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YEL Update – 15th August 2025

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

 

U9-U14 – Second/final deadline for min. number of players to be registered for teams to be included in the winter season competitive divisions

All club officials and team contacts must log into Scoreline before the start of the season

Changing KO times guide – ONE WEEK left to do it yourself

Team officials need to add photos onto their FA personal account

 

U9-U14 – Second/final deadline for min. number of players to be registered for teams to be included in the winter season competitive divisions

As per League Reg 2(E), U9-U14 teams who have got to this stage, must have the following minimum number of players registered by Sunday 31st August in order to play in the winter competitive divisions. Those failing to meet the deadline will be removed and switched to friendlies only until Christmas. NB Friendlies will be arranged wherever possible but no guarantee it will be every week.

 

U9/U10 (7v7) – 9 Players        U11/U12 (9v9) – 12 Players        U13/U14 (11v11) – 14 Players

 

All club officials and team contacts must log into Scoreline before the start of the season

Reminder of League Reg 1. All users of Scoreline – Team contacts AND club officials, must log into Scoreline between June 1st and the start of the season in order for the club & its teams to be compliant. Logging in is all you need to do as it confirms your email address for any league correspondence and that you are a bona fide user.

 

Need your email & password     https://portal.yelscoreline.com/
Changing kick off times guide – ONE WEEK left to do it yourself

We have currently unlocked Full-Time to allow teams to update kick off times themselves.

 

ONE WEEK LEFT to make changes yourselves – On Friday 22nd August Full-Time will be locked and you will need to email the YEL Office to make any changes

Below is a simple guide on how to change kick off times.

IMPORTANT RULES:

9v9 & 11v11 – Kick off times can be changed to between 10am and 2.30pm without consultation with the opposition provide it is done 10 or more days before the game

5v5 & 7v7 – Kick off times can be changed to between 10am and 12.30pm without consultation with the opposition provide it is done 10 or more days before the game.

All age groups – Kick off times can be changed to between 9am and 9.55am however the opposition’s agreement must be obtained REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH NOTICE IS GIVEN. (The only exception will be where the league has set a pre 10am KO)

Any kick off times prior to 10am will be checked with the opposition prior to the start of the season and if their agreement hasn’t been obtained, the KO time will revert to the default KO time and it will be up to the home team to source a pitch for this time.
Guide to changing a KO time

STEP ONE 

Log in to Full-Time – https://fulltime-admin.thefa.com/leagueAdminHome.html

STEP TWO

Click ‘Fixtures’ – ‘Update Fixtures’

STEP THREE

Select your team from the drop down menu and press “EDIT” button next to fixture you wish to change

STEP FOUR

Change the kick off time and press “UPDATE”
Team officials need to add photos onto their FA personal account

It has long been a player registration requirement that a head and shoulders image be uploaded onto the club portal before the player can be registered. It made no sense whatsoever that Managers and Coaches, for some reason, were allowed to register without uploading a head and shoulders image of themselves.We are in complete agreement with our parent County FA that this is poor practice from a safeguarding point of view. Our League Regulation 1(B)(iv) now make it a rule that: 

‘Team Officials (Manager/Coach/Assistant Manager/Assistant Coach) must have their photo uploaded to Club Portal.

A parent can stand in if either coach is not present provided they have an in date FA safeguarding children certificate and in date FA DBS.

 Failure of a team to comply with this rule will result in the membership application to join the league being rejected. If a team is not compliant with this regulation during the season, it will receive a fine of up to £100 for failing to follow a management instruction and will have its fixtures withdrawn immediately until the team becomes compliant.’

All Team Officials log into their personal FA account and upload a current image of themselves.

This regulation is an additional safeguarding measure to help everyone know who is standing on the coaches’ side of the pitch and to assist YEL Respect Field Officers/County FA Officials when checking that those coaching, have the necessary in date qualifications to allow them to do so.

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
Rob Harwood CEO
YEL OFFICE

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