1. EAST CORNWALL YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2013-14

2. U7s

3. Format League starts 15 Sept 2013 There will be five ‘blocks’ of football Each block lasts for approx 6-weeks Each block culminates with a ‘Competition Day’ Leading up to Competition Day, teams will play development matches [fixtures set by the League] The five Competition Days will be held at a central venue. Under 7s

4. Structure Any development matches not played will be voided ( there will be no fines). Results must be submitted to website BUT WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED - the site will simply say ‘15-09-13 Cardiff played Swansea’ Winners of Competition Day matches will be shown in gold letters – Swansea ‘22-09-13 Stoke played Swansea’ Under 7s

5. BlockStartingCompetition dayVenueNotes 1 15-09-1320-10-136/52 2 10-11-1315-12-136/52. Late start- avoids ½ term 3 05-01-1409-02-146/52 4 23-02-1430-03-146/52. Late start- avoids ½ term 5 06-04-1404-05-145/52 but includes Easter hols. 11/05 is Grand Final day

6. Rules Teams will be 5 –a-side Maximum duration of matches will be 20 minutes each way 4 x 10 minute quarters are allowed in development matches It is strongly encouraged that all match day players have at least 50% of time on the pitch. The recommended size of the pitch is 40 x 30yds Posts should be 12’ x 6’ Under 7s

7. Competition Days Central Venues will be booked and funded by League Pitches to be set out by Team Managers Referees to be supplied by teams Balls to be supplied by teams Liabilities / team safety responsibility of Clubs Competition Day certificates will be awarded Under 7s

8. U8s

9. Format League starts 08 Sept 2013 There will be six ‘blocks’ of football Each block lasts for approx 5-weeks Each block culminates with a ‘Competition Day’ Leading up to Competition Day, teams will play development matches [fixtures set by the League] The six Competition Days will be held at a central venue. Under 8s

10. Structure Any development matches not played will be voided ( there will be no fines). Results must be submitted to website BUT WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED - the site will simply say ‘15-09-13 Cardiff played Swansea’ Winners of Competition Day matches will be shown in gold letters – Swansea ‘22-09-13 Stoke played Swansea’ Under 8s

11. BlockStartingCompetition dayVenueNotes 1 08-09-1306-10-135/52 2 13-10-1310-11-135/52. inc ½ term 3 17-11-1315-12-135/52- beware: same date as U7s 4 05-01-1402-02-145/52. 5 23-02-1423-03-145/52. late start avoids ½ term 6 30-03-1404-05-145/52 but includes Easter hols. 04/05 is Grand Final day

12. Competition Days Central Venues will be booked and funded by League Pitches to be set out by Team Managers Referees to be supplied by teams Balls to be supplied by teams Liabilities / team safety responsibility of Clubs Competition Day certificates will be awarded Under 8s

13. Rules Teams will be 5 –a-side Maximum duration of matches will be 20 minutes each way It is strongly encouraged that all match day players have at least 50% of time on the pitch. The recommended size of the pitch is 40 x 30yds Posts should be 12’ x 6’ Size 3 footballs used Under 8s

14. U9s

15. Two mini-seasons Mini-Season 1 -08-09-13 to 22-12-13 -16/52 -Avoids Xmas, inc ½ term Mini-Season 2 -12-01-14 to 04-05-14 -17/52 -Starts after New Year, inc ½ term and Easter Under 9s

16. Structure 1) Group Stages Teams drawn into groups Each group will be fixtured to play each other home and away* Group league tables will form based on results entered Under 9s

17. Structure 2) Semi- finals The 1 st place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Diamond Semi-Finals’ The 2 nd place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Ruby Semi-Finals’ The 3 rd place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Emerald Semi-Finals’ The 4 th place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Sapphire Semi-Finals’ Under 9s

18. Structure 3) Finals The winners of the ‘Diamond Semi-Finals’ will play a Diamond Final The winners of the ‘Ruby Semi-Finals’ will play a Ruby Final The winners of the ‘Emerald Semi-Finals’ will play a Emerald Final The winners of the ‘Sapphire Semi-Finals’ will play a Sapphire Final Under 9s

19. Finals Day This will be at a central venue Finals Day will be set at start of season and is not negotiable (11 May 2014) Awards will be presented to all finalists ( no awards for losing semi-finalists) No other cup competition will run Under 9s

20. Structure On completion of Mini-Season1, all results are closed. Mini-Season 2 will see groups re-drawn and the same format followed. Under 9s

21. Rules Teams will be 7 –a-side Maximum duration of matches will be 25 minutes each way It is strongly encouraged that all match day players have at least 50% of time on the pitch. The recommended size of the pitch is 60 x 40yds Posts should be 12’ x 6’ Size 3 footballs used Under 9s

22. U10s

23. Two mini-seasons Mini-Season 1 -08-09-13 to 22-12-13 -16/52 -Avoids Xmas, inc ½ term Mini-Season 2 -12-01-14 to 04-05-14 -17/52 -Starts after New Year, inc ½ term and Easter Under 10s

24. Structure 1) Group Stages Teams drawn into groups Each group will be fixtured to play each other home and away* Group league tables will form based on results entered Under 10s

25. Structure 2) Semi- finals The 1 st place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Diamond Semi-Finals’ The 2 nd place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Ruby Semi-Finals’ The 3 rd place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Emerald Semi-Finals’ The 4 th place teams from each group will play each other in ‘Sapphire Semi-Finals’ Under 10s

26. Structure 3) Finals The winners of the ‘Diamond Semi-Finals’ will play a Diamond Final The winners of the ‘Ruby Semi-Finals’ will play a Ruby Final The winners of the ‘Emerald Semi-Finals’ will play a Emerald Final The winners of the ‘Sapphire Semi-Finals’ will play a Sapphire Final Under 10s

27. Finals Day This will be at a central venue Finals Day will be set at start of season and is not negotiable (11 May 2014) Awards will be presented to all finalists ( no awards for losing semi-finalists) No other cup competition will run Under 10s

28. Structure On completion of Mini-Season1, all results are closed. Mini-Season 2 will see groups re-drawn and the same format followed. Under 10s

29. Rules Teams will be 7 –a-side Maximum duration of matches will be 25 minutes each way It is strongly encouraged that all match day players have at least 50% of time on the pitch. The recommended size of the pitch is 60 x 40yds Posts should be 12’ x 6’ Size 4 footballs used Under 10s

30. U11s

31. Format 1) LEAGUE There will possibly be 20 teams They will again be split into 3 divisions League fixtures will run from 15-09-13 to 09-02-14 Under 11s

32. SEPTEMBER1st8th15th22nd29th OCTOBER6th13th20th27th NOVEMBER3rd10th17th24th DECEMBER1st8th15th22nd29th JANUARY5th12th19th26th FEBRUARY2nd9th16th23rd BLOCKED DATES EQUATES TO 15 FIXTURE DATES FIXTURE DATES ALTERNATE FIXTURE DATE AND 6 ALTERNATE DATES

33. Format 1) CUP For the remainder of the season, a Champions League cup competition will be held. This will replace the conventional cup. The Final will be held 11 May 2014 After league fixtures have finished, teams will be drawn into Groups ( A, B, C and D) A team will play the others in its Group once only. Under 11s

34. Finals The winners of each group will be drawn and will play each other on Finals Day Thus Group A winner will play Group C winner etc Awards will be presented to all finalists Finals Day 11 May 2014 Under 11s

35. Rules Teams will be 9–a-side Maximum duration of matches will be 30 minutes each way The recommended size of the pitch is 80 x 50yds Posts should be 16’ x 7’ Size 4 footballs used Linesman with flags are required Under 11s

36. U12s

37. The proposal is that the U12s will run the same as the U11s: A league finishing in February A Champions League style cup starting after the League This produces less league fixtures ( and possible jam) This provides new teams to play for clubs in that league Under 12s

38. U7 – 5 mini season blocks: each ending with a final at a Central Venue U8 - 6 mini season blocks: each culminating with a final at a Central Venue U9 – 2 mini seasons – run as a Champions league format U10 – 2 mini seasons – run as a Champions league format U11 – League fixtures and then Champions League Cup U12 - League fixtures and then Champions League Cup Summary