New Coach Document
A new document, explaining the various coaching pathways is now available. Click the image below to open the document.
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Glasgow’s Largest Youth Football Club, follows SYFA lead with policy to remove heading for youngest players
Giffnock Soccer Centre, one of Scotland’s largest youth football clubs, with a membership of 1200 players and 200 coaches, today announced a policy to remove the heading of footballs across its smaller -sided squads up to and including the 7-a-side teams. The move follows advisory guidance issued by The Scottish
Read moreNew rain jacket sponsor for the 2005s first team!
Commenting on the recent support by CGI, head coach of the 2005s first team Garry Cadden said, “We are all delighted to be supported by CGI with the company supplying rain jackets to the 2005 Whites squad. This welcome opportunity arose through one of our parents approaching their employer, CGI
Read moreSupporting Back Onside
Charity Challenge Giffnock SC Coaches and Staff will cycle 1km on behalf of every registered Player, helper & Coach at our Club. This is approx 1300km in total, so quite a challenge! Funds raised will support our partner charity, Back onside, a Mental Health Charity, who are committed to helping
Read moreECRAD Supporting orphan care in Malawi
ECRAD Scotland was established in 2000 and is a charity which works together with ECRAD Malawi to implement a programme of improvements to alleviate the suffering and deprivation brought about by the HIV/Aids virus. Since HIV was discovered in the early 1980’s the majority of those dying with this disease
Read more#FriendlyFridayFootball
Fancy a run about on a Friday night to get you set up for the weekend? Join Andy Tunn and others each Friday between 7pm and 8pm at Eastwood Park.
Read moreNorwood Playing Fields – Business Partnerships supporting development of facilities
Giffnock Soccer Centre would like to thank all the businesses who continue to support the club. The Businesses shown here have enabled the continued development of the Norwood Playing Fields facilities amongst other projects at the club. Click on the images as they pass through to find out more about
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Paediatric Physiotherapy is the treatment of children aged 16 and under. Since Andrew Cunningham started working at Optimal physio many people have asked me, what makes paediatric physiotherapy different? and why is the treatment of children considered a speciality? The answer put quite simply; Children are NOT just little adults!
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Management of Patellofemoral pain What is Patellofemoral Pain? PFP has been defined as pain around or behind the patella (knee-cap) with pain on palpation or compression of the patella without any other signs of knee pathology (Brushoj et al 2008). Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal
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The Biggest Mistakes In Managing Your Sports Injury (That doctors won’t tell you!) We all hate getting injured, it stops us enjoying our favourite hobbies, sports and physical activity. Sometimes it even affects our family life, work and our mood. Unfortunately injuries can happen, but those first few hours can
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