Leicestershire & Rutland County FA

🌟 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹.

Applications are now open for the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Young Leaders Programme 2026/27.

If you're aged 16 to 25, this is your opportunity to:
⚽ Gain valuable leadership experience
🤝 Work alongside dedicated mentors
👕 Receive free Nike kit
📈 Access CPD workshops and development opportunities
🌍 Opportunities to get involved in wider youth leadership activities

Ready to shape the future of football across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland?

📲 Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/NYUy50ZnTiP

🚨 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆!

Join us for the first ever Leicestershire & Rutland Referee and Coach Development Day, an inspiring day designed to help you learn, develop and connect with others who share your passion for football.

📍 Holmes Park
📅 Sunday 2 August 2026
🕘 9:00am to 4:00pm

Whether you're a referee or coach, you'll benefit from expert speakers, practical development sessions and the opportunity to network with others from across the grassroots game.

🍎 Our partners Martel Performance will be providing a healthy lunch while sharing the importance of nutrition before and after matches.

⚽ Target Football will also be showcasing the latest technology and coach development insights to help support you and your players.

🎟️ Spaces are limited, so book your place today:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lrcfa/2301159

⚽ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 | Welcome, Kalis!

We're delighted to welcome Kalis Gore to Leicestershire & Rutland County FA as our new Football Development Officer (Male & Competitions).

Kalis will lead the development of the male football pathway and County Cup competitions, working with leagues, clubs and partners to create more opportunities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Alongside his professional experience, Kalis continues to play semi-professional football and has represented Antigua and Barbuda in the Under 20 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. 🌍⚽

Please join us in welcoming Kalis to the team! 👏

📖 Read more: https://www.leicestershirefa.com/news/2026/jul/14/kalis-gore-joins-lrcfa

⚽ We're delighted to welcome Technical Surfaces as our new 3G Pitch Maintenance Partner!

The partnership will support clubs and facilities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland with expert 3G pitch maintenance advice, exclusive member discounts, and see Technical Surfaces become the title sponsor of the Saturday Trophy for the 2026/27 season.

Find out more about the partnership here 👇

🔗 https://ow.ly/3psM50ZmOxO

⛳ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆!

We're delighted to partner with LIV Golf to offer Leicestershire & Rutland County FA members an exclusive discount for LIV Golf UK presented by JCB, taking place from 23 to 26 July at the JCB Golf & Country Club.

Watch some of the biggest names in world golf, including Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter, alongside live entertainment and a fantastic day out for all the family. Children aged 12 and under also go free with a paying adult.

Members can find details of the exclusive ticket discount in our internal communications.

🎟️ Book your tickets here: https://events.livgolf.com/tickets/en/uk/grounds-uk-liv-golf

📩 Interested? Send us a direct message to receive your exclusive discount code.

📣 Grassroots clubs, we want to hear from you!

Our partners at FORZA are inviting clubs across the country to take part in their 2026 Grassroots Football Survey.

By completing the survey, your club will:
⚽ Receive an exclusive 20% discount code
🏆 Be entered into a £1,000 prize pool, including:
• 1 x £500 FORZA voucher
• 5 x £100 FORZA vouchers

The insights gathered will help shape FORZA's latest Grassroots Football Report, highlighting the challenges, successes and opportunities within the grassroots game.

Complete the survey before 17 July for your chance to win:

https://www.forza.com/uk/grassroots-survey

⚽ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽? 👀

Take your first step into refereeing with one of our FA Referee Courses for the 2026/27 season.

Whether you're looking to stay involved in football, develop new skills, earn extra income, or challenge yourself in a new way, refereeing offers an exciting pathway both on and off the pitch.

Places are limited and demand is always high, so secure your place today.

📲 Book now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lrcfa

🚶⚽ Could your team join our Walking Football League?

We're looking for new teams to register their interest in the Leicestershire & Rutland Walking Football League for the 2026/27 season.

With fixtures taking place once a month on Saturdays, it's a great way to enjoy competitive football in a welcoming environment.

Divisions available:
⚽ Mixed 50+
⚽ Mixed 60+
⚽ Women's 35+

🕘 Men's divisions play in the morning.
🕒 Women's division plays in the afternoon.

If your team would like to get involved, we'd love to hear from you.

📧 Register your interest by emailing [email protected]
🗓️ Deadline: Friday 24 July 2026

🏆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹!

More than 400 guests came together at Athena Leicester for the LRCFA Recognition Awards 2026, celebrating the volunteers, coaches, referees, clubs, leagues and individuals who continue to inspire positive change through football across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Congratulations to all of our nominees and winners, and thank you to everyone who joined us for a fantastic evening celebrating our grassroots football community.

A huge thank you to our headline event sponsor, GoCardless, for supporting this year's Recognition Awards.

Our thanks also go to TeamFeePay, proud sponsors of the Special Recognition Awards, for helping us recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to grassroots football.

📖📸 Read more about the evening and view the full photo gallery: https://bit.ly/44RlTIG

🎥 Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we shine a spotlight on each of our winners with dedicated feature stories, alongside our official Recognition Awards highlights video.

A huge congratulations to our former Referee Development Lead, Jacob Lehane, on his promotion to the EFL Championship! 👏⚽

This is a fantastic achievement and a testament to Jacob's dedication, professionalism and years of hard work both on and off the pitch.

Everyone at Leicestershire & Rutland County FA is incredibly proud to see your continued progression through the game. Wishing you every success as you take this next exciting step in your refereeing journey.

Congratulations, Jacob! 👏

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