U7 Provision 26/27
In line with the FA’s new formats the U7 age group will not have any competitive events. Under 7 teams will instead be offered a number of different variation’s of the 3v3 setup.
Central Venue 3v3 – These will be held at Bradley Football Development Centre between 1pm and 5pm. You will be allocated slots. The first two weeks of the season will be for teams to understand the format and to ask questions from league officials. The central venue events after Christmas will be optional but will offer teams the opportunity to play a number of games against different teams instead of just one team.
Indoor 3v3 – To ensure that teams will be able to play fixtures we move indoors for 3v3 during December and January which will ensure games can go ahead and avoid our youngest teams being out in the cold. These will be 3 team round robins co-ordinated by league officials and will take place between 11am and 4pm at Grimsby Institute.
Festivals
Throughout the season our teams will have the opportunity to participate in up to two competitive festivals. These are usually at the start and end of the season around your development games. The league will ask for entries into the competition which will be a group basis followed by a knock out competition on a single date. These events are held at Bradley FDC on 3G between 1pm and 5pm. These are split based on ability and you’ll only participate in one session either (1pm – 3pm or 3pm – 5pm).
League referees will be provided where possible and these events are included within your monthly league subscription. Entry is optional and you’ll need to ensure you have booked a place in these events.
U8/9 will play 5v5, U10/11/12/13 will play 7v7 and U14 and above will play 7v7. U14 and above teams may enter 2 teams if they wish.
Trophy Events
Trophy events are played over two weekends. The first weekend teams will play a round robin with the top teams moving into the Champions League and the rest into the Europa League. The second weekend teams will continue to play a round robin and the winner of the league will be declared the winners of the competition. There are no knock outs in this competition.
Entry is optional and you’ll need to ensure you have booked a place in these events.
3v3 (Saturday Inflatables)
3v3 is now the national FA’s approved format for U7. However, our teams have the opportunity to play 3v3 up to U12. It is a fast paced, skilful game which is endorsed by Pete Sturgess from the FA.
Our 3v3 events will be using inflatable sides (Weather permitting) meaning the ball will be in play for longer. Here are some of the benefits of playing 3v3:
- More touches on the ball
- Increased number of game related decision-making opportunities
- Constant transition from attacking to defensive situations
- Increased 1 vs. 1 encounters in both attacking and defending situations
- Increased opportunities to utilise specific ball skills
- Increased opportunity to be in a goal scoring position
- Increased opportunities to be in a 2 vs. 1 attacking and defending situation
Teams will play non-competitive. These will be round robin matches of 8 minutes in length with approx. 5/6 games per session where possible.
Teams are able to enter more than 1 team in these events (up to 5 players per team) and again they are all included in your monthly subscription and are all optional. All players receive a participation medal.
Winter Futsal
Winter Futsal is provided for our younger age groups U8 and U9 teams. These are optional to enter but highly recommended. Games are played on Sunday’s throughout December and January to avoid young players being outside in the cold and participate in the highly successful game of Futsal. Closer to the time we’ll have a qualified Futsal trainer talk to team managers about the game and its benefits. These will be played as non-competitive and all players receive a medal.
This is included in your monthly subscription and available for U8 and U9 teams. If you do not enter games will be random across the ability levels with any team not entering.
Mid-Week Futsal
Our mid-week provision is provided by Grimsby Town Foundation and runs from Franklin College and available for all age groups. This is NOT included in your monthly subscription and has a weekly fee. More information regarding this will be available shortly.
Old School 5v5
Old School 5v5 is provided for our older age groups where they participate in a round robin competition with knock outs using old school 5v5 tournament rules. This includes a circle goal area only allowed to be occupied by the goalkeeper and the ability to play off the walls. Games will be played at King George Stadium between 10am and 2pm.
Competition Rules
Competition rules for all events are available in the league handbook.