YEL Update 15th July

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

July 24th – Very important deadline
More than four players in/out? Has the level of your team changed significantly?
Maximum squad size
Pre-season Club meeting & New managers meeting – Recordings/slides available
Min facility requirements for a YEL organised game

July 24th -Very important deadline day

A very important date by which a number of key milestones need to have been reached.

CLUB AFFILIATION – The future involvement of any clubs in the league that have not reached the minimum stage of ‘Ready for review’ in the process with their county FA by 24/7 will be considered on a club by club basis and a decision made after consultation with the relevant County FA.

LEAGUE FEES PAYMENT DEADLINE – We are requesting that all league fees are paid by July 24th. The involvement of any teams that have not paid the fees by this date will be reviewed by the league. REMINDER – We no longer accept cheque payments. All payments must be made using online banking.

MINIMUM NUMBERS OF PLAYERS REGISTERED ON WHOLE GAME SYSTEM – We are wanting every team to have the minimum number of players registered by July 24th – U7/U8 – 5 players; U9/U10 – 7 players; U11/U12 – 9 players; U13/U14 – The reason for this date is that schools break up on or around this date and it will be harder to complete this after this date and, more importantly, we need to check the viability of every team. The involvement of any teams that do not have the minimum number of players registered by this date will be reviewed by the league.

LAST DAY FOR FREE WITHDRAWALS – Any team that is removed from the league after midnight on July 24th must pay their full league fee entry invoice or forfeit any league fee that has already been paid. It is vital that clubs/teams check and make sure that the correct number of players are committed to joining a team to ensure it is able to take part in the league.

LAST DAY FOR MEMBER CLUBS TO SUBMIT NEW U9-U14 TEAM APPLICATIONS – The deadline for guaranteed inclusion into the 2022/23 season has now passed. We will continue to consider apps up to 24th July –teams will now only be accepted if there is space in divisions and the standards are correct for those spaces. Acceptance is subject to the club’s affiliation being satisfactory by 24th July. Please get any final team apps in ASAP. Work on finalising divisions will occur up until the end of July. No further U9-U14 apps considered after 24th July.

U7/U8 – apps will be taken up to 24th July for guaranteed Sept start subject to club affiliation being completed by 24th July. Apps will still be accepted up until the end of Dec 2022 with entry at various points during this period.

More than four players in/out? Has the level of your team changed significantly?

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR U12-U14 TEAM MANAGERS. If your team has had a significant number of players leave/join (4 or more) which has strengthened/weakened your team since the end of the 21/22 season, please email the YEL Office with details so we can ensure that we place you in the correct ability based division.

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Maximum squad size

As per YEL Rules/Regulations voted in by the member clubs, the MAXIMUM number of players that can be registered for each squad is as follows:
U7/U8 – 10 players*
U9/U10 – 14 players
U11/U12 – 18 players
U13/U14 – 22 players

* U7&U8 players are grouped together at each age group to allow ability based movement of players without transfers being required. As an example, all U7s players should be registered for all U7s squads at your club. You will comply with the rule above provided that the total number of players divided by the number of teams is less than 10. Eg 19 players with two teams is fine. 21 players with two teams is too many and the squad should be reduced or an additional team entered. This rule only applied to the U7 & U8 age groups.

Please adhere to these rules BEFORE you agree to sign players on as it will be enforced and will only lead to potential disappointment and frustration if not followed.

Please ensure you get your players updated/registered on the system ASAP. Please don’t leave it until the last minute as the system has a nasty habit of becoming overloaded. There are over 500,000 players across the country that need to be in the system by the start of the season so make sure you have all the player information and photographs ready for uploading. If you are a new secretary or need a refresher on what you are doing, The FA have produced the following overview of the system. Copy and paste the links into your browser or hold ctrl and click the link

https://youtu.be/OI1qdidlBk0

https://grassrootstechnology.thefa.com/support/solutions/48000265985

If you need further assistance, please contact your local County FA directly who will be pleased to help.

Pre-season Club meeting & New managers meeting – Recordings/slides available

Both the pre-season meeting for clubs and the new managers meeting were well attended. If you were unable to make it, the meetings were recorded and a link is attached. Copies of the slides for both meetings are also available.

Pre-season meeting for clubs –

Recording
Click here to view the video, or visit:
https://youtu.be/H5pOeaIiEOY

Slides
Click here to view the slides, or visit:
https://yelonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pre-season-meeting-14-7-2022-SLIDES.pdf

New Managers meeting –

Recording
Click here to view the video, or visit:
https://youtu.be/-PUrWqg4ZuI

Slides
Click here to view the slides, or visit:
https://yelonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/New-managers-meeting-14-7-2022-SLIDES.pdf

Minimum facility requirements for a YEL organised game

REMINDER TO ALL CLUBS & TEAMS – There are minimum requirements for a pitch to be deemed suitable for playing a YEL organised fixture. Whilst it is recommended that there are changing facilities available, the MINIMUM requirement is that there are toilet facilities onsite and open on matchday. It is not acceptable in the 21st Century for players/spectators to be expected to ‘use the bushes.’ NB: a school site WITHOUT access to toilets is not acceptable.

This is a YEL Rule/regulation and will be enforced. Any team found to be using a pitch which does not meet the minimum facility requirement will be referred to the YEL Discipline who will decide on the appropriate action.

 

Contacting the YEL

If you email the YEL OFFICE – yel@live.co.uk – 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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