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ESSDA / SFA Football 4s
The second term of Football 4s will hopefully start on
weekend of 7th/8th March 2009.
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Host Club |
Lead Club Coordinator |
Playing Day |
Participating Clubs |
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Gilmerton Park |
Fernieside |
Stewart Laird |
Saturday 10:00 - 11:30 |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, Easthouses
FC, Edinburgh South, Fernieside, |
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Saughton |
Tynecastle |
Eddie Smeaton |
Sunday
9:30 - 11:00 |
Beechwood, Currie Star, Edinburgh City,
Hutchison Vale, Redhall Star, Salvesen BC, Tynecastle, KSQ, Currie
Boys |
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Burghlee Park |
Loanhead |
Peter Frame |
Saturday
9:30 - 11:00 |
Loanhead Miners, Musselburgh, Preston
Athletic, Tranent Colts, Bonnyrigg Rose, Arniston Rangers, Liberton BC |
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Spartans Academy |
Spartans |
Douglas Samuel |
Sunday -
9:00 - 10:00 |
Leith Athletic, Lochend Youth, Spartans,
Cramond |
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Season
2008/2009 - Under 8s to play Football 4s
ESSDA is proud
to announce all u8 football organised by the Association will be 4 aside
at the start of the new season August 2008. 4v4 is the recommended game
for Children of 7 years of age and younger and this is outlined in the
Scottish FA National Plan and the South East Regional plan for youth
football.
4v4 is not a
new concept. The Dutch introduced the format into youth football in the
mid 1980s when they realised that the decline in street football was
having a harmful effect on development. This is something that has never
really been addressed in Scotland. 4v4 is the game at its most simple,
whilst still preserving the main characteristics that the game should have
both depth & width. There are a number of different games that can be
played that utilize different skills.
This is not
just about the 4v4 game, but learning about structure and organisation
that puts the children firmly first.
Several
independent studies have been conducted and all state that 4v4 is the best
way to introduce children to the game of football.
All teams
needing support for this transition will be fully supported by the
Scottish FA Regional Development staff through in-service sessions,
session planners and DVD's, all of their contacts are listed on
www.footballcentral.org/southeast
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Football 4s at Hearts Academy
Due to falling numbers the Football 4s
programme at the Hearts Academy has
now finished. It was agreed at the
very start that we needed a
certain amount of teams to participate
to make this a sustainable event,
but this has not continued.
ESSDA would like to thank HMFC
& Coerver for their support during the
programme.
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Football 4s will be aimed
at children moving into Soccer Sevens - this year this will primarily be
for children born 2000 and 2001.
Further details of the Football 4s format can be found on the
Football Central website. |
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