” Manager Lee Mullins, was overwhelmed with delight, as Churwell lions under 13 were crowned “Heavey Wollen and district FA cup final winners 2011, last Thursday evening”
Held at the stadium of Ossett Albion JFC, and, with a huge crowd there to watch, the Lions faced a big strong side in Norristhorpe juniors.
Norristhorpe started strongly and put Lions under early pressure, and Lions keeper Danny Crook was on hand to make several crucial saves.
Full backs Corey Jenkins and Corey Tebbutt held firm along with sweeper Seth Nothers. The Lions began to settle, and with 20 mins on the clock, the Lions were awarded a free kich 25 yards from goal. Jordan Mullins stepped up and struck the ball perfectly, to put the lions 1-0 up. More end to end football followed but the Lions were on a roll, and Bradley Longhorn went on a dazzleing solo run into the 18 yard box and smashed a beauty into the top corner, 2-0 Lions. Tyley Walton was having a cracking game in midfield but his goal from 40 yards out was denied for offside. Captain Martin Devine was not to be denied and put in a solid performance. Wingers William Patrick and Brandon Byrom were fantastic and caused Norristhorpe problems. Tayler Cross showing his speed up front played a perfect ball to fellow forward Leon Papadakis, who burst through and beat the keeper from 10 yards. Half time and 3-0 to the lions. The second half started a lively affair with neither teams prepared to give ground. Thomas Harrison went close with a good shot from ouside the area. The lions had a change of keeper and Henry Pick up came on and put in a good vocal display. Norristhorpe pulled a goal back from a free kick and put the Lions under late pressure but the Lions were going to have thier night and Papadakis broke the Norristhorpe defence to slot the ball past the keeper to make it 4-1.
A massive thanks to all supporters that turned up in thier droves, the boys appreciated it
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Churwell Lions U13s New Secker Cup Winners 2011
Respect Supervisor (Touchline Manager) Meeting
Want To Referee..?
Referees perform a vital role in the game, and with the growth in the popularity of football, particularly for women and children, the demand for match officials is increasing.
On top of that, the Garforth League is expanding to accomodate U15s next season and so we’re looking for new and experienced referees to officiate in our League games each Sunday.
As most of the games kick-off at 10:30, you will need to be available Sunday mornings, however some matches are scheduled for afternoons too.
Referee fees are competitive – an average of around £20.00 per match with the option to do two or more matches a weekend.
If you’re interested, let me know…
Michael HemminsGJFL RESPECT Co-ordinator &Referee Development Officer—————————(H) 0113 252 4449(M) 07973 437 052(E) mike@garforthleague.co.uk(W) GarforthLeague.co.uk
2010 / 2011 Season – Ends Sunday 15th May 2011
It was confirmed at last night’s AGM that the 2010/11 will end no later than Sunday 15th May 2011
What does “ONE team” & “TWO team” leagues really mean ?
If you’ve managed U6, U7 and U8s you may have arranged your own friendly matches or even taken part in a “friendly league” similar to the one organised by the Garforth Junior football league for both U7s and U8s but as you head towards U9 and U10 you are now faced with the question “do you want to enter a ONE team or a TWO team league?” but you may be asking yourself what does that really mean ????
To help you answer the question you need to ask yourself the following questions :
1. How many players will I have next season ? Be realistic, if you have 10 regular players but are hoping to recruit another 10 before the start of the season work on what you have now since the extras might not appear in time.
2. Are all the players in the correct school year ? To play at U9 players MUST be in school year 4 whilst at U10s they can be either school year 4 or 5. This is a FA rule therefore any younger players who made up the numbers in the friendly matches can not be registered with the league.
If having answered these 2 questions
a) you have reached a number any lower than 14 you should definitely be looking to enter a SINGLE TEAM league
b) Player numbers between 14-18 need to seriously consider you may loose any players or if any of the players regularly don’t turn up for games … if either of these apply we would recommend you enter the SINGLE TEAM league
c) Player numbers 18-24 should enter a TWO team league (unless you have sufficient volunteers to operate two totally separate squads at which point you may prefer to enter TWO x SINGLE teams)
d) Player numbers beyond 25 should consider multiple entries (eg. 1 x Two team plus 1 x Single team) but obviously this does require extra volunteers / coaches / managers etc
So you’ve decided which type of league to enter but what now ??
One / Single team can register up 14 players
Two team entries can register up to 24 players
For each registered player the league’s player registration secretary will issue a photo ID card which needs to be kept by the team manager since these will need to be produced each week.
Players who are registered for the single team league cannot play in the 2 squad unless: -
a) They are de-registered from the single team league and re-registered for the 2 squad league – or vice versa
b) They are registered for both the single and 2 squad leagues.
For single team the manager can select any of the registered to players to play in the match each week
For the two team league the matches has to select TWO separate squads on a weekly basis – NO player can play in BOTH matches which is why you potentially need more players than you did when you played in a friendly league
For either type of league both home & away manager needs to complete a match card listing various information including the names of each player and which match (for 2 team) did he take part in. This match card needs to be sent to the appropriate divisional secretary for them to check the list of players is correct (if you checked the ID cards the players should always be correct!)
At this point you are probably asking yourself with 14 players you should enter a single team league when although I can register them all I only get to play one match each week …. The following simple reasons :
1. Unless you have 100% reliability with only 14 players are likely to be short of players on a regular basis (remember they can only play in ONE match) and it rarely does children any good to have to play 5 or 6 against 7 just to complete the fixture since they are likely to suffer a heavy defeat.
2. Under league rules you have to complete BOTH matches to fulfil the fixture and a fine will be issued for non fulfilment (currently £10 / fixture)
3. It is our experience that most managers are happy to play a second “friendly” match which means you can play the extra / unregistered / new players without any rules having to report the result to the league. If you are short of players a few of the players used in the league game could make up the numbers.
4. New players can join at any part of the season and play in the friendly game the same weekend rather than having to wait until their registration has been processed.
