ABOUT OUR LEAGUE
The FA has just finished the biggest ever review of childrens' football and the results are in. Over the next few seasons, there's going to be a radical shake-up of the game to make it more child-centred and age-appropriate. Our League is leading the way.
We are a feeder League: We give children from U7s to U10s the ideal environment to accelerate their learning through Mini-Soccer. After this head start, our teams then feed into traditional local youth Leagues like the Stockport Metro.
Format: Younger children progress through 4v4, 5v5 and 6v6 to 7v7 and 9v9 getting many more touches of the ball. Less shouting, more learning: The FA are clear that children's football is not entertainment for adults. The pitch is a classroom and, while parents are welcome to watch, they will be asked to step back, calm down and stop shouting instructions. Children learn by making mistakes so the more adult 'help' they get the less they actually learn. Playing to learn: Results will not be important - it will all be about learning and child development.
Why our League was set up... Established local Leagues do youth football really well but simply can't meet the FA's new guidelines for younger children. What we deliver... The FA wants all children's football to be in specially run, supervised centres like ours, rather than follow the youth and adult home-and-away model . We give your children twice as many games, 50% more touches and a safe, calm and fun learning environment rather than the barrage of adult shouting that has plagued the game in recent years.
The FA has just finished the biggest ever review of childrens' football and the results are in. Over the next few seasons, there's going to be a radical shake-up of the game to make it more child-centred and age-appropriate. Our League is leading the way.
We are a feeder League: We give children from U7s to U10s the ideal environment to accelerate their learning through Mini-Soccer. After this head start, our teams then feed into traditional local youth Leagues like the Stockport Metro.
Format: Younger children progress through 4v4, 5v5 and 6v6 to 7v7 and 9v9 getting many more touches of the ball. Less shouting, more learning: The FA are clear that children's football is not entertainment for adults. The pitch is a classroom and, while parents are welcome to watch, they will be asked to step back, calm down and stop shouting instructions. Children learn by making mistakes so the more adult 'help' they get the less they actually learn. Playing to learn: Results will not be important - it will all be about learning and child development.
Why our League was set up... Established local Leagues do youth football really well but simply can't meet the FA's new guidelines for younger children. What we deliver... The FA wants all children's football to be in specially run, supervised centres like ours, rather than follow the youth and adult home-and-away model . We give your children twice as many games, 50% more touches and a safe, calm and fun learning environment rather than the barrage of adult shouting that has plagued the game in recent years.