An Under-19 Trial for the squad to play Ulster will take place on Sunday 5th February at 5.30pm at Broxburn Athletic's 3G facility, Albyn Park, Broxburn, EH52 5BY. Would any club who wish to nominate players please get in touch immediately with Ian Richardson 07931 28155 or Harry Smith 07939 508637.

Notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Lothian Buses South East Region 15s, 16s, 17s & 19s Youth Football Leagues shall be held on Monday 6th February 2012 in the Jewel Miners Welfare Society & Social Club, Bowling Pavilion, 56 Duddingston Park South, Edinburgh, EH15 3LJ, commencing 7.00pm.
All member clubs should be appropriately represented by a registered official authorised to make decisions on behalf of all the clubs they represent.
Intimations of non-attendance should be made to Allan Archibald, League Secretary, by 4.00pm on the day of the meeting.

Sandra Brown| Admin Officer | Sports Pitch Department | Edinburgh Leisure | Telephone 0131 669 0404

To:                   League Secretaries/School’s/Clubs
From:               Mags McIntyre Duty Manager, Sport Pitch Dept
Subject:           Restricted Parking- Gyle
Date:               19^th October 2011
I received a complaint from David Lloyd Management re the illegal parking at the Gyle which is happening on the road leading to their Sports Centre, and is a private road owned by them.
There are double yellow lines on the road, but despite this people are parking half on the road and half on the grass verge on both side of the road which then reduces it to barely single lane only, causing traffic chaos basically.  This is also churning up the grass verges causing damage to that area.
There are Health & Safety concerns in that an ambulance would not be able to access the Centre or pitches quickly should there be an accident.  There is the added possibility of someone getting knocked down crossing the narrow road.
The Gyle Car Park does have parking bays, which aren’t adequate for the amount of pitches that can be in play at any time however we cannot guarantee parking at any of our venues.

 I would like you to inform your teams that we need to address this problem and some suggestions could be:

1.         Car Sharing
2.         Ingliston Park & Ride
3.         Parking on the main Corstorphine Road
I have a meeting with Lothian & Borders Police on Wednesday 26^th October in order to discuss this and they have indicated that there will be parking wardens in attendance at this site in the hope that this will put an end to the problem.
Your members' consideration of this problem would be appreciated.

Mags McIntyre
Duty Manager, Sport Pitch Dept, City of Edinburgh Council.

You must use the teamlines supplied by the SYFA,
You must complete all details required on the teamline,
You must write clearly and in black or blue ink,
You must give each player’s number, full name, full address, place of registration of birth, date of birth and the players’ POSTCODE,
You must ensure that your Club Registration Number is on both teamlines. No abbreviations or dittos will be accepted.

• Scottish Cup: For next season onwards, all Scottish Cup ties for ages 13s to 19s shall be played to a finish.

• Cup Competions: In all Cup Competitions, Domestic or National, Rule 132 will apply as follows: "A player shall not be considered cup-tied in any competition if the member club for which he played in the competition resigns it's membership of the SYFA before 1st October in the season."

In light of the above we can continue as present.

David Little,
National Secretary, Scottish Youth Football Association.
Monday 4th April 2011.

Glenafton Athletic Festival of Football - Notice from SYFA, Hampden

On 11th November 2010 the above named club were cited and appeared before the General Purposes Committee of the SYFA for breaching SYFA rules regarding festivals / tournaments. The outcome of said meeting was that Glenafton Athletic were banned from holding or organising festivals or tournaments for a period of 5 YEARS.
However, it has come to the attention of the SYFA that they are once again trying to organise the festival for ages 8-12 playing 7 A Side and the tournament for older age groups playing 11 a Side.
You are therefore advised that SYFA has not authorised the festival / tournament and that no team will be given permission to attend. Your League should make all clubs aware of this and must refuse any of their clubs permission to participate. Should any team attend and it comes to the attention of the SYFA, said league and team will be subject to discipline by the SYFA which may result in removal from membership.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact David Little, National Secretary.

Existing member clubs will have an SYFA ID number and as such should have a qualified first aider. When the League Secretary is approving these clubs he will ensure that they provide a copy of a current valid first aid or sports injury certificate. Applications that do not have the correct certificates will not be approved by SYFA. Click here for the latest League Membership Application Guidelines for Season 2011/2012. (pdf 48KB)

Form MUST be completed in BLOCK CAPITALS  and returned along with the MEMBERSHIP FEE of  £30.00.
The last day this form should be received by the League Secretary is 2 weeks prior to the AGM, the date of which is Monday 20th June 2011. Failure to do so will result in being treated as a 'new club' and placed in the lowest Division.

Season March 2011 to November 2011

Leagues will be able to register from 7th February 2011. Teams who have never been registered with SYFA before can register from 15th February 2011. Teams who are currently registered and have an SYFA ID number can re-affiliate from 1st March 2011.

 Season August 2011 to June 2012

NATIONAL PLAYER PATHWAY IMPLEMENTATION

Over the last two years SYFA has worked in conjunction with the SFA to produce a National Player Pathway that will help Scotland produce the stars of the future. The pathway has been debate the length and breadth of the country from Orkney to Paisley, from Inverness to Dumfries and has received overwhelming support before final approval by the Executive Committee of the SYFA. This approval resulted in changes to the constitution which allows the pathway to become national policy. For the first time there will be a single approach to development of our young players. Implementation of the pathway will be supported by in-service training for Fun Fours, Soccer Sevens and the 11-a-side game, all supplied by the SFA Technical Department.

The Implementation Plan for Season 2011 / 2012 for age groups 2001 to 2005 dictates that the season will start on 1st March 2011 until 30th November 2011.

For age group 2000 the season will start on 1st March 2011 until June 2012

For age group 1999 the season will be split into 2 periods: Period 1 up to June 2011 and from August 2011 until June 2012

For age groups 1998 to 1990 the season will start in August 2011 until June 2012

Age groups 2003 (see rules for age 8), 2004 (see rules for age 7) and 2005 (see rules for age 6) will play Fun Fours 

Age groups 2000 (see rules for age 12), 2001 (see rules for age 11), 2002 (see rules for age 10) will play Soccer Sevens 

Age groups 1999 (13s), 1998 (14s), 1997 (15s), 1996 (16s), 1995 (17s), 1994 including 1993 (19s) and 1992, 1991 and 1990 (21s) will play 11 a side

The SFA brochure may be found here (2,3MB), whilst a guide to age groups can be viewed here (21.4kB)