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Administration Rules

  1. Management of the Competition

    1. The Competition shall be called Woodley Saints FA Charter Club South of England 6-a-side Championships and 7-a-side Festival. b) The officials shall be Alan Brown (Tournament Director), Emma Lakin (Club Secretary) and Mike Bingham (Club Chairman)
    2. Any alterations to these rules may be made by the officials.
    3. The competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association. Matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws for Small Sided Football as laid down by the Football Association. Any other rules must be specified. Where there are options these must be specified.

  2. Affiliation of participating teams

    All teams will be affiliated to a County Association, through the competition. For one (1) day and charity competitions the sanctioning of the competition shall automatically accord to all participating teams the status of affiliated teams.

  3. Teams eligible to enter and entry fee

    The competition shall be open to teams from Under 7s to Under 16s. The entry fee shall be £36.00 per team.

  4. Committee and powers

    A committee consisting of the Woodley Saints Executive Committee shall be appointed to organise the competition. The committee shall have the power to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Competition, and shall have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition, including any not provided for by these rules. The committee shall also adjudicate in all cases of dispute, protest and complaint. Other members shall be co-opted if required.

  5. Copies of rules

    A copy of these rules shall be given to all participating teams and are binding on the clubs taking part.

  6. Players qualification

    The competition shall be divided into the following age groups:-
    • Boys/Girls U7s, U8s, U9s, U10s, U11s, U12s & U13s
    • Boys U14s & U15s
    • Girls U11/12s, U13/14s & U15/16s
    Before the commencement of the competition all teams shall submit a list of players eligible to participate (together with details of their dates of birth) to the committee and be under their respective ages before 1.9.2011. All players shall be bona fide members of their clubs, and may only play for one club in the tournament.

  7. Team Colours

    Each competing team shall register its choice of colours with the competition. In the event of similar colours the second name team shall change, either by turning shirts inside out or by wearing bibs. Players shall be dressed in uniform shirts and shorts, but goalkeepers shall wear colours which distinguish them from other players and referees. Goalkeepers may wear tracksuit bottoms.

  8. Arrangement of competition

    1. The competition shall be played on a League basis in the first stage with teams divided by the committee into groups. The number of League games will be determined by the number of entries for that age group within the competition. Five points will be awarded for a win, two points for a draw and one point for each goal scored. In the event of two or more teams being equal on points the following will resolve the league order:-
      1. Result of any game between the two teams,
      2. the most wins,
      3. the most draws,
      4. the least goals conceded,
      5. the drawing of lots by the Tournament Director.
    2. A knockout competition shall then take place between the top teams within each league depending on the number of entries for that age group within the competition. The remaining teams will take part in a consolation competition. The committee shall make the draw for both of these competitions.

  9. Reporting of results

    The winning team shall be responsible for reporting the result of the game to the committee at the conclusion of the game by handing in a result slip that has been completed by the referee.

  10. Referees

    Referees shall be appointed by the committee. Referees shall be paid a fee of £25.00 per session or £60.00 per whole day.

  11. Protests and complaints

    All questions of eligibility, qualification of players or interpretation of the rules shall be referred to the Committee, but no objection relative to the dimensions of the playing area or other appurtenances thereon shall be entertained by the committee unless a protest is lodged with the referee before the commencement of the game.

  12. Appeals

    Any appeal against a decision of the committee must be made in writing to a sanctioning association in accordance with its rules within fourteen (14) days of the posting of the decision of the committee and be accompanied by an appeal fee applicable to that sanctioning association.

  13. Misconduct

    To be dealt with in accordance with the agreed FA procedures.

  14. Team names

    No team must enter this competition in the name of an affiliated team without the full knowledge and authority of that team.

  15. Trophies

    The following trophies and medals will be awarded.:
    • For all individual age groups from U9s to U16s:
      • Main Knockout Competitions . Winners trophy for team and individual medals for winners and runners up
      • Consolation Competitions . Individual medals for winners and runners up
    • For U7s and U8s . Individual medal for every player taking part.

    A PDF Copy of these rules can be downloaded below:

    Administration Rules

     

 

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