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A reminder that the final date for the registration and transfer of players is the last day of February. After this date the Management Committee may alllow a registration but this would only be made if it was for an exceptional situation and did not adversely affect other teams. Please make sure that your managers are aware of this. This deadline does not apply to the under 7 and 8 mini-soccer teams.

We are looking for a Secretary (Honorary Position) to fulfil this role on behalf of our Association. This involves liaising with clubs, officials etc., correspondence and attending monthly meetings. The right person must be computer literate/have admin experience and preferably an interest in football. All expenses are paid and an Honorarium is given each year. There are people who will guide you and assist wherever necessary. We are wanting to appoint the right person as soon as possible. Hopefully this will be a long term appointment.

Please e-mail Mark Glover: mhg.zt@hotmail.co.uk to show your interest and receive further information.

Keighley Rugby Union Football Club‎
Skipton Road
Utley, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6DT

Have you heard of Futsal, but you’re not quite sure what it actually is?

Do you fancy playing in a league that is organised and run to the highest standards by The FA?

Through The FA Futsal Fives, The FA is launching a series of indoor adult Futsal leagues across the country to encourage more players and teams to play this exciting format of five-a-side football.

The FA are looking for new teams to sign-up and get involved in these Futsal leagues which will begin to pop up across the country from September 2011.

Don’t worry if you’ve never played Futsal before, or you’re not even sure what it actually is – The FA Futsal Fives is aimed at offering local opportunities for players of all standards to experience the game for the first time in a fun league setting.

Similar to five-a-side: all you need is a bunch of mates to form a team and turn up at the right time each week. We’ll sort out the rest!

What is Futsal?

Futsal is an exciting, fast-paced small sided football game that is widely played across the world and is officially recognised by both UEFA and FIFA. The FA have established an England Futsal team, an FA National Futsal League, along with a number of other FA national competitions including The FA Futsal Cup.

The FA considers Futsal to be the premium format of five-a-side football due to the skill-based technical merits that the game helps to nurture and develop. When the likes of Pele claim that the game had a significant impact on his development, who are we to argue!

“Futsal was important in helping to develop my ball control, quick thinking, passing….also for dribbling, balance, concentration…. Futsal was very, very important, no doubt” – Pele, World Cup Winner in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Futsal is a five-a-side game, normally played on a flat indoor pitch with hockey sized goals and a size four ball with a reduced bounce. It is played to touchlines and all players are free to enter the penalty area and play the ball over head-height.

There are a number of differences to our traditional version of small sided football, but the dominant elements are the absence of rebound boards and amendments in the laws that encourage and foster skilful, creative play above the physical contact that tends to be a feature of traditional English five-a-side.

Download the Futsal FIFA Laws of the Game (pdf)
Download The FA Futsal Fives Playing Rules (pdf)

Format of The FA Futsal Fives Leagues

Each FA Futsal Fives league has eight teams that play each other twice over the course of a 14 week season. Leagues will typically be played on a midweek evening at the same indoor venue each week, and each team will play one game per week.

Matches will be 20 minutes each half on a running clock (i.e. the clock won’t be stopped every time there is a break in play like full Futsal rules), and FA qualified Futsal referees will officiate each game.

On each league night an FA Futsal Fives league coordinator will be in attendance to liaise with the teams and ensure the evening’s matches proceed smoothly and in line with The FA’s high standards.

Within 24 hours of playing each match, the score of your match, the league table along with scorers and other vital match information will be updated on The FA Futsal Fives League website.

FA Futsal Fives Team Fees

The cost for teams to play in the FA Futsal Fives leagues will vary across the country, but typically it will be between £25 – £40 per match (contact your local FA Futsal Fives league organiser to find out more regarding prices for your area).

On signing up for a 14 week season, each team will be required to pay a refundable deposit that amounts to one week’s match fee in advance to The FA. At the completion of the 14 week season the deposit will be returned to the team unless they have any outstanding and remaining debts with the league.

Teams will be required to pay for their matches either in advance or on the evening of the match. Failure to pay on the evening could result in your team being removed from the league. Teams can pay in advance via debit/credit card if they wish.

Failure to show-up for a match will result in the team being charged the full match-fee and could result in a fine being imposed in line with the league’s rules and regulations.

Where Can I Play?

The FA Futsal Fives Leagues are all played at indoor venues. Details are below and then the downloadable posters provide more information.

Click here for contact details of the leagues.

This process finished at the end of September 2011 and has then been seen by a number of internal committees at The Football Association, including Football Development Committee, Referee’s Committee, Youth Committee and National Game Board.

A presentation and some FAQ’s can be found in the related documents section, sharing findings from two years research, presentations and discussions across the country. Please send any thoughts or requests for more support in any particular areas through to yourkidsyoursay@TheFA.com where help will be given wherever possible.

The FA are very excited as to what the future holds for youth football as we move towards making the game even better for young people.

Further information and video clips used during the series of roadshows conducted by The FA can be found on the ‘Your Kids, Your Say’ section of TheFA.com.

 At 7.45pm on Tuesday 10 January 2012 our guest speaker at Silsden AFC, Keighley Road, Silsden is Graeme Atkins from Bradford Referees’ Association.

It is several years since we last had the pleasure of his company . I can ensure you all that this will be an informative and entertaining evening.

The evening is open to all – you do not have to be a referee to attend.
Graeme started his refereeing career in 1979 in the West Riding County Amateur and Northern Intermediate Leagues. He was appointed as a contributory league referee in 1988 and was promoted as an assistant to the Football League in 1989 – 90.

In 1993-1994, he was placed on the select group of assistant referees for the FA Premier League, a position he held for 14 years until his retirement in 2008.

In 1999, he was appointed to the FIFA list of assistant referees, which led to 46 trips over 5 years travelling round Europe officiating in club and international fixtures.

One of the highlights of his career was to do the last between Chelsea and Aston Villa.

Following his retirement he began assessing at contributory league level and after his first season was successful in being promoted to assessing on the Football League.

A pie & pea supper is available @ £2.00 per person. If you wish to order please confirm so with your reply
Simon Todd Keighley & District Referees’ Association 07866 089661

The Football Association acknowledges the role volunteers play throughout football and is keen to support the volunteer workforce by offering a range of opportunities and courses to develop their leadership experience.

With this in mind, West Riding County FA will be hosting its 4th Young Leadership Camp in February 2012.  The West Riding Young Leadership Event will be held on:

Wednesday 15th February, 2012, at

West Riding County FA Headquarters
Fleet Lane,
Woodlesford
Leeds
LS26 8NX

Registration will commence at 8.30am and the opening ceremony will begin at 9.00am. All leaders will be ready to depart at 5.00pm

The Young Leadership Camp will cater for the demand that we experience from young volunteers coming into football from local FA Charter Standard clubs, schools, colleges, organisations and the FA Football Futures Programme. It will provide workshops around Handling & Movement (a FUNdamentals workshop), Disability Football, and Refereeing. The workshops will be delivered by West Riding CFA Staff and the West Riding Young Leaders Management Team and will provide the Young Leaders with lots of knowledge and ideas, and empower them to make a difference in their football communities.

All leaders that are put forward for the County Camp and others within your school, college, club or organisation will be encouraged (if they haven’t done so already) to sign up to the FA Football Futures Programme and the West Riding County FA Young Leadership Programme.  This will require leaders to commit to a minimum 10 hours of voluntary work in their local football club and/or school or college in order to use their new skills and develop their leadership experience.

Criteria for West Riding County FA Young Leadership Camp 2012:

All applicants nominated to attend the West Riding County FA Event will be required to meet the following criteria;

Aged 14 – 17 years old  (currently in years 9, 10, 11 or 12)
Hold one of the following qualifications: Level 1 or 2 in Sports  Leadership, Level 3 in Higher Sports Leadership,  JFL (formerly known as JFO), FA Level 1 Award or FA Level 2 Certificate, FA One Day Age Appropriate or FA Basic Referees
Have already volunteered in sport for a minimum of 5 hours
Must be committed to volunteering for a further minimum 10 hours in local football club/school/college/organisation after attending the event
Application endorsed by school/college teacher or club manager/coach
Willing to sign up to the FA’s Football Futures Programme/WRCFA Young Leaders programme (if not already done so)
Didn’t attend the County Leadership Camp in February 2011

PDM’s, Heads of PE, SGO’s, teachers, Club Coaches/Managers or club personnel are asked to nominate a maximum of 3 individuals to attend the camp (see attached nomination forms). County Football Development Officers will then select the applicants based on the criteria and the answers given on the nomination forms. Deadline for entries is Friday 27th January, 2012

The FA West Riding Young Leadership Camp is a great opportunity for young people to develop their leadership skills and will provide the opportunity to gain knowledge from experienced FA Staff to take back to their football communities.

For further information on the Camp please contact Jo de Tute on 0113 282 2358 or email joanne.detute@wrcfa.com.  I look forward to receiving your nominations.

The August Newsletter and Urgent Updates document. Due top the site being updated these are a little late, sorry for any inconvenience.

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A friendly game took place at Oakworth last Friday against a team from Bingley Juniors. Not only did it provide the opportunity to use a pair of the new Samba goals bought by the League but also check out the advantages and problems with the new format.

There was general agreement at how well the event had gone. The boys adjusted well to having nine players and a pitch just the right size for them.

Congratulations to all at both Oakworth Juniors and Bingley Juniors for their superb sportsmanship and enthusiasm.

via 9v9 STARTS Craven, Aire & Wharfe Junior League.