Rejected petition Keep Grassroots Football Going During Lockdown & Help Mental & Fitness Wellbeing

We feel it is only right for all Adults & Children to be able to carry on with Grassroots Football whilst in Lockdown. All clubs have guidelines which they follow in a safe way and it is proven to be safe outdoors.

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It is well known that outdoor transmission of the Covid 19 is minimal if at all happening. All grassroots football clubs have guidelines & processes in place to make football safe.
Benefits:
Physical health maintained or increased during restrictions

Mental health maintained or increased due to social aspect of sport & looking forward to the activity each week.

Improves parents mental health. Taking your child & watching your child will support adult mental health

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Allow Grassroots football to keep going for juniors: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/557169

Allow outdoor amateur football to continue during lockdown: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/557467

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Date submitted 1 November 2020
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