To understand what time your game will be you need to understand what we do regarding Age Groups.
Age
We don't have age groups.
- Summer competitions have far fewer teams than the winter competition.
- With fewer team, it is not possible to have groups of teams that are both the same age and same ability.
- Some summer competitions retain age groups and, as a result, have both "A" and "D" teams in the same divisions. The consequence is results like 13-nil
- Spring Soccer does not have age groups, we group by ability, Strong U8 might play weak U9 etc, It is a continuum/spectrum.
- With no age groups, there is no general requirement about ages of players in teams.
- Of course, we would not allow U5 to play in an U10 team so we issue a guideline that the difference between the youngest and oldest player in any team should not be more than 18 months. This is a guideline and we do vary it.
Times
- Weakest (usually youngest) are assigned the earliest time slots.
- Teams are put into divisions of teams of similar ability.
- The age range between teams will be no greater than 18 months based on the average age of the team.
- The average age of team will be calculated by year and month so, for example, a U11 team with an average age in January can be placed in a division with U9 team with average age in December (13 months apart)
- Girls teams can have a greater age difference, for example U12 girls with an average age in January can be placed in a division with U10 boys with an average age in January (24 months).
- At each ground we number the fields. Half the fields will kick-off at the quarter hour and the other at the half hour. This means that not everyone is coming and going at the same time, In effect, when fields 1-4 are kicking-off, fields 5-8 are calling half time.
When Will You Play
When you play will depend on the strength of your team and that of others. As a guide, here is a table showing the ages, gender and times teams played at each competition in the 2023/24 seaon. Some examples,
- on Tuesday reading down the 6pm column the division consisted of 10 teams ...2 x mixed U08 + 4 x Boys U07 + 4 x Boys U08.
- on Tuesday reading across the U10 Girls there were 6 teams with 2 playing at 5:30 and 4 playing at 5:45
Day |
age |
Gender |
5:00 |
5:15 |
5:30 |
5:45 |
6:00 |
6:15 |
6:30 |
6:45 |
7:00 |
TUE |
U05 |
Girls |
1 |
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TUE |
U06 |
Girls |
4 |
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TUE |
U07 |
Girls |
2 |
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TUE |
U08 |
Girls |
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2 |
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TUE |
U09 |
Girls |
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2 |
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TUE |
U10 |
Girls |
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2 |
4 |
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TUE |
U12 |
Girls |
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2 |
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TUE |
U13 |
Girls |
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2 |
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TUE |
U06 |
Mixed |
1 |
1 |
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TUE |
U07 |
Mixed |
|
2 |
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TUE |
U08 |
Mixed |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
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TUE |
U09 |
Mixed |
|
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|
1 |
|
1 |
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TUE |
U10 |
Mixed |
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|
1 |
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TUE |
U12 |
Mixed |
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2 |
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TUE |
U05 |
Boys |
1 |
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TUE |
U06 |
Boys |
1 |
1 |
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TUE |
U07 |
Boys |
|
1 |
2 |
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4 |
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TUE |
U08 |
Boys |
|
1 |
1 |
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4 |
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TUE |
U09 |
Boys |
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2 |
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2 |
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TUE |
U10 |
Boys |
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|
1 |
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5 |
1 |
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TUE |
U11 |
Boys |
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4 |
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TUE |
U12 |
Boys |
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3 |
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TUE |
U13 |
Boys |
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3 |
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Day |
age |
Gender |
5:00 |
5:15 |
5:30 |
5:45 |
6:00 |
6:15 |
6:30 |
6:45 |
7:00 |
WED |
U06 |
Girls |
1 |
1 |
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WED |
U08 |
Girls |
|
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2 |
|
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|
WED |
U10 |
Girls |
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2 |
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|
WED |
U11 |
Girls |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
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|
WED |
U05 |
Mixed |
1 |
|
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|
WED |
U06 |
Mixed |
1 |
3 |
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WED |
U07 |
Mixed |
|
3 |
|
1 |
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WED |
U09 |
Mixed |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
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WED |
U10 |
Mixed |
|
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|
1 |
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WED |
U06 |
Boys |
5 |
1 |
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WED |
U07 |
Boys |
|
|
4 |
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WED |
U08 |
Boys |
|
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2 |
2 |
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WED |
U09 |
Boys |
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6 |
1 |
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WED |
U10 |
Boys |
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4 |
2 |
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WED |
U11 |
Boys |
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3 |
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WED |
U12 |
Boys |
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3 |
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Day |
age |
Gender |
5:00 |
5:15 |
5:30 |
5:45 |
6:00 |
6:15 |
6:30 |
6:45 |
7:00 |
THU |
U08 |
Girls |
|
1 |
1 |
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THU |
U09 |
Girls |
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4 |
|
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|
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THU |
U10 |
Girls |
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|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
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THU |
U11 |
Girls |
|
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|
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|
3 |
|
1 |
THU |
U05 |
Mixed |
1 |
|
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THU |
U06 |
Mixed |
2 |
|
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THU |
U07 |
Mixed |
2 |
|
1 |
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THU |
U08 |
Mixed |
|
1 |
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|
1 |
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THU |
U10 |
Mixed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
THU |
U06 |
Boys |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
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THU |
U07 |
Boys |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
1 |
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THU |
U08 |
Boys |
|
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3 |
|
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THU |
U09 |
Boys |
|
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|
|
1 |
|
1 |
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THU |
U10 |
Boys |
|
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|
1 |
3 |
THU |
U11 |
Boys |
|
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2 |
1 |
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