Keep grassroots football going throughout November / December 2020 Lockdown

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

To allow Grassroots Football to continue throughout Lockdown, current and future.

To support the FA with facilitating the continuation of football at a grassroots level where local non elite leagues have already a sufficient risk assessment in place.

It is well known that outdoor transmission of the Covid 19 is minimal. All grassroots clubs have guidelines & processes in place to make football safe.
This petition is to fight to keep grassroots football going throughout the new restrictions. Benefits:
- Physical health maintained or increased during restrictions
- Mental health maintained or increased due to the social aspect of sport.
- Improves parents mental health. Taking/ watching your child will support adult mental health.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Allow Grassroots football to keep going for juniors: Allow Grassroots football to keep going for juniors

Allow outdoor amateur football to continue during lockdown: Allow outdoor amateur football to continue during lockdown

Timeline

3 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Nov 2020

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