youth football, wales also?
Mon May 28, 2012 4:42 pm
Revolutionary changes to youth football proposed by the Football Association have received overwhelming backing by the organisation's shareholders.
Some 87 per cent of the 778 votes cast were in favour of the plans which will see youngsters playing in smaller-sided games, with smaller pitches and goals, and more emphasis on learning skills rather than winning.
FA director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking has called the vote 'as important as anything that will happen this summer. The Euros are about the here and now - this vote is about the future.'
Future: The vote held at Wembley will change the way youth football is played
Future: The vote held at Wembley will change the way youth football is played
A meeting of county FAs, clubs and other bodies at Wembley on Monday saw 679 votes cast in favour of the proposals and 99 against.
The changes will be phased in for the 2014-15 season and see 5 v 5 for seven and eight-year-olds, and 9 v 9 for 11 and 12-year-olds.
Some 87 per cent of the 778 votes cast were in favour of the plans which will see youngsters playing in smaller-sided games, with smaller pitches and goals, and more emphasis on learning skills rather than winning.
FA director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking has called the vote 'as important as anything that will happen this summer. The Euros are about the here and now - this vote is about the future.'
Future: The vote held at Wembley will change the way youth football is played
Future: The vote held at Wembley will change the way youth football is played
A meeting of county FAs, clubs and other bodies at Wembley on Monday saw 679 votes cast in favour of the proposals and 99 against.
The changes will be phased in for the 2014-15 season and see 5 v 5 for seven and eight-year-olds, and 9 v 9 for 11 and 12-year-olds.
Re: youth football, wales also?
Mon May 28, 2012 8:27 pm
At the moment the rules have been for us in wales 4 v 4 no goal keeper for under 7s with po up goals, under 8s you add a goal keeper with pop up goals, both very small pitches, as for under 11s I think it's been 9 aside, with under 12 s full size, I know the fa asked all the leauges in Gwent would the under 2012-2012 under 12 s play nine aside in 3 quarter pitches, as I under stand it east Gwent agreed, Newport agreed, however the Islwyn league said no, so next season it's going to be a trial period for these rules,