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YEL Update – 14th February 2025

This Update has FOUR important messages this week which we would ask you to please read.

Cup Matches – Cup tied players, ID checks & team sheets, Finals
Advanced notice – Transfer/registration deadline
FA rules regarding numbers of substitutes  
YEL Office email has changed!

Cup Matches – Cup tied players, ID checks & team sheets, Finals
Cup tied players – Any player who has played in a previous round for another team in the same age group and playing day cannot play for another team in the same age group cup competition as they will be cup tied and as such, ineligible. Any team found to have played an ineligible player will be removed from the competition. Please check and make sure you do not fall foul of this rule.

Cup Rules, ID Checks & Team Sheets – Please ensure you have read and understand the cup rules inc ID checks and proving team sheets to officially appointed YEL refs – YELonline.com – under rules and regulations – Any issues on the day, ring YEL GameDay hotline below
Please email the YEL Office should you encounter any officially appointed YEL referee refusing to accept a team sheet or saying that they don’t need them.

Finals – teams still in the cup competitions should make a note that the finals will take place in May over two weekends – (U9/U10 plus some U13/U14) 10th & 11th and (U11-U14) 17th & 18th The finals weekends are a festival of football with over 60 ability based competitions reaching their conclusion. It is a massive logistical exercise for us and requires months of planning. Even though you may not have reached a final yet, it is essential that you check availability now with your players to ensure there are no schools events planned which would affect a significant number of players in the team. In the past it has only affected the U13/U14 age group but everyone should check. Any potential issues need emailing to the office now. The dates of the finals are set as per the age groups above There may be some flexibility with the 11v11 finals if affected by a school event. We could see if there would be a possibility of switching any affected 11v11 final to the other weekend. This can only be done with plenty of notice ie NOW!

Advance Notice – Transfer/Player registration deadline
REMINDER: As per YEL rules 18(I) A Player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after 16th March except by special permission of the Management Committee.

If you are looking to sign/register an additional player/s the transfer/registration must be completed by 16th March.

FA Rules regarding numbers of substitutes
Reminder: We’ve received reports that some teams are attempting to take more than the permitted number of players to YEL games. It can be tempting to give all players in squads the opportunity to play in YEL games if they’re available. This can’t happen. The maximum number of registered players that can play in any YEL games is:

5v5 (U7/U8) 5 starters and 5 subs
7v7 (U9/U10) 7 starters and 7 subs
9v9 (U11/U12) 9 starters and 5 subs
11v11 (U13/U14) 11 starters and 5 subs

If you have a large squad, you will need to introduce rest weeks for players to ensure you do not take more than the permitted number of subs. Breaking this rule incurs the minimum sanction of a fine for each player over and above the maximum number permitted.

YEL Office email address has changed!
Amazingly, despite it being widely advertised for the last four months, some people are still using the old email address – Quite incredible!

Any emails sent to the old address will not be responded to. We will also not accept using this old email address as an excuse by any team/club to try and get out of fine raised through the league not being notified about something – kick off time change, venue change, change of personnel etc. Update your address book now:

office@yelonline.com

The switch to office@yelonline.com brings the office email address in line with the growing suite of @yelonline.com email accounts designed to ensure that your email gets to the right person as quickly as possible. Please use the relevant email addresses below to speed up the process:

office@yelonline.com – all general admin enquiries, fixture queries, KO time changes, questions on rules
finance@yelonline.com – any player reg queries, match return fines/queries, queries relating to invoices
referees@yelonline.com –questions regarding referee appointments, how to register a referee/as a ref.

Contacting the YEL

If you email the YEL OFFICE – office@yelonline.com – please ensure you state the team name, age group and playing day so we can quickly deal with the enquiry
If you have any issues or on the day queries relating to your game only, you can contact the YEL Game Day Hotline number for advice. Available between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Sat/Sun

ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ON THE DAY MATCH RELATED ENQUIRIES – no other issues will be discussed.

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