JULY 2024
SHROPSHIRE FA As we kick off the new 2024-25 season, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our clubs, leagues, volunteers, officials and match officials an enjoyable and successful season. The grassroots game in Shropshire continues to grow, but as always the game faces many challenges, such as lack of funding, fewer volunteers, facilities and in some cases poor behaviour. We have just come to the end of our 3 year strategy and end are embarking on a new 4 year strategy, 2024-28 in which we hope to address the challenges above, with the help and support of yourselves and wider partners such as the Local Authorities, Active Partnerships, sponsors and other charities. We will release full details of our new strategy in due course and outline how together we can make football in Shropshire thrive. This season brings some changes, notably new heading guidelines in the youth game and changes to Sin Bins in parts of the adult game. These changes always take time so let’s work together to ensure these changes are implemented successfully. We hope we continue to provide the support and service that you come to expect of us, we appreciate at times difficult decisions will be made and decisions may not go as you had wished, but we hope you feel we are fair, transparent and inclusive in all that we do. Once again, thank you for all you do, enjoy the season, and please do not hesitate to get in touch with any of the team for advice and support. Thanks Andy Weston