In The Box

Today on In The Box, we’re at the opening of the brand new Mary Earps 3G pitch in Nottingham, the new home turf for Calverton Miners Welfare FC, Arnold Eagles Girls and Ladies FC, and a wealth of local teams. We caught up with the Lionesses legend herself, Mary Earps MBE, for her thoughts on how the football landscape is changing for the better for women and girls, and how facilities play a vital...

In this episode of In the Box, we visit Redditch United to see what it really means to be more than a football club. Chairman David shares the club’s vision for supporting the town, and how creating a Social Impact Report has helped them turn great work into tangible numbers they can use with partners and stakeholders. Alongside FA Club Consultant Rus Smith and the club team, we also break down ho...

Ever since Leah Williamson lifted the trophy and crowned the Lionesses champions of Europe, women’s football has hit centre stage. More funding, more spaces, more champions than ever before 💪 As part of the Women’s Euros Legacy Project, Nike has given communities of women the spark and support to get behind the ball. In this innovative episode of In The Box, we’ll be having a look at two of these...

Welcome to The England Football Family Join us for our latest #InTheBox Series 05, Episode 07 From the glittering Grassroots Football Awards at a star-studded Wembley. To the launch of The England Football Family at the 2024 Community Shield. To coaches at the inspirational 160-team MSB Woolton FC. Yes, our latest #InTheBox delves deep into the wonderful world of volunteering in football. Where wo...

CHASETOWN SPECIAL Join us for our latest #InTheBox Series 05, Episode 06 Time for a new #InTheBox episode, It’s all about community. In this quick-fire episode, join us on our trip to Chasetown FC, a club with a fierce fanbase and knack for community outreach. Tom Lee gets the lowdown on how clubs like Chasetown keep players, fans and volunteers involved in the club. What can you do to enrich your...

Sun’s out. Wembley’s packed. Game on. Welcome to The Non - League Finals Day! Join ITB hosts Tom, Charlotte and Sarah for a day of brilliance and beauty, where four teams battle it out to win The Isuzu FA Vase and FA Trophy. With over 900 clubs involved in the competition, the final is a massive event in the football calendar, and this year saw masses of fans head to Wembley to cheer on their loca...

Five seasons. Over 130,000 views. One team. All of you! Created during lockdown, ITB gave football clubs across the country hope, opportunities, guidance and advice in uncertain times. Five seasons on, we’re still helping clubs be the best they can be. And proud of our very special journey. Join hosts Sarah, Tom and Charlotte as they reflect on some of the best ITB moments and memories. Stand-out...

Series 05 Episode 03 This month’s #InTheBox message couldn’t be clearer – football is for everyone! And it’s great news for your club. As well as giving fairer access to football for more people, improving your disability football offer is one of the best ways there is to grow your club. You can run more teams, have more players and volunteers, and better reflect your local community. A rollercoas...

THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS Join us for our latest #InTheBox Series 05, Episode 02 Time for a new #InTheBox episode, and time to explore the true value of volunteering – not just for grassroots clubs, but for the volunteers themselves. Join us and discover what volunteering mean to our hosts Ashton United FC, and for its host of volunteers who fill an amazing array of different roles. You put lots in,...

JUST DO IT! BECOME A NIKE PARTNER CLUB Join us for our latest #InTheBox Series 05, Episode 01 It’s a whole new series for #InTheBox, and for our latest episode, we’re looking into a whole new world of opportunity for your grassroots club. Want to become a Nike Partner Club? Did you know that as a Nike Partner Club, you get so much more than kit and gear? We join MSB Woolton FC at their home in Sou...

Join us for our latest InTheBox We’re taking a youthful look at grassroots football in our latest In The Box podcast. We explore how young people can help your club or league improve diversity, increase inclusivity, and bring a whole host of ideas and fresh thinking to help you grow and better engage your community. Get that FALA feeling! Join us at the stately Walton Hall in Warwickshire for an F...

A Weekend of Greats @ The FA Disability Cup Finals 2023 An #InTheBox Special They were Here for the Glory…we were there for the Story! Tuning in from St. George’s Park, this month's special episode of #InTheBox celebrates The FA Disability Cup Finals 2023 and the people who made it a resounding hit. Journey through the weekend with hosts Tom and Sarah as they scout out the amazing skills and s...

For Hat-Trick, football is their bread and butter. And like thousands of clubs across the country, they have seen, first-hand, how football impacts its players and supporters. But for a lot of these clubs, the goal is to outreach non-football fanatics (they exist!) and to engage with the wider community. What can you do to encourage people to join the game? How can you help people who don’t think...

@IntheBox Series 4, Episode 6 What an inspiring new #InTheBox podcast we have for you this month! Discover how your club’s identity is so more than your name and logo. See how a strong club identity: • inspires and attracts players, volunteers, and fans • creates that vital sense of belonging and a feeling of family • builds the pride and passion that drives success, on and off the pitch #InTheBox...

Charlotte Richardson, Sarah Cummings & Tom Lee, continue the conversation with teachers, coaches and girls taking part in The Biggest Ever Football Session in London and Manchester, discussing why there should be equal access for girls to play football and their love of the beautiful game.

Have we got an In The Box podcast for you! Lionesses’ manager Sarina Wiegman, England legends Kelly Smith MBE & Karen Bardsley – and hundreds of thousands of young players – join us for a celebration of girls’ football in The Biggest Ever Football Session.   Join us on location in London and Manchester.   See what equal access in the girls’ game means up close and personal. Hear from Lionesses...

Welcome to our latest In The Box podcast. This month, Tom and Charlotte are taking a good look at club facilities. How can your club secure better facilities? How can they help your club grow? Where should you be looking, and how do you make it happen? It’s why we’ve made facilities the subject of our latest #InTheBox podcast.  Join us as we travel to Birmingham to join Bournville Warriors fo...

Welcome to the first In The Box episode of 2023, and it couldn’t be better timed or more relevant.   We’re looking at the impact of the cost of living crisis on grassroots football. And, more importantly, hearing great ways you can make sure your club gets it hands on a bigger share of funding to build a sustainable future.   Join us as we travel to a windy Clitheroe Wolves FC , where ho...

Welcome to the last In The Box episode of 2022, during which we consider the remarkable value of community to your club.  Join us as we travel to Kent’s  G uru Nanak Gravesend FC  where host Charlotte Richardson hears how this award-winning community club is bringing people together in inspirational ways. See how the club is breaking down social and race barriers, supporting its com...

Welcome to your first In The Box of Season 4. Our host, Charlotte Richardson, travels to  @Costessey Sports Football Club  in Norfolk to find out more about positive football.  We learn how they’ve tackled poor behaviour in their club and turned it around to make their club a safe and positive space off and on the pitch.  They successfully listened to their young people, giving...

Have you ever thought about the barriers that can prevent girls and women playing football and enjoying it?   Ever considered the importance of body confidence or wondered how we can help girls overcome these obstacles?   Nike certainly have, Which is why on this extra special In The Box Tom and Charlotte are visiting Nike’s Sports Bra Roadshow at Liverpool FC and  @Harborough Town...

A Winning Mentality is important in football right? Of course, but it's so much more than what happens after kick-off. Charlotte invited us down to Bromley FC  , her local club, to find out how they've made winning part of everything they do. From the Chairman and First Team coach all the way through to the junior teams and community work, winning is about so much more than the result at full...

England’s Greatest XI? Do you know the value of volunteers to our game? Ever thought about the countless ways volunteers help our leagues and clubs play their way? On a visit to Morpeth Town AFC, In The Box presenters Tom and Charlotte turn the spotlight on our game’s invaluable volunteers. It’s perfect timing, with 2022’s England Football and McDonalds Grassroots Football Awards nomination season...

Did you know over 45,000 players take part in the Non League Football System in England? It's also where some of the purest football is played, according to our expert guest Tony Incenzo, who's been to over 2000 different grounds as both his passion and as a reporter for Sky Sports and talkSport. Tom and Charlotte are also joined by Laurence Jones, Head of the NLS at The FA and special hosts @Harb...

In The Box is back and bigger than ever for Season 3. Did you know that over 90% of football clubs play on grass pitches? Well, when Tom and Charlotte found out they hit the road to get the best tips and tricks to keep your pitch looking perfect all through the season.   In this episode we visit Mowbray Rangers FC, we hear from ' the Messi of mowing and growing' John Ledwidge, Head of Sp...