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The 2023 Review: An Update on the Emerging Ron Harrod Foundation Athletes
In 2023, the Ron Harrod Foundation generously supported 8 promising athletes from Norfolk & Suffolk. Since then, each of these athletes has made remarkable strides in their sporting endeavours. Here's an overview of their impressive achievements...
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Harrod Sport Champions Mental Wellbeing on World Mental Health Day 2023
With depression currently affecting 1 in 6 adults in the UK1, Harrod Sport are encouraging adults to get back into sports to support their mental wellbeing in the lead-up to World Mental Health Day on October 10th.
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The Difference Between Rugby Union & Rugby League | Harrod Sport
What Is the Difference Between Rugby Union and Rugby League? Learn how scoring, pitch markings and more vary across the two codes.
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The Difference Between Rugby & American Football | Harrod Sport
What Is the Difference Between Rugby and American Football? Learn how scoring, pitch markings and goalposts vary between the two sports.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: The Recap
What a month it's been! 64 matches played and a whopping 164 goals have been shot into our FIFA Approved 4G Stadium PRO Goals!
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A Guide to Football Pitch Dimensions
Read our guide to football pitch dimensions including diagrams for 5v5, 7v7, 9v9 and 11v11 pitches in both feet and inches.
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Meet the Ron Harrod Foundation Athletes of 2023
Meet the slew of talented athletes from Norfolk and Suffolk have been awarded sponsorship from The Ron Harrod Foundation 2023
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Championing Equality: Celebrating Women in Sports with Harrod Sport
Here at Harrod Sport, we have been lucky enough to work with some of the most prestigious events in Women’s Sport. Although the road hasn’t been easy for many to get to these events due to inequalities in the sports sector, we have been thrilled to see some of these barriers being broken down in the past few years. Here’s a few ways we like to support these events…
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How much does it cost to build a tennis court?
Learn now much it costs to build a tennis court, complete with surface types, how to prepare your location and equipment needed to help you decide whether a home tennis court is for you.
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From Lowestoft to Qatar! Harrod Sport goal posts to take centre stage at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup!
After announcing that Qatar would host the 2022 FIFA World Cup way back in 2018, we were honoured to find out that we had been chosen to supply the tournament with our FIFA Approved, Stadium PRO Goals, to every stadium hosting the matches at the prestigious, global event!
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How to start a football team from scratch
Football has long been the most popular sport in the UK, and with the success of the women’s and men’s home nation teams in international competitions, people of all ages and abilities have been inspired to get involved with the sport, both on and off the field. There’s never been a better time to help grow the grassroots community. If you’re thinking about starting a football club, you’ll find that there are many challenges to overcome, but the result could be valuable to your whole community for years to come. This article provides an overview of the factors you should consider when starting a new football team from scratch in England – from costs to registrations and player trials. Insights from Ian Grange, Head of Facilities and Development at the Norfolk FA are also included to make sure your new team has the best possible start.
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Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the whole nation inspired!
The 22nd Games saw 6,500 athletes competing across 19 sports, with Harrod Sport proudly supplying equipment for Hockey, Netball, and Rugby Sevens. Harrod Sport has a proud history of supplying sporting equipment to Commonwealth Games, previously supplying Manchester 2002, Delhi 2010, and Glasgow 2014, and Director of Sport Kevin Utton said they are "delighted to be able to add Birmingham 2022 to the collection."