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YEL Update – 18th July 2025
This Update has SIX important messages this week which we would ask you to please read.  

Clock is ticking rapidly towards deadline date

Photo quality – important you get it right

Player registrations – 3 important points

New Clubs meetings – Club Officials – Monday 21st July – 7pm online  

New Managers meeting – Thursday 17th July OR Monday 21st July – 8pm online

Two coaches – only 7 weeks to the start of the season
Clock is ticking rapidly towards deadline date
Player Registrations Amazing job being done by Club Player Registration Officers. Over 11,000 players now registered!! However, there are a significant number of teams that still need to get up to min player numbers by Thursday evening (24th) to ensure they continue to progress towards the start of the season.

Free Withdrawals – 24th July is the last day for free withdrawals so check this weekend to make sure your team is viable. Do not work on a ‘I’m hoping I’ll get some more players’ basis as it will cost you your league fee if you don’t make it. Please be realistic.

League Fees – 24th July is the deadline for ALL league fees to be paid. Failure to be paid by the deadline will result in a late payment charge being applied and could lead to the team being withdrawn by the league

U9-U14 Teams – 24th July is the last day to make an application to enter a U9-U14 team into the league for this season. We cannot guarantee that the application will be successful. It will be dependent on space being available at the appropriate level. (U7 & U8 can continue to be added as three entry points before Christmas)

Affiliation – 24th July is the deadline for teams to be affiliated in order for them to progress towards the start of the season.
Photo quality – important you get it right

Can all those submitting player registrations please ensure they submit a head and shoulders image similar to the one on the left – fill the space (the image on the right is too small/in the distance and will be rejected).

 

Make sure you get the images for new players taken before they finish school.

Player registrations – 3 important points
Player registrations are coming in on a daily basis. We recommend you get your players added and submitted to the league as soon as possible. We are anticipating close to 20,000 player registrations this year so the system is likely to be very busy the closer we get to deadlines (See July 24th deadline message above). Please don’t leave it until the last minute.

 

IMPORTANT 1 – minimum number of players must be registered on Club Portal by midnight July 24th

U7/U8 – 5 players (for teams looking to be included from Sept – the first of three pre-Christmas intakes)

U9/U10 – 7 players

U11/U12 – 9 players

U13/U14 – 11 players

 

IMPORTANT 2 – maximum squad size

Reminder: 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 – unlimited; U9/U10 – 14 players; U11/U12 – 18 players; U13/U14 – 22 players

 

IMPORTANT 3 – dual registration of players

U9-U14 Players cannot be registered to more than one YEL teams in the same age group on the same day. If any club/team is found doing this, the player’s registration will be cancelled for both/all teams and a fine issued for failing to follow a management instruction.

 

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.

 

Any issues with player registrations, please contact finance@yelonline.com

New Clubs meetings – Club Officials – Monday 21st July – 7pm online


We are delighted to welcome a record number of new clubs this year. To welcome you all properly and to help you find out what we do and how we do it, we’re holding a new clubs meeting – for club officials on Monday 21st July at 7pm. We strongly recommend at least two club officials attend to ensure the important information is received, understood and shared.______________________________

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Meeting ID: 348 994 450 264 2

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New Managers meeting – Monday 21st July – 8pm online

All new coaches/managers who did not attend the first meeting yesterday, have a second chance on Monday evening.

The meeting will guide you through what you can expect from us and what we expect from you especially regarding admin and how you can avoid fines! With a league of over 1500 teams, everyone needs to be doing things the same way in order for the league to function successfully. This is not a mandatory meeting although we would strongly encourage everyone new to the league to attend. Just click the link below on the day, to join.

Monday 21st July meeting link:

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Meeting ID: 319 304 472 326 6

Passcode: Kt97w6vB

Two coaches – only 7 weeks to the start of the season


Have you got two qualified coaches for your team?This has been part of FA Safeguarding policy for a number of years. Our parent County FA supports it and we also fully support it and endorse it hence it being added to our League Regs.

Every team playing affiliated football must have TWO qualified coaches at ALL football activities – training and matches. This mandatory FA requirement has been incorporated into our League Regulations 2025-26. This is a safeguarding requirement to protect both players and coaches.

League Regulation 1(iv) Coach/Manager requirements for a registered YEL team

As part of the YEL’s parent County FA rules, each team playing in the YEL must have two coaches with in-date qualifications registered to the team on Club Portal who should be present at YEL organised matches and all training activities. Qualifications required to be compliant:

 Coach one: must hold ALL of the following:

  • In-date accepted DBS
  • FA Level 1/Introduction to Coaching Football (I2CF) Qualification (Min)
  • In-date Safeguarding Children Course / Recertification
  • In-date Introduction to First Aid in Football (IFAiF)

 

Coach two: must hold a minimum of the following:

  • In-date accepted DBS
  • In-date Safeguarding Children Course / Recertification
  • In-date Introduction to First Aid in Football (IFAiF) OR In-date FA Sudden Cardiac Arrest Module & In-date FA Concussion Module

It is advisable for the team to have a parent with an in date DBS and Safeguarding Children certificate who can stand in (don’t need to actively take part in the training session/coaching on game day) should one of the coaches be unavailable rather than cancelling a game or training session.

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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