Woodley Saints 6-a-side Football Tournament & 7-a-side Festival
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Sat 16th/Sun 17th June 2012
Berkshire County Sports, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST
Supported by McDonald's
With separate competitions for strong, average and weak teams, great facillities and superb organisation Woodley Saints FC is well know for running one of the most popular 6-a-side tournaments in the Thames Valley, receiving entries from clubs from a wide area. Some of the reasons for the tournament's popularity include:
- Superb organisation from a very experienced team - this is our 25th tournament.
- There are only short breaks (typically 30 minutes) between matches.
- Free football skills practice facilities provided by McDonald's.
- Excellent playing facilities.
- A reputation as a sporting and fun tournament run in a friendly atmosphere.
- All referees are fully qualified.
- More than one competition at most age groups, allowing teams to compete against those of similar ability.
- All teams qualify for the knock-out stages at Under 9s and above.
- Quality individual medals and team trophies kindly provided by McDonald's.
- Excellent first aid services.
Under 7s (i.e. under 7 on 01.09.11) and Under 8s will play 7-a-side with squads of up to 9 players. They will play 6 matches against teams of similar ability, with all players receiving a McDonald's participation medal.
Under 9s and above will play 6-a-side with squads of up to 8 players. They will play 4 or 5 league matches and then every team will enter the knock-out stage against teams who have had similar success. Individual McDonald's medals will be presented to all winners and runners-up in the main play-offs and consolation competitions. There are McDonald's team trophies to keep for the winners of all the main play-offs.
Girls may play alongside boys up to the U13's age group, although there will be separate competitions for girls teams at U11/12s, U13/14s and U15/16s. For most age groups there will be separate competitions for strong (A), avergae (B) and weak (C/D) teams as indicated in the provisional tournament schedule below.
Dates
Saturday 16th June am: Boys/Girls U7s A, B, C & D, Boys/Girls U11s A, B & C and Boys U15s AB & BC
pm: Boys/Girls U9s A, B C & D and Boys/Girls U13s AB & BC
Sunday 17th June am: Boys/Girls U8s A, B, C & D, Boys/Girls U12s AB & BC, Girls U13/14s and Girls U15/16s
pm: Boys/Girls U10s, A, B, C & D, Girls U11/12s and Boys U14s AB & BC
Entries
- Complete an Online Application Form for each team you wish to enter.
- You will receive a confirmation of your 'Provisional' entry via email.
- You will be required to verify your email address via a link in your confirmation email.
- The tournament administrator will check availability in your age group and will, via email, either:
- If space is available: Send an invitation email confirming a place has been allocated and giving payment details.
- If space is not available: Send an email notifying you that you have been placed on a waiting list.
- Once payment has been received, your place will be confirmed and you will receive an email confirming this.
- 3-4 weeks before the tournament, the fixtures will be made available on the Woodley Saints Website. You will be emailed to notify you of their availability.
Entries are accepted on a first-come first-served basis. The tournament Entry Fee is £36.00 per team which is payable either by Cheque of via PayPal using a Credit Card or existing PayPal account.
Off-line Entries
If you are unable to complete the on-line entry form then you can download an entry form and send this completed form along with a cheque to the appropriate address detailed on the form. The Tournamnet Administrator will then add your team if spaces are available BUY on-line entries will take priority and an email address for correspondence will still be required.
Team Strength
At most age groups there will be competition for strong teams (A), average teams (B) and weak teams (C). You can indicate your team strength on the Application Form to assist us with creating evenly contested competitions.
View the winners and runners-up of the 2011 championships
