SFA In Service Days

There is an in service day for clubs who will host the Soccer 4 Central Venues on Wednesday 25th June at Meggetland from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Clubs will be able to pick up their SFA 4's equipment at the event.

Loanhead, Spartans, Leith, Fernieside, Youngstars, Tynecastle, Musselburgh are al invited to attended.

Another event for clubs participating in Soccer 4s will be announced shortly - probably on 17th August.

SFA Activities

The SFA are running "Midnight League" - 5 and 7 a side football for 12y to 16y
and
Summer Holiday Courses:
o  Children 5y - 14y
o  Girls Only 8y - 14y
o  Goalkeeping 8y-16y

For details read Midnight League (PDF - 751KB) and
SFA Summer Programme  (City of Edinburgh) (PDF - 1.3MB)
SFA Summer Programme (Midlothian) (PDF - 1MB)

All applications to :-

SFA Coaching Courses                

Please note that application forms and payments must be in 7 days prior to course commencement as this is the closing date for the courses. Application form can be downloaded here - Application Form (PDF 152KB)
Cheques should be made payable to City of Edinburgh Council and places are limited.

All forms and payments should be sent to:                        

David Sheldon
SFA Football Development Officer
City of Edinburgh Council
5-7 regent Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5BL

ESSDA Season 2008/2009

Application Forms for the ESSDA 2008/2009 season should have been picked up by all clubs at The Jewel on 8th June 2008.

Clubs without forms can download their ESSDA forms from the new FORMS page on this website. To get SYFA forms, please contact me (webmaster@essda.co.uk)

All forms must be returned by 31st July 2008. Clubs submitting forms late run the risk of not being admitted to the association.

Hearts FC Community Coach

Hearts FC are looking to recruit a new Community Coach. This is a new full-time position based at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh.

The post-holders duties will include supporting grassroots provision and developing opportunities for local children's and youth clubs. 

Further information and application details can be found at either of theses links.

www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Jobs/0,,10289~1319148,00.html

www.s1jobs.com/job/248547295.html

The closing date is 20 June 2008

SUMMER FOOTBALL - CENTRAL   VENUES are CANCELLED

Unfortunately, summer football at the central venues will not be going ahead this year.

As no new fixtures will be made available, clubs are asked to revert to the original fixtures for June 2008 as issued earlier this year. If these games are not possible, please arrange your own fixtures with clubs in the association, if you have a suitable venue to play the match.

East and Mid Lothian teams can play normal home fixtures. Edinburgh teams can switch venue where possible.

FOOTBALL  4s    FOR  UNDER  8s 

From  August  2008

As  part  of  the  SFA  Player  Pathway  which  Essda  endorse  the  new  intake  of  under  8s  in  August  will  play  Football  4s.  We  are  trialling  this  programme  form  August  so  that  we  will  hit  the  ground  running  come  March  09  when  the  Player  Pathway  kicks  in  for  real.

To  enable  this  programme  to  run  effectively  4s  centres  will  be  set  up.  We  are  asking  Clubs  to  run  these  centres  on  behalf  of  Essda  and  the  SFA.  Centres  already  in  place  are  LOANHEAD, FERNIESIDE  &  BINGHAM  PARK. We  are  hoping  to  secure  at  least  3  other  centres  (  these  will  be  confirmed  soon ).

Due  to  each  of  the  hosting  clubs  logistical  issues  the  centres  will  run  on  either  a  Saturday  or  Sunday  morning.

Each  of  the  centres  will  be  provided  with  the  equipment  shown,  the  equipment  is  the  property  of  the  SFA  but  the  hosting  club  will  have  control  over  it.  To see the equipment, please click on the equipment link

MORE  DETAILS  TO  FOLLOW  SOON

AGM

The association AGM will take place at 7:30pm on SUnday 11th May at The Jewel Miners Club.

All clubs are invited to send representatives.

Midlothian 4 v4

Midlothian 4v4 starts Saturday 26th April 2008 from 9:30pm-11:00am at Burghlee Park, Loanhead (Home of Loanhead BC). This is aimed at boys and girls aged 5 to 8 and is free!

For information, please see the Flyer (PDF - 291KB) or contact Keith Wright, Development Officer, Midlothian Council.

Change of Contact

1998 Under 10s, Tynecastle in Zidane Group

The new contact for this team is Andy Coventry.
Contact webmaster@essda.co.uk or match secretary if you require his contact details.

The SFA are holding 4v4 Come and Play days. For information, see below-

In Service Day - Monday 7th April 2008

Next Mondays In-service (Skills Test) at Poltonhall Astro pitch is cancelled due to lack of interest from clubs.
Any replacement will be advertised on the site.

Fixture List Changes

Under 10
Cavalry Park have taken over the fixtures of the Free Team in the Under 10 Maradona Division.

Under 11
Easthouses have dropped from the Pele Division to Zidane Division. CSS and Haddington Athletic have also joined Zidane Division.

In Pele Division this leaves two free teams to play each other.
New fixtures will be issued for Zidane Division, although this will not change games in Week 1.

For details of the Cumbernauld & Kilsyth SSDA Festival on 11th & 12th May 2008 and 17th & 18th May 2008, please see the Festival Page.

Disclosure Scotland

If  anyone  would  like  to  become  an  additional  signatory  within  your  club  please  contact  General  Secretary.  After  an  evenings  training  from  the  SYFA  Protection  Officer  you  will  be  able  to  carry out  Disclosure  checks  for  your  club.  This  is  a  responsible  position  to  hold  and  will  also  enhance  your   club's Quality  Mark  status.

ESSDA General Meeting - CHANGE OF DATE

The next General Meeting of ESSDA will take place at The Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm on Sunday 2nd March 2008.

Details of future meetings are available on the General Info page.

The Second Half of the 2007-2008 will run from
Sunday 9th March 2008 until Sunday 22nd June 2008,
as part of the move to Summer Football.

The last date for new teams or league changes will be 10th February 2008. Please contact your Match Secretary now.

The Futsal Page shows the new corrected times for Futsal Festival at World of Soccer on 3rd February 2008 and all remaining fixtures at Dalkeith Campus and World of Soccer.
Sorry for the confusion.

Football 4s - Goals

Football 4s  Goals  from  Hearts  are ready  for  collection.
Please  contact  Alan  White alan@homplc.co.uk

Teams still to collect -

• Haddington

• Redpath Albion

• Crammond

• Tranent

Football 4s at Hearts Academy

ESSDA Winter Futsal Programme

Futsal is being introduced by ESSDA with the support of the Scottish FA. The futsal season will start on the 13th of January through to the 29th of February. There will be a festival held at the world of football on the 3rd of February.

Futsal is a great way for kids to develop modern football skills and improve their technique through the winter months. The game helps develop fast quick thinking , skilful players. The game is played indoors to touchlines not walls, making players use drag backs and other skills to utilise space, with 4v4 outfield it is the optimum number of players to enhance skill and technique.

Venue Choices

• Edinburgh North: Ainsle Park
• Edinburgh South: Gracemount Leisure Centre
• Edinburgh East : Jack Kane Centre
• Edinburgh West: Firhill High School
• Midlothian/East Lothian: Dalkeith Campus

Teams must email the General Secretary of ESSDA and  southeast@scottishfa.co.uk stating your team name, age group and preferred venue by 5pm on 12th of December 2007. Alternatively please call the Scottish FA South East Office 0131 442 1538 to register interest.

Details will be updated on the new Futsal page.

Football 4s Initiative at Fernieside FC

For details of the upcoming Football 4s Initiative with Fernieside FC, ESSDA and SFA, see the Football 4s page.

Coach Education for 2008

Details of Coach Education Courses in South East Region can be found on this website (Coach Education) or Football Central.

Monitoring Forms

Every team should complete and return a monitoring form to their League Secretary to ensure all teams are in the correct division for next season. Teams should indicate their preferred division Pele > Maradona > Zidane > Beckham.

Here is the monitoring form in a couple of formats:
Word Document - Monitoring Form (DOC - 44KB)
PDF Document - Monitoring Form (PDF - 57KB)