{"id":47658,"title":"A Day in the Life of a Sunday League Manager","description":"Sunday Leagues are the lifeblood of Grassroots Football. We spent a match day with a local manager to experience amateur football at it's best. Watch here.","content":"

Why we love Sunday League football<\/strong><\/h2>

Football, at the top-level, has evolved a lot in recent years. Elite coaches now expect their players to keep to\u00a0strict diets, develop their tactical knowledge through\u00a0video analysis<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and avoid the\u00a0temptation of nightclubs<\/u><\/a>. In return for their dedication, their playing staff become some of the highest-paid employees in the country.<\/p>

Literally none of the above translates to the world of Sunday League. Across the country, managers are picking their team based on who is the least hungover from the night before. Those unlucky enough to miss out have to run the line for the referee, with nothing actually painted on the grass to help them out. In fact, you\u2019d be lucky if there is any grass at all on the swamp that you call your home pitch.<\/p>

\"fgm47cwlwzllz8ngfig0kii3jqjzdkmmah7gamb4xztdoinp.png.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\"How to become a successful grassroots coach<\/strong><\/p>

If the above sounds like a sweeping generalisation of the nation\u2019s favourite pastime, that\u2019s because it is. We\u2019ve recently seen it first-hand, though, and our hilarious yet captivating experience on the touchline at a game in South Yorkshire proved to be extremely stereotypical of the environment we all know and love.<\/p>

We documented the events of a massive cup semi-final in the Invitation Cup in the\u00a0Sheffield Imperial League<\/u><\/a>. Staffordshire Arms FC kindly invited us down so we could get an insight into the mind of a successful Sunday League coach.<\/p>

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW!<\/strong><\/p>