happen. We give coaches, players and parents evidence-based answers to the injuries and health questions that come up every week, on the touchline and in plain language.
No other institution reaches this many people, this regularly, for free. We think that is a public health opportunity.
Source: The FA, social return on investment report (2024).
Four parts of one idea: the club as a place that makes people healthier
The handbook
Injury prevention, management and return to play, written for people without clinical training.
Read more →Injury guide
A body-part index with red flags, what to do on the touchline, and what recovery looks like.
Find an injury →Training
Accredited courses for coaches and volunteers, plus e-learning that follows the book.
See the courses →Health champions
A trained health advocate in every club. Piloting now at Summertown Stars AFC in Oxford.
Meet the role →The Football Injury and Wellbeing Handbook
A companion to the FA's first aid training, picking up where first aid stops: what to do in the days and weeks after an injury, how to manage recovery, and when it is safe to play again. Clubs can order editions carrying their own badge, colours and local health resources.
What's inside