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30th July 2011 |
New Leagues 2002
The ESSDA 2002 (9s) now comprises 84 teams.
Please go to the 9s page to check the
requirements for your club.
This is not a chance to change your requirements, but
please report genuine errors.
| Pele |
12 teams |
| Maradona |
15 teams |
| Zidane |
25 teams |
Beckham /
Beckenbauer |
2 x 16 teams |
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14th August 2011 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
Fixtures will be distributed at ESSDA Quarterly Meeting at The
Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm on Sunday 21st August 2011.
All clubs are invited to attend.
Items for the agenda should be passed to the
General Secretary.
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23rd July 2011 |
Lasswade 2000s (11s)
Could someone from Lasswade 2000s (Zidane Division)
please contact Roger with contact details
and/or confirm they still want a team in new leagues.
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30th July 2011 |
SYFA Registrations
All clubs must register with SYFA for the upcoming 2011/2012
season.
So far only eight clubs appear to be properly registered.
Clubs not registered are not insured and should not be playing
football or training.
Registered Clubs -
| Alnwickhill Colts |
KSQ |
North Merchiston |
| Cramond BC |
Longniddry Villa |
Peebles FC |
| Currie Boys |
Beeslack Thistle |
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A full list of registered clubs, by age group, can be seen on the
Registration Page
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20th July 2011 |
Age Group 2000 (11s)
The proposed divisions for the 11s age group are:-
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Division |
Teams |
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Pele League
(21 teams)
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Tynecastle White, Tranent Colts Blue, Hutchison Vale Black, Leith
Athletic, Dalkeith Miners CYP, Easthouses, Edina Hibs, Edinburgh
City Eagles, Currie Star, Tynecastle Maroon, Loanhead, Loanhead
Miners, Musselburgh
Porto, Salvesen, Tranent Colts, Spartans, Preston Athletic, North
Merchiston, Hutchison Vale Yellow, Leith Athletic Colts, Dalkeith
Utd
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Maradona League
(26 teams)
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Tynecastle Yellow, Salvesen Whites, AC
Oxgangs, Beechwood, Currie Star Blue, Dalkeith Miners CYP, Edina
Hibs Colts, Edinburgh City Cobras, Edinburgh Utd, Tynecastle
Blue, Fernieside, Leith Athletic Lynx, Lochend, Musselburgh
Ajax, North Berwick Colts, North Merchiston Colts, Spartans
FC, Hillfield Swifts Yellows, Bonnyrigg Rose, Salvesen
Reds, Alnwickhill FC, Craigroyston Whites, Fernieside Colts, Hillfield
Swifts, Blues, Spartans Bocas, Peebles |
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Zidane League
(23 teams)
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Liberton Utd, Spartans Girondins, Musselburgh Barca, Salvesen, Redhall Star,
Star A CYP, Alnwickhill Colts, Beeslack Thistle, Bonnyrigg
Rose, Cramond FC, Currie BC, Edina Hibs Pumas, Easthouses
BC, Edinburgh Utd, Lochend, Musselburgh Real, Preston
Athletic, Whitehill Welfare, Craigroyston Reds, Eskmill, Penicuik YFC, Hunterfield BC
Should Lasswade be in this group?
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Please contact Brian as soon as possible if you note an error.
More detailed is available on the 2000s
(11s) page.
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30th June 2011 |
Summer Registration
All clubs must register with SYFA and renew their insurance
before the start of the second half of the ESSDA season after
summer. Renewal must be done on line at
www.syfaregistrations.co.uk
Registration with SYFA is at club level - one registration per age
group, no matter how many teams your club has at that age group.
ESSDA registration is only necessary for teams who want to join
ESSDA for the second half of the season. Again, registration can be
done one line - see Forms Page.
Existing teams do not need tore-register with ESSDA, but should
contact their Match Secretary if they want to move division and/or
change the contact details for their team.
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| 18th June
2011 |
11 a side football
I have been asked by SYFA to point out that 1999 (12s) should not
be playing 11 a side football - not even training matches against
other clubs until after the end of the season..
All teams should be playing Soccer7s.
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1st May 2011 |
Match Reports
Please remember that ESSDA matches are friendlies. We do not record scores
and/or compile league tables.
Match reports on websites should always be positive and should not be used to
attack opposition players and/or coaches.
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21st April 2011 |
Festivals & Friendlies
Clubs playing in Festivals or Friendlies should complete an ESSDA Permission
Form. This can be done online at ESSDA Forms page.
There is no cost for this, but it is required by insurers.
If you are playing against non SYFA clubs, permission will also be required
from SYFA - see
http://www.syfaregistrations.co.uk/friendly-match/login/
Unfortunately, this service costs £10.
Please note that the SYFA have not given permission to
Glenafton Athletic for their
Festival of Football and no member clubs will be
given permission to attend this event.
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15th March 2011 |
Match Days
It is a requirement of ESSDA and SYFA that all matches must have a qualified
First Aider present. Evidence of a First Aid qualification must accompany all
applications for SYFA membership or they will be rejected.
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| 16th June
2011 |
Lasswade 12s (1999)
Lasswade are desperately looking for a game this weekend - 19th
July.
sheridancleaning@btinternet.com or 07962 335 805
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| 16th June
2011 |
Musselburgh Windsor
Musselburgh Windsor 2001 (10s) are looking for a game this
Sunday- contact John Hood.
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| 8th June 2011 |
Cramond 12s
Cramond 12s(1999) are looking for a game this Sunday 12th June 2011.
Contact Alan Morrison if interested, or contact me.
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27th May 2011 |
Soccer 7s 2000s (11s)
Any 2000 Maradona / Zidane Team wishing to play on Sunday 5th June v
Edina Hibs (free week) please contact Michael Scotland 07739 88 2003
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17th May 2011 |
ESSDA AGM
I propose to include at the AGM a motion to:
- Change the AGM to the November Quarterly Meeting
- Change the financial reporting period to the calendar year
To bring everything in line with the new playing season.
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17th May 2011 |
Beechwood 9s
The contact number for Davie Smith is now 07999 527 766
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14th May 2011 |
Alnwickhill FC
Alnwickhill FC is NEWLY FORMED football club and is based in the
Alnwickhill/Mortonhall area of Edinburgh.
Coaches & players required to start teams at U9 (2002) & U10 (2001) age groups
for this newly formed club. Want a new start, a new challenge and be part of
building up a new club then get in touch.
Players required for new U8's Team. So if you have a son/daughter born 2003/2004
why not bring them along. Training is 6.00pm-7.15pm on a Wednesday evening.
If you are interested in coaching or you have a child who is interested in
joining then get in touch.
For further details: Phone/Text Vince on 0781 234 2909 or email
secretary@alnwickhillfc.co.uk or visit
www.alnwickhillfc.co.uk
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9th May 2011 |
ESSDA AGM
The ESSDA AGM will take place on Sunday May 22nd 2002 at 7:30pm at The Jewel
Miners Club.
Items for the agenda and/or nominations for any position on the ESSDA
committee should be sent using the Contact Us page.
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9th May 2011 |
Players Wanted
A number of clubs are advertising for new players. See
Players Wanted page for more details
- SALVESEN BOYS CLUB 9s (2002)
- Currie Boys Club 2002
- Loanhead 2000
- Beechwood Football Club 2002/2003
- Musselburgh Windsor Girls FC
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9th May 2011 |
Salvesen BC 2002
Salvesen BC runs an Annual Festival at Warriston each year.
Any 2002 club interested in taking part, please contact Fin Harrison on 07966
479566 or at fin.harrison@dociq.com
for further details.
See Festival page for details.
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1st May 2011 |
Match Reports
Please remember that ESSDA matches are friendlies. We do not record scores
and/or compile league tables.
Match reports on websites should always be positive and should not be used to
attack opposition players and/or coaches.
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1st May 2011 |
2002s (9s) - More Changes
I have made some final changes to 9s Zidane, Beckham and Beckenbauer
fixtures.
There are now no free fixtures in the 2002 divisions, and the Beckham v
Beckenbauer extra fixture is no longer required.
Sorry to all teams for the continuous changing, but I have tried to do this
with minimum disruption to allow all teams the games they want. Special
apologies to KSQ for messing up their games.
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21st April 2011 |
Festivals & Friendlies
Clubs playing in Festivals or Friendlies should complete an ESSDA Permission
Form. This can be done online at ESSDA Forms page.
There is no cost for this, but it is required by insurers.
If you are playing against non SYFA clubs, permission will also be required
from SYFA - see
http://www.syfaregistrations.co.uk/friendly-match/login/
Unfortunately, this service costs £10.
Please note that the SYFA have not given permission to
Glenafton Athletic for their
Festival of Football and no member clubs will be
given permission to attend this event.
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5th April 2011 |
9s (2002) League Changes
A couple of changes to the 9s (2002) fixtures:-
- Tynecastle FC have left Zidane division.
- Craigroyston Reds have moved from Beckenbauer to replace Tynecastle in
Zidane division.
- Currie Star have taken over in Beckenbauer.
- Eskmill Girls have left Beckenbauer
- KSQ have entered a new team in Beckenbauer to take over from Eskmill
Girls.
I have also changed a few contact numbers and emailed fixtures to all my
known contacts.
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25th March 2011 |
2000 (11s) Fixtures
Fixtures for the 11s group are finally available on the website.
See 2000s (11s) page.
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21st March 2011 |
UEFA & The Player Pathway
To read about UEFA and the small sided game in Scotland, please read the
attached
www.uefa.com/
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15th March 2011 |
SYFA Associate Membership
It is a requirement of ESSDA Membership that all
clubs must be at least Associate Members of SYFA. This membership provides proof
of insurance. Clubs playing without insurance will have their membership suspended.
The following clubs have yet to provide evidence of their SYFA Membership to
ESSDA.
Clubs playing against one of the listed clubs should satisfy themselves that the
club has adequate insurance.
|
Club |
Age Groups |
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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
11s |
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Bonnyrigg Rose FC |
12s |
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Craigroyston Boys Club |
9s,12s |
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Currie Boys |
9s |
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Dunedin Boys Club |
11s |
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Eskmills BC |
10s |
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Hillfield Swifts |
11s |
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Hutchison Vale |
9s,10s,11s |
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Lochend BC |
9s,10s,11s,12s |
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Norrie McCathie Development
Squad |
10s |
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North Merchiston |
10s,11s,12s |
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Salvesen BC |
9s,11s |
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Spartans Youth |
11s |
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Star A |
9s, 12s |
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Lasswade Thistle |
10s,12s |
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Redpath Albion |
10s |
Clubs are requested to forward evidence of their SYFA Membership to the
General Secretary as soon as possible and I will remove them from this list.
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15th March 2011 |
Match Days
It is a requirement of ESSDA and SYFA that all matches must have a qualified
First Aider present. Evidence of a First Aid qualification must accompany all
applications for SYFA membership or they will be rejected.
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15th March 2011 |
Players Wanted
See new Players Wanted for
- Fernieside 9s Goalkeeper
- Dalkeith Miners 11s Goalkeeper
- Edinburgh City 12s Players
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27th February 2011 |
Permission for Friendlies
Permission to play friendlies must be sought from ESSDA.
The list of permissions given can be seen on the
Permission page.
Permissions for this weekend:-
| Date |
Club |
Opposition |
Age Group |
| 27 February 2011 |
Spartans Youth |
Edinburgh City |
9s |
| 27 February 2011 |
Edinburgh City |
Livingston Hearts |
10s |
| 27 February 2011 |
Currie Star |
Edinburgh City |
9s |
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23rd February 2011 |
ESSDA Meeting on 27th February
The next meeting of ESSDA takes place at The Jewel Miners Club
at 7:30pm on Sunday 27th February 2011
The agenda is available here -
Agenda (DOC - 30MB)
Fixtures for the new season will be handed out at the end of the meeting.
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21st February 2011 |
2002 (9s) Leagues for 2011 Season
Please check your team has their proper allocation by checking the
2002s (9s) page.
No new teams will be taken on at the start of the season unless I have made a
mistake.
| Club |
Team |
New League |
Old League |
| Bonnyrigg Rose FC |
Bonnyrigg Rose Fc |
Maradona |
Zidane |
| Bonnyrigg Rose FC |
Bonnyrigg Rose Fc |
Beckham |
new team |
| Cramond BC |
Cramond |
Beckham |
new team |
| Currie Star FC |
Currie Star |
Zidane |
new team |
| Dalkeith Miners CYP |
Dalkeith Miners |
Maradona |
Beckham |
| Dalkeith Miners CYP |
Dalkeith Miners |
Maradona |
new team |
| Dalkeith Miners CYP |
Dalkeith Miners |
Beckham |
new team |
| Edina Hibs |
Edina Hibs |
Beckham |
Zidane |
| Edinburgh City |
Edinburgh City Cubs |
Beckham |
new team |
| Edinburgh City |
Edinburgh City Pumas |
Beckham |
new team |
| Leith Athletic |
Leith Althetic |
Beckham |
new team |
| Lochend BC |
Lochend |
Zidane |
Beckham |
| Lochend BC |
Lochend |
Beckham |
new team |
| Liberton Utd |
Liberton Utd |
Beckham |
new team |
| Longniddry Villa |
Longniddry Villa Blacks |
Zidane |
new team |
| Longniddry Villa |
Longniddry Villa Blues |
Beckham |
new team |
| Musselburgh Windsor |
Mw Panthers |
Zidane |
Beckham |
| Preston Athletic |
Preston Athletic |
Zidane |
Beckham |
| Salvesen BC |
Salvesen |
Beckham |
new team |
| Spartans Youth |
Spartans White |
Pele |
Maradona |
| Spartans Youth |
Spartans |
Maradona |
Zidane |
| Spartans Youth |
Spartans Blacks |
Beckham |
new team |
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19th February 2011 |
ESSDA Launch 2004 Age Group
The East of Scotland Soccer Development Association (ESSDA) have made a very
progressive move and created a new section for the 2004 age group commencing in
March 2011
The 2004 age group (aged 7) will be playing 4v4.
For details see the new age 7s page
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19th February 2011 |
Scottish FA South East Region
Conference 2011
Details of the Annual Scottish FA South East Coaching Conference have
now been confirmed, and it includes one of the most impressive guest coach
lists yet.
What: Scottish FA South East Coaching Conference
Where: Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
When: Sunday 10th April 2011 (10am – 4pm)
See Conference Page for more details
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10th February 2011 |
WoS Filming - Sunday 13th February
2011
Filming will take place throughout the day of the event to produce a
highlights package, which will go live on the YFS TV section of the Youth
Football Scotland website.
For details see the attached document -
Disclaimer (Doc -77KB)
For examples of previous videos, see
http://youthfootballscotland.co.uk/clubs/west-region-clubs/wast-region-news/1413-st-andrews-bc-news/1276
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23rd January 2011 |
Friendlies
Clubs playing friendlies - fixtures not issued by an ESSDA Match
Secretary - should seek permission for their game.
ESSDA v ESSDA - Please complete the ESSDA
Permission form online to notify the association.
ESSDA v Other SYFA Affiliated Club - Permission is needed from both
associations. Complete ESSDA form online
ESSDA v Other non SYFA Affiliated Club -Permission is needed from SYFA
and costs £10 go to
www.scottishyouthfa.co.uk
Failure to follow the above rules could invalidate your insurance
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22nd January 2011 |
The Pink
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22nd January 2011 |
Futsal at World of Soccer
Due to a double booking at World of Soccer, we have had to re-arrange
the fixtures for 9s, 10s and 11s. These fixtures
will all start 10
minutes earlier than previously advertised. Please see attached.
Timings of
12s fixtures are unchanged.
Games after 11:30 will move up two pitches.
A whistle will be blown to indicate the end of games. Teams should
leave the pitch and move as quickly as possible to the next venue. Games
should start as soon as both teams are ready. There is not a
whistle to start games.
Can we please ask 10s, 11s and 12s to allow room for teams to leave
when they arrive to play their first game.
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17th January 2011 |
General Meetings
The general meetings of ESSDA all take place at The Jewel Miners Club
at 7:30pm
- 27th February 2011
- 22nd May 2011- The Annual General Meeting
- 21st August 2011
- 20th November 2011
The season dates for 2011 are
- FIRST-HALF: 6th March 2011
- 19th June 2011
- SECOND-HALF: 28th August 2011 -
11th December 2011
Changes for the new season, additional teams, changes to contact
details, movements between divisions, should be sent to Match
Secretary by 1st February 2011.
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15th January 2011 |
Futsal
A couple of last reminders
1. Dalkeith is indoors. Indoor footwear is essential.
There are no viewing areas and only players and coaches will be allowed in
the playing area. Parents should drop off and pick up their children - and
go shopping in between?
2. World of Soccer is on indoor grass. The turf may just take a moulded
stud but not screw in studs. It is indoor but likely to be very cold so
wrap up warm. Only players and coaches will be allowed in playing area but
there are viewing areas, but it will be very busy! Parents please be
supportive of all players and try to avoid shouting instruction to players
- let coaches coach!
Please respect and follow the instruction of all SFA officials who are
there to organise the event.
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10th January 2011 |
Preston Athletic
Preston Athletic were one of the teams who were unsuccessful in
getting into the Futsal program this season. If you are in the same
situation, would you be interested in sorting some kind of indoor training
out between ourselves? I have sourced some venues, all I need now are
teams to play!
If you are interested, please contact Christine
secretary@prestonathleticyfc.com
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9th January 2011 |
Futsal 2011
Sorry for the error in the Dalkeith 11s
fixtures in the upcoming Futsal. This should read for weeks 2,4,6
|
2.50pm |
Spartans
Youth |
v |
Dalkeith Miners CYP B |
|
3.10pm |
Easthouses BC A |
v |
Dalkeith
Miners CYP |
In the World of Soccer 11s A, week 1,3,5
now reads
|
Pitch
4 11:50am |
Beechwood Fc |
v |
Currie
Star FC |
and not Edinburgh City A v Edina Hibs
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1st January 2011 |
Futsal 2011
See Futsal page for details of the 2011 Futsal
fixtures.
Futsal will run for 6 weeks starting on January 16th 2011
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1st January 2011 |
Facebook - find ESSDA on Facebook
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ARCHIVED NEWS ENTRIES
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1st December 2010 |
Free Coaching Workshop -
Futsal
CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER!!!!
The Scottish FA South East Region was due to be hosting a
Regional Futsal Workshop on Friday 3rd December from 7.30pm - 9.00pm at Dalkeith Campus School, Midlothian.
For more detail on the ESSDA/SFA Futsal programme, see the
Futsal page and Futsal
Rules.
For details on this workshop, see the
Workshop page
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1st December 2010 |
Futsal 2001
Applications for 2011 SFA/ESSDA Winter Futsal are now closed.
Clubs wanting to play Indoor Football 4s, please contact John at
john4s@essda.co.uk
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21st November 2010 |
10s Fernieside Zidane
The contact for Fernieside 2001 Zidane should be Rab Churchmichael (who
is also listed as a contact on the sheet).
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17th November 2010 |
Winter Futsal
Nearly 70 teams have applied so far for Winter Futsal at World of
Soccer and Dalkeith. There is still room for a few more teams, so please
get your application in soon if you are interested in playing. See
Futsal page for forms.
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17th November 2010 |
11s 2000 Pele
Dalkeith Miners CYP are looking for a fixture on 28th November 2010 -
contact Alan Brown 0131-663-6748 or 07813-117-031
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16th November 2010 |
Winter Futsal for 8s and 7s
Any clubs interested in Winter Football 4s at Riccarton during the
winter shutdown in January/February, please contact John Brock
john4s@essda.co.uk
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16th November 2010 |
Soccer School 5s and 6s
Any club interested in taking part in a soccer school for 5s and
6s,please register that interest with John Brock
john4s@essda.co.uk
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14th November 2010 |
9s - 2002
Edinburgh South Reds have moved from the Zidane to the Pele division
with immediate effect.
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11th November 2010 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
A reminder that the next ESSDA Meeting is on Sunday 14th November
2010 at 7:30pm at the Jewel Miners Club.
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31st October 2010 |
Free Coaching Workshop -
Futsal
The Scottish FA South East Region will be hosting a
Regional Futsal Workshop on Friday 3rd December from 7.30pm - 9.00pm
(please note date change) at Dalkeith Campus School, Midlothian.
To confirm your place on these free workshops contact
Aidan Forbes, SFA South East Region, Mcarthur Pavilion, 42 Peffermill
Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5LL or email
southeast@scottishfa.co.uk.
Please call 0131 667 8245 if you have any queries.
For more detail on the ESSDA/SFA Futsal programme, see the
Futsal page and Futsal
Rules.
For details on this workshop, see the
Workshop page.
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25 October 2010 |
2002s 9s
More changes to the 9s leagues.
Easthouses have dropped out of the 9s Zidane and Beckham leagues.
Tynecastle will take over the Beckham fixtures
Star A will take over the Zidane fixtures.
I will issue revised fixtures and contacts shortly.
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20 October 2010 |
ESSDA ethos
A reminder to everyone of the ethos behind ESSDA football
(in no particular order)
| 1: Respect for the
opposition. |
A 10-0 score line is not a good result for anyone.
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| 2. Respect for players |
All players should get equal playing time. If, as
coach, you have 10 players, please let them all play.
Two minutes at the end, as long as you are winning comfortably, is not
good enough.
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| 3. Respect for the
officials. |
Whoever is in charge of your game is doing their best.
They don't have assistants and they don't have TV replays.
Show how fans / parents should be behave.
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| 4. Respect for the
game. |
Playing overage players to gain an advantage, or
playing underage players who consequently struggle, is not acceptable
behaviour |
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16th October 2010 |
ESSDA / SFA Winter Futsal 2011
For details of the upcoming Winter Futsal, please read the
Futsal page.
Futsal will run for 6 weeks starting on January 16th 2011.
An SFA in-service session for coaches will take place on Friday 5th
December 2010.
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9th October 2010 |
Beechwood 11s
Please note John Waddell is no longer the contact for Beechwood 11s.
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21st September 2010 |
Players Wanted
See Player Wanted section for adverts
for players wanted.
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19th September 2010 |
ESSDA Leagues 1999 (12s) Maradona
Redpath Albion have dropped out of the Maradona Division.
The two spare teams should now play each other.
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19th September 2010 |
ESSDA Leagues 2002 (9s)
Five new teams have joined 2002 Beckham
9s.
The revised schedule is available on the website. Next week there are only
a couple of changes
26th September 2010
| Arniston Rangers |
v |
KSQ |
| Loanhead Miners Barca |
v |
Preston Athletic Girls |
| Beechwood |
v |
Eskmill Girls |
Preston Athletic Colts have replaced Longniddry Villa in the Zidane
League.
First Game:- Preston Athletic Colts v Eskmill
White
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19th September 2010 |
Playing Suspensions
The suspensions of the following clubs have been lifted allowing them
to commence playing with ESSDA from 26th September 2010 .
Thank you for your understanding.
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1st September 2010 |
2002s (9s) Beckham Division - Currie Boys
Eagles
The contact number for Craig Brown of Currie Boys Eagles, in Beckham
Division ends 497, not 487
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30th August 2010 |
9s Zidane League
Longniddry Villa are not playing in the 9s Zidane League.
Teams due to play Longniddry Villa will have a free week.
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29th August 2010 |
Player Pathway
ESSDA is fully committed and signed up to the SFA/SYFA Player Pathway.
However, for the forthcoming season (2010/2011 First Half), ESSDA teams
will continue to play ESSDA rules, in particular-
- Throw Ins not Kick-Ins
- Size 3 ball for 9s/10s
- Retreating lines at all age groups
- 2*30 minutes playing time for 11s/12s
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22nd August 2010 |
Playing Suspensions
The following clubs are currently suspended from playing Soccer 7s with
ESSDA.
When these suspensions are lifted, this will be listed here.
Any club playing a suspended club will invalidate their insurance and will
be suspended themselves.
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22nd August 2010 |
ESSDA General Meeting
The ESSDA General Meeting will take place tonight at The Jewel Miners
Club at 7:30pm.
Previous
minutes (o be approved) and
Agenda are
available to download.
Fixtures for the upcoming season will be distributed at the end of
the meeting.
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22nd August 2010 |
Players Wanted
Please see the Players Wanted page, for details of clubs looking for
new players for the 2010-2011 season
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22nd August 2010 |
Free Advanced Player in-service
Edinburgh is hosting a coach in-service for girl’s
(13s-15s) and boy’s (12s-15s) club coaches on Tuesday 31st August
from 6pm-8pm @ Meggetland Sports Complex.
The evening will focus on Practical demonstrations on
Creative Player, Developing Technique and Coaching in the Game with a
short presentation on the programme.
The coach in-service is aimed at coaches who have talented
players who can then be signed up for Edinburgh’s Scottish FA Advanced
Player Development Centre. This will be an additional session for the
players working towards the recommended training: games ratio in the
Scottish FA developing talent programme.
Coaches should come prepared to take part in practical
sessions.
To apply please complete the attached
Application Form -
PDF 162KB:
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4th August 2010 |
Scottish FA 7v7 & 4v4 Workshops 2010
The Scottish FA South East Region are hosting a free workshop
on Wednesday 4th August - Peffermill, Edinburgh (6.30 - 8.00pm)
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1st August 2010 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
The next ESSDA Quarterly meeting will be on the 22nd August 2010 at The
Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm.
Items for the agenda should be submitted to me using the Contact Us
page.
Fixtures for the First Half of the Season will be handed out at the end
of the meeting.
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1st August 2010 |
Players Wanted
See the Players Wanted page if you are looking for a team to join.
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1st August 2010 |
The annual Broxburn Tournament is on Sunday the
15th August 2010
Format is 3 x 30 mins game.
If you would like to participate (2001's) please
contact Gen Chapman at gedchapman@talk21.com
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1st August 2010 |
First Aid Courses
David Drummond (SFA) is running a 6-hour First Aid on
Tuesday 2 and 9 November 2010 at Meggetland from 6pm to 9pm.
The cost is £20 per head.
Anyone interested, please contact Chairman Dave via the
contact us page.
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9th July 2010 |
Team Registrations
Teams should have registered by 30th June 2010.
Late registrations may not be accepted.
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1st July 2010 |
Players Wanted
Please see Players Wanted page
to see adverts from clubs looking for new
players.
Clubs wanting to add an advert, please send me a note using the
Contact Us page.
Newly added - Boroughmuir Thistle Girls, Loanhead Miners.
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29th June 2010 |
Scottish FA 7v7 & 4v4 Workshops 2010
The Scottish FA South East Region are hosting several
workshops in August to support local clubs within the Region’s
Small-Sided Games Associations. Five Free workshops will be held across
all local authority areas.
●Monday 2nd August - Bankton Mains (Venue TBC), West
Lothian
(6.30-8.00pm)
●Wednesday 4th August - Peffermill, Edinburgh (6.30 - 8.00pm)
●Friday 6th August - Netherdale Stadium, Galashiels (7.00 -
8.30pm)
●Wednesday 11th August - Hallhill, Dunbar (6.30 - 8.00pm)
●Monday 23rd August - Poltonhall Recreation Ground, Bonnyrigg
(6.00 - 7.30pm)
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29th June 2010 |
ESSDA Registrations
ESSDA will move to January - December season.
Clubs registering now will be for an 18 month (three season) session.
Clubs will next register for the 2012 season.
Age Groups for the 2010 - 2011 ESSDA Season
12s (1999) - Soccer 7s
11s (2000) - Soccer 7s
10s (2001) - Soccer 7s
9s (2002) - Soccer 7s
8s (2003) - Football 4s
The cost for the extended season will be £30 per team at Soccer 7s and
£20 per team for Football 4s.
Application forms are available on line,
and must be returned by 30th June 2010.
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26th May 2010 |
General Secretary
After John Waddell took over as General Secretary at the AGM on Sunday,
any emails sent to the General Secretary email address will now go to John
and not Roger.
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25th May 2010 |
SYFA Registrations
Clubs can now join SYFA for the 2010-2011 through the SYFA website -
www.syfaregistrations.co.uk
Our association East of Scotland Soccer Development Association
should now appear in the drop down menu.
ESSDA membership is conditional upon all clubs being at least Associate
Members of SYFA.
Remember that you only need to register once per age group for the
SYFA, regardless of how many teams you have at that age group.
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24th May 2010 |
ESSDA Annual General Meeting
The ESSDA AGM took place last night. Despite the good weather, very few
attended the meeting to discuss the future of the association.
Full minutes will be available shortly, but the highlights were:
John Waddell will take over as General Secretary.
ESSDA will move to January - December season.
Clubs registering now will be for an 18 month (three season) session.
Clubs will next register for the 2012 season.
Age Groups for the 2010 - 2011 ESSDA Season
12s (1999) - Soccer 7s
11s (2000) - Soccer 7s
10s (2001) - Soccer 7s
9s (2002) - Soccer 7s
8s (2003) - Football 4s
The cost for the extended season will be £30 per team at Soccer 7s and
£20 per team for Football 4s.
Application forms are available on line,
and must be returned by 30th June 2010.
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11th May 2010 |
SFA SE Region u12 Soccer Sevens
Grande Finale
Once again the Scottish FA South East Region will be hosting the
U12 Grand Finale 7v7 Festival and we would like to invite your club to
participate. The aim of the Scottish FA U12 Soccer Sevens Grand Finale is
to mark the completion of a players development in participating in
seven-a-side football, before moving to the eleven-a-side game.
The festival, which is also part of the SFA South East Region
department’s annual plan, will be hosted at Meadowmill Sports Centre,
Tranent, EH33 1LZ on Saturday 19th June 2010. The format for the event
will be a seven-aside festival played on a round robin basis with no
recording of results. We are encouraging all clubs to send as many
representative teams as they wish to participate in the U12’s age group
category.
Entry forms should be returned no later than the 31st May.
Additional Information (PDF 90KB) and the
application form (PDF 287KB)
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4th May 2010 |
SFA/ESSDA 11 a side workshop
The SFA/ESSDA 11-aside "in service" workshop to all coaches
(especially U12s) will be held on Thursday 6th May at Peffermill
Playing Fields at 6.30-8.00pm.
Any coaches wanting to attend should notify SFA using the attached
application
form (PDF - 162KB)
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25th April 2010 |
SFA Pre Season Training
Get A Head-Start : Scottish FA South East
Pre-Season Training Techniques Workshop
(For coaches of children, youth and adults)
Monday 17th May – Peffermill Playing Fields, Edinburgh (6.30pm –
8.30pm)
For details of this free workshop please see workshop.
To apply for this workshop, please download the
attached application (PDF 162KB) and return to SFA at Peffermill.
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24th April 2010 |
Pinkie Playing Fields
Please show your support for the campaign to keep the groundsman at
Pinkie Playing Fields. Many ESSDA clubs will have play at Pinkie against
Musselburgh Windsor FC,
For details of the campaign, please see the letter
from Ian Mackay or visit
www.musselburghwindsor.org
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23rd April 2010 |
Players Wanted
The players wanted page contains
details of many teams looking for players. Newly added items include
Salvesen 2001 and Dunedin (Under 9) and Loanhead Miners (Under 10)
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23rd April 2010 |
Disclosure
All club contacts listed on the SYFA Application form must be
Disclosed. SYFA at Hampden have supplied a list of contacts who do not
appear to be properly Disclosed, and I will be contacting all clubs
concerned to chase this up.
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23rd April 2010 |
Under 9 Contacts - Corrections/Changes
The contact for Dunedin Under 9s is now
Steven Morrison 07940002939
The contact for Beeslack Thistle (Beckham Division) is Norman Kidd. His
mobile number should end 139607, not 136072.
The contact for Loanhead (Beckham Division) is now Keith Angus, not A
Hutchison or S White.
S Anderson is no longer the contact for any of the Lochend teams.
The contact for Currie Star is John Brock. His mobile number should end
5341, not 5340.
Apologies to all who have been inconvenienced.
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15th April 2010 |
ESSDA Annual General Meeting
The ESSDA AGM is due to take place on Sunday 23rd May 2010 at 7:30pm at
The Jewel Miners Club.
All clubs are invited to attend.
Items to be added to the agenda should be sent to me using the
Contact Us page.
Individuals wishing to nominate others or themselves for positions
on the ESSDA committee are also invited to send their details via the
Contact Us page.
All committee positions are up for re-election:-
Chairman, General Secretary, Treasurer, Match Secretaries, Web-Master and
Child Protection Officer.
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11th April 2010 |
SFA/ESSDA 11 a side workshop
The SFA/ESSDA 11-aside "in service" workshop to all coaches
(especially U12s) will be held on Thursday 6th May at Peffermill
Playing Fields at 6.30-8.00pm.
Any coaches wanting to attend should notify SFA -
South East Coordinator.
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10th April 2010 |
Hutchison Vale Colts
Hutchison Vale Colts will replace Salvesen Reds in the Under 10 (2000)
Maradona Division.
Sorry for the late notification.
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1st April 2010 |
Lochend YFC
S Anderson is no longer the contact for any of these teams.
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30th March 2010 |
First Aid Cover
Please remember that each team should have someone qualified in First
Aid present at every game.
Games should be cancelled if adequate First Aid cover is not available.
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30th March 2010 |
Under 12 - Pele
Peebles FC have withdrawn from the Under 12 (1999) Pele league. This
leaves two free teams who should now play each other.
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23rd March 2010 |
Virgin Media - eMail Problems
I continue to have email problems with Virgin Media and their new
improved email system.
My advice to anyone using Virgin Media email is to read the extensive
on-line help on Googlemail - not Virgin Media help.
ESSDA emails will be classed as Spam by Virgin Media. To receive ESSDA
emails you will need to turn off Virgin Media spam filtering. When they
say they do not filter emails, laugh at them.
Lastly, where ever possible, avoid using Virgin Media email at all. That is
my preferred option until they sort out this nonsense.
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21st March 2010 |
ESSDA Fixtures Under 9
I have made the following changes to Under 9s leagues. I will send out
paper copies to all coaches, and emails to all the contacts for Under 9s
that I have.
| Pele Division |
Salvesen BC have renamed Edinburgh City
(there are new contacts for this team)
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| Maradona Division |
Arniston Rangers have dropped to the Beckham Division
North Merchiston dropped out of this league. |
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I have rearranged fixtures so that
Spare Team 1 v Spare Team 2
There is still a Spare Team in this division.
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| Zidane Division |
Lochend have joined the league.
Boroughmuir Girls have left the league.
Star A have left the league.
Spartans have added two new teams
Craigroyston have moved down a league
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| Beckham Division |
Arniston Rangers have joined.
Edina Hibs have added a new team
Lochend BC have joined.
Craigroyston have joined from Zidane |
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There are now 28 teams in this division!
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I hope this will be the last change for these leagues for this season.
I have tried to make the change while causing minimum disruption. Most
teams will only have one or two fixtures changed for the rest of the
season.
Thank you all for your understanding.
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21st March 2010 |
Player Pathway
Last week there was a meeting with SFA and SYFA to hear about the new
Player Pathway. More details will be available soon when I understand the
full implications.
We do not expect big disruption as we are very close to the pathway
already.
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8th March 2010 |
ESSDA Fixtures
Under 9: Several teams have dropped out of the Zidane and
Maradona leagues, giving two spare teams in each league. Teams should play
against each other.
I have not rewritten Beckham league for all th enew teams applying late.
If they still want to join, they will have to become ZIdane teams.
Under 10: New Pele and Maradona fixtures are available on the
website. Although most fixtures are the same, new teams have been added to
both leagues.
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4th March 2010 |
ESSDA Fixtures - Second Half 2009-2010
Fixtures for the next 16 week season were given out at the ESSDA
quarterly meeting on Sunday night.
Under 9 ,Under
10, Under 11 and
Under 12 have all been added.
Under 9 - I had decided to publish new fixtures for Beckham League, but
I am now unlikely to do so. The disruption this would cause to teams
who applied on time is unfair. I will try to find places in other leagues
for teams who applied late.
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24th February 2010 |
National Player Pathway
There will be two SFA Roadshows to discuss the National Player
Pathway on Tuesday 9th March at Livingston (Almondvale) and Tuesday 16th
March at Heriot-Watt University (Main Lecture Theatre).
National staff from the SYFA and SFA will be on hand to answer any
questions.
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23rd February 2010 |
ESSDA General Meeting
The next ESSDA Meeting is on Sunday 28th February 2010 at The Jewel
Miners Club at 7:30pm
Previous Minutes - (DOC
40KB)
Agenda - (DOC - 25KB)
New fixtures will be distributed at the end of the meeting.
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22nd February 2010 |
Payers Wanted
I have added a players wanted button to the sidebar. Any
club wanting to add an advert, please use the Contact Us button to send an
email.
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9th February 2010 |
Winter Futsal
For details of the Winter Futsal Festival on Sunday 21st February 2010,
please see Futsal Page.
All games will be at World of Soccer, Chesser Avenue, Edinburgh.
I will be emailing and sending paper copies to all contacts.
As usual, thank you to all at SFA South East for their help in
organising the Winter Futsal.
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9th February 2010 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meetings
The dates of the ESSDA Quarterly Meetings for 2010 are confirmed as
- 28th February 2010
- 23rd May 2010
- 22nd August 2010
- 14th November 2010
All meetings will be at The Jewel Miners Club on a Sunday evening from
7:30pm
All clubs are invited to attend and submit items for the agenda.
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9th February 2010 |
ESSDA 2009-2010 Second Half
Teams wishing to change divisions or change contact details should use
the Contact Us page to advise their Match
Secretary of revised details.
Any new teams wanting to join the leagues should complete the Team
Registration form on the Forms page.
All requests should be completed by Sunday 14th February 2010 to allow
Match Secretaries time to complete new fixture lists.
Fixture lists will be distributed at the ESSDA Quarterly Meeting on
Sunday 28th February 2010 at 7:30pm at The Jewel Miners Club.
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26th January 2010 |
Virgin Media and ESSDA emails
Due to a recent system "improvement" by Virgin Media, all ESSDA emails
will henceforth be classed as SPAM by Virgin Media. Virgin Media customers
will not receive any ESSDA emails as they will go directly to your SPAM
folder. Other email services are unaffected by this change.
Despite my best efforts in negotiation with Virgin Media, there is no
way I can resolve this globally. You therefore have several choices if you
are a Virgin Media (or Blueyonder) customer:-:
- Do nothing and hence do not receive ESSDA emails
- Do as I have done and transfer your email to another provider
- Go into your Virgin Media on line settings, sign into webmail, and
create a filter to bypass the Virgin Media default settings for any
email from ESSDA. Don't try the help desk for advice as they will deny
that there is any SPAM filtering on your account.
If the situation changes, I will issue a retraction and a full apology
to Virgin Media. For now, I will apologise to Virgin Media customers. If
they have sent any emails to me, they will have been lost. Similarly, any
email I have sent to Virgin Media customers will have been lost too.
Sorry!
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23rd January 2010 |
eMail Problems
The new email improvement by Virgin Media (Blueyonder) is causing
problems to ESSDA emails. Emails sent to or from essda.co.uk addresses may
be treated as SPAM and automatically deleted. I am trying to have this
default activity changed, but for the moment there is little I can do.
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11th January 2010 |
Under 11s Futsal @
Dalkeith
Two teams booked to play Futsal at Dalkeith have dropped out at short
notice.
Any Under 11 club wanting to take up these positions, please contact me
via contact page. First come first served.
First game on Sunday 17th January 2010.
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9th January 2010 |
SFA South East Conference
The SFA South East will be holding their Free Small-Sided Games
Coaching Conference, on Saturday 27th February 2010 (12 noon - 4pm)
at the Hearts Academy (indoors)
For details and application form, please see
Conference Page.
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9th January 2010 |
Coach Education Brochure 2010
The Scottish FA South East Region has published its new coach education
brochure for 2010.
It is available for download at the
SFA South East website.
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9th January 2010 |
Winter Futsal 2010
Winter Futsal starts tomorrow Sunday 10th January 2010
Please make allowances for the weather and travel safely.
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21st December 2009 |
Winter Futsal 2010
It was necessary to shuffle some teams between Dalkeith and World of
Soccer to balance the fixtures at the two venues. This was done randomly
and it will be very difficult to amend these games unless another team
would prefer a venue swap.
I am sorry for any inconvenience this causes. I should have included
this note with the original fixture list - sorry.
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13th December 2009 |
Winter Futsal 2010
Winter Futsal schedules are available to print off. I will try to email
copies to every team when I get time.
World
of Soccer - (DOC - 261KB)
Dalkeith
Campus - (DOC - 231KB)
A schedule for the week 7 festival will be produced later - all teams
will be at World of Football.
Dues to much increased demand, fixtures will run from :-
World of Soccer - Under 9 at 9:30 to Under 11 at 11:30
Dalkeith Campus- Under 9 at 8:30 to Under 12 at 2:30
It has been a struggle to fit in all the teams. We were unable to
schedule games after 3:30 at Dalkeith, hence the early start.
Thank you again to SFA (South East) for producing the schedules.
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20th November 2009 |
Under 9 - 2001
With effect from this weekend, Tynecastle FC will move to the Pele
division taking over the fixtures of Leith Athletic who will move to the
Maradona division.
My apologies for the confusion over this. I will amend the fixtures on
the Under 9 page from 29th November 2009.
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9th November 2009 |
Futsal - Under 8
For details of the Under 8 Futsal programme, please see the
Under 8 page.
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9th November 2009 |
MXGUARDSPAM
I have been having trouble with email after the ISP introduced a new
spam checking system. Many emails failed to come through, and others were
being pre-fixed MXGUARDSPAM.
I think this is now resolved, but if you have recently sent an email to
essda.co.uk or failed to get a reply, please resend your note.
Thank you.
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3rd November 2009 |
Winter Futsal 2010
Together with SFA South East, ESSDA will be putting on a Winter Futsal
programme at World of Soccer and Dalkeith Campus for teams Under 9, 10, 11
and 12.
Spaces are limited, and the cost is £40 per team for the 7 week
programme from 10th January 2010 to 21st February 2010
The final Sunday will be a Festival of Futsal at World of Soccer.
Please book your place before 15 November 2009 using the
online forms.
More details are available on the Futsal Page
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3rd November 2009 |
SFA Creative Player Workshops
Click here for more details about the free
Creative Player workshops and an
Application Form.
Friday 27th November 2009 and Friday 4th November 2009
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3rd November 2009 |
Under 9 - 2001
If any team in the Pele league would like an immediate move to the
Maradona league, please get in touch with me via
contact us.
I also have a an Under 9 Beckham team looking to swap with a team in
the Zidane League - also at Under 9.
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3rd November 2009 |
ESSDA General Meeting
The Quarterly Meeting of ESSDA will take place on 15th November 2009 at
The Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm.
All clubs are invited to attended. Any items for inclusion on the
agenda should be submitted to the (acting) General Secretary.
Items to be on the agenda:
- Guidelines for Soccer 7s
- Overage players
- Conduct of Coaches and Parents on Match Days
- Futsal Applications
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3rd November 2009 |
ESSDA Guidelines
I have updated the Guidelines for Under 12, Under 11, Under 10 and
Under 9 Soccer 7s to reflect the new rules on off-side and retreating
lines.
All clubs should follow these guidelines in all ESSDA games.
I have added an item to the Agenda for the forthcoming meeting to discuss
these guidelines. I will bring copies of the guidelines to that meeting.
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20th October 2009 |
Under 12 - 1998
Due to an unprecedented number of teams dropping out of the league, a
completely new set of fixtures has been drawn up to help minimise
further ongoing confusion for Maradona and Zidane divisions.
We lost North Berwick Reds, Musselburgh Windsor and Hutchie Vale, but
have gained Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.
The new fixtures take effect from 25th October and can be found on the
Under 12 page.
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30th September 2009 |
Players Wanted
Please see Players Wanted page
to see adverts from clubs looking for new
players.
Clubs wanting to add an advert, please send me a note using the
Contact Us page.
Newly added - Beechwood u9 and Tynecastle u9.
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29th September 2009 |
Winter Football - Under 8's
The first half of the season ends on 13 December 2009 and does not
resume until March 2010. If you wish to register for playing football
4's at Riccarton on Sunday lunchtimes in January / February please reply
to John at john4s@essda.co.uk
Deadline is 7th October 2009,
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29th September 2009 |
Under 9 Zidane & Pele
Boroughmuir Thistle Girls have taken over the fixtures of the Spare
Team in the Under 9 Zidane Division.
Any team wishing to move up into the Pele Division (from the Maradona
Division), please contact me as I have a squad wanting to swap out of the
Pele Division,
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13th September 2009 |
Age Groups
ESSDA follows the SYFA guidelines on age groups:
Under 12 - Born in 1998
Under 11 - Born in 1999
Under 10 - Born in 2000
Under 9 - Born in 2001
Under 8 - Born in 2002
Overage players can be played in exceptional circumstances, but should
be notified to the opposition.
Overage players should never be allowed to dominate a game.
Playing overage players to strengthen a weak squad is not allowed,
When players play 11 a side a football, there is no allowance for
playing overage players. An overage player who continues to play football
will eventually have to play in the their correct age group. The jump to
the correct age group may best be made at a young age.
Any club found to be playing overage players in an attempt to win games
will have their membership of ESSDA suspended.
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6th September 2009 |
Under 9 - 2001 Pele Division
Lochend BC Colts will take over from the Spare Team in the Pele
Division. Main contact for both Lochend BC teams will be James Urquart.
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3rd September 2009 |
Professional Clubs Open
Evenings For Grassroots Clubs
Heart of Midlothian FC and Hibernian FC’s respective youth
sections have been working recently with the Scottish FA South East
Region and following recent discussions with Scottish FA Regional
Manager, Mark Munro, both clubs are to hold open meetings at their
respective training grounds for Grassroots coaches to attend. The aim of
the open evenings will be to provide an update for coaches as to
developments within the
respective youth programmes as well as an opportunity for grassroots
coaches to ask any questions.
Both evenings will involve a presentation from the clubs’ respective
Heads of Youth Development, John Murray (Hearts FC) and Bill Hendry
(Hibernian FC), as well as a tour of the clubs training facilities. Some
of the areas discussed on the night will be;
- Role of Initiative/Performance programme
- Development programme for players
- Coaches/Staff
- Recruitment policies and exit routes for players
- Building relationships with grassroots clubs
- Training Facilities
The dates for the open evenings will be as follows;
- Monday 12th October – 7.00pm - 8.30pm - Hibernian FC
(Hibs Training Centre, East Mains, Tranent)
- Monday 19th October - 6.30pm - 8.00pm - Hearts FC
(Hearts Academy, Heriot-Watt University)
Please note that places will be capped and coaches wishing to attend
must return the attached
registration form (PDF - 193KB) - . Places are open to all club
coaches but priority access will be given to Scottish FA registered
Quality Mark clubs.
If you have any queries please contact Mark Munro, Scottish FA Regional
Manager on 0131 667 8245 or email
mark.munro@scottishfa.co.uk
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27th August 2009 |
Under 12 League Changes
-
Eskmill Blues have withdrawn from the Maradona league
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Liberton have dropped from Pele league to take up the
place vacated by Eskmill Blues
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Hutchison Vale have taken over from Liberton in
the Pele league.
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Since there are now two Liberton teams in Maradona, they
have been renamed Liberton Lions (Moray Dickson) and Liberton Tigers
(Paul Ferguson)
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25th August 2009 |
SFA South East Club Visit Programme
2009
The launch of the South East Club Coaching Visit Programme for 2009 has
proved very popular over the first half of the year. The programme
originally demanded for by the clubs allows Scottish FA Development
Coaches to deliver a variety of sessions in consultation with your club
coaches, delivered at your club's training venue.
See the attached
leaflet - PDF 3126KB (Large File)
Sessions focus on the requirements of your club/team depending on their
strengths and weaknesses and will also provide a coach tutor service to
your coaches. Sessions are based on the following themes;
- Individual Technique and Skill Development
- Tactical Sessions
- Physical Conditioning
- Modern Trends in Football
Places are filling up fast for the new season and if your club are
interested in the opportunity please contact us as soon as possible,
otherwise you risk missing the chance.
For more information please contact Aidan Forbes on 0131 667 8245 or
e-mail
southeast@scottishfa.co.uk.
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21st August 2009 |
Fixtures 2009-2010 First Half
Fixtures were distributed at the ESSDA meeting on 16th August 2009.
Fixtures run from Sunday 30th August 2009 to Sunday 13th December 2009
Clubs must play to the new Game Formats:-
| Under 8 |
Born 2002 |
Football 4s |
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| Under 9 |
Born 2001 |
Soccer 7s |
Introduction of the Retreating Line, No Offside |
| Under 10 |
Born 2000 |
Soccer 7s |
Introduction of the Retreating Line, No Offside |
| Under 11 |
Born 1999 |
Soccer 7s |
Continuation of the Retreating Line, No Offside |
| Under 12 |
Born 1998 |
Soccer 7s |
Introduction of Offside (behind Retreating Line)
Introduction of the Pass-Back Rule |
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14th August 2009 |
ESSDA Game Formats
Guidelines for the playing of Soccer 7s available
ESSDA Game Format (PDF - 176KB) for information on retreating lines
and offside.
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8th August 2009 |
Applications 2009/2010
Applications for the coming season have now
closed. Fixtures are being created and they will be distributed at the
ESSDA Meeting at the Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm on Sunday 16th August.
The season's fixtures will run from 30th August 2009 - 13th December
2009
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5th August 2009 |
Applications for
2009/2010 Season
Two days to go until applications for next season
must be received.
Sending your form in two days time is not good
enough. Your applications must be received by Tom by Saturday
or you will miss the cut off date for fixtures.
If you do not have the necessary paperwork -
copies of coaching and first aid certificates - this will not be a
valid excuse.
Please get your ESSDA applications in
by Saturday 8th August 2009.
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26th July 2009 |
ESSDA /SFA Football 4s Festival
For a report on the End of Season Football 4s Festival, please see the
Under 8s page.
Thank you to Mark Munro and his team at SFA South East for their
efforts in organising this event.
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26th July 2009 |
Applications for Season 2009-2010
Applications for next season must be received by Tom Terrell
by Saturday 8th August 2009. Fixture lists will be compiled over the
following week and distributed at the ESSDA Meeting on Sunday 16th August
2009.
Applications received late may
not be included in the fixture lists. It is your responsibility
to ensure that forms are completed correctly and delivered to Tom on time.
ESSDA Applications are available for download on the
Forms page. It is a condition of membership of
ESSDA that clubs are also registered as Associate Members of SYFA. SYFA
Forms are available on line at
www.syfaregistrations.co.uk
SYFA Forms require to be signed by ESSDA, and can be submitted with ESSDA
Applications to Forms with a Stamped Addressed Envelope for forwarding to
Hampden.
SYFA will supply details of all registered clubs to ESSDA. Failure to
register will mean suspension of your club.
When submitting forms to Tom, please remember to include sufficient
postage. Royal Mail will not deliver large envelopes with only normal
first or second class stamps.
ESSDA Applications can be completed on line, but your application is
not complete until paper copies are received by Tom with copies of all
necessary certificates, SYFA Application and cheques to cover ESSDA
membership
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4th June 2009 |
ESSDA Season 2009-2010
Application Forms for the 2009-2010 season are available on the
Forms
page - to fill in online or to download.
Clubs must also register as Associate Members of the SYFA at
www.syfaregistrations.co.uk
Applications must be returned to Tom by 31st July 2009.
Cost is £15 for teams playing 7 a side,
£10 for teams playing Soccer4s.
The First Half of the season will run from
30th August 2009 -
13 December 2009 (16 weeks)
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2nd March 2009 |
Football Festivals
See the Football Festival page for details
of upcoming festivals. If you wish to advertise your festival, please use
the Contact Us page to advise details.
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20th February 2009 |
Tournaments & Friendly
Matches
Permission of the East of Scotland Soccer Development Association is
required before participating in any Tournament or Friendly match if the
opposition is not in membership of the Association.
Permission is also required to be obtained from the Scottish Youth
Football Association.
Use the on-line permission form to speed
up this process.
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19th August 2008 |
SFA Player Pathway
At the ESSDA Meeting on Sunday 17th August 2008, Mark Munro (SFA South
East Regional Manager) talked through the Player Pathway for young
footballers. The documents he referred to during that session are
available for download:-
Proposed Player
Formats for ESSDA (PDF - 235KB)
Proposed Player
Formats for ESSDA (DOC - 152KB)
4v4 Information (PDF - 162KB)
4v4 Information (DOC - 157KB)
PDF - Adobe Acrobat format
DOC - MS Word Format
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15th June 2009 |
Football Festival 27th and 28th
June 2009
Venue is Meadowmill Complex Centre.
Teams Entries so far are from England, Northern Ireland and the west
coast.
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5th June 2009 |
Players Wanted
Edinburgh City under 10s are requiring players born 1999 for all
positions but specifically goalkeepers to top up our squads for next
season when we will be under 11s.
Can any interested parties please contact :-
Jim Pringle on 0131 539 1507 or 07770 432893
or by E mail
jim.pringle@kerr-assoc.co.uk.
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4th June 2009 |
Players Wanted
Edinburgh Star YFC are looking for a goalkeeper and a couple of
outfield players at 2001 age group and also young players at 2002,2003 and
soon to commence at 2004.
www.youngstarsacademy.co.uk for details and contacts
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26th May 2009 |
Players Wanted
Currie Star are looking to recruit players born in 2001, and in
particular a goalkeeper. Please contact John Brock
john.brock@blueyonder.co.uk
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18th May 2009 |
Under 12 Football - XI or 7 a side
ESSDA will be supporting the SFA Player Pathway and will
organise 7 a side football for teams at Under 12 next year.
Mark Munro (SFA Regional Manager) has written to all clubs
outlining the views of the SFA. To read this letter, click here -
SFA Letter to ESSDA Clubs
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18th May 2009 |
ESSDA AGM on 31st May
2009
The ESSDA AGM will be held on Sunday 31st May
2009 at The Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm. All teams are invited to send a
representative.
Items for inclusion on the agenda should be sent
using the Contact Us
page.
All positions on the committee will be up for
re-election. Anyone wishing to stand as General Secretary, Child
Protection Officer, Match Secretary, Treasurer, Web-Master or Chairman
should submit their nominations using the
Contact Us page.
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4th May 2009 |
NEW U13 GIRLS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
The SFA South East Region are very keen to support the development of the
girls game and continue to offer support to clubs as much as possible.
There have been a number of developments over the past six months and we
are keen to continue to progress the game further.
Through the girls and women’s development group, a number of clubs have
suggested that there could be increased support for talented players at
the U13s age group and below and whilst we would not support a regional
squad at this age group we have decided to open a player development
centre for the U13 age group. This Centre commenced on Monday 20th April
(6.00pm – 7.30pm) and runs through to the 1st June. The Centre will then
recommence in August through to October. The venue will be Meggetland
Sports Complex, Edinburgh and players are asked to bring trainers as well
as boots.
They realise that there are a lot of girls playing in boys teams and
are keen that they are given the opportunity to access additional training
if they want it. If your players wish to take part in this programme
please send us their name, club, date of birth,
parent’s/guardian’s name, and contact details asap to Aidan Forbes (South
East Office & Events Coordinator) at
southeast@scottishfa.co.uk
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25th April 2009 |
Under 9s Beckham Division
Merchiston BC will join the Under 9's Beckham division as the spare
team. If you require contact details for Merchiston BC, please use
Contact Us.
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14th April 2009 |
Level 4 Children's License - Sunday
26th April
On Sunday 26th April 2009, the SFA are running a Level 4 Children's
Licence assessment at Peffermill. They are looking for 4 teams of children
to help out as runners on the day. The children will get lots of football
and top quality coaching.
If your team has a free day on 26th April 2009 and are interested in
the above, please contact Mark Munro at the SFA -
Mark.Munro@scottishfa.co.uk
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30th March 2009 |
Easter Weekend
Teams unable to play their Easter Weekend fixtures should contact their
opponents as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements can be
made.
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26th March 2009 |
Under 11 Fixtures
The Under 11 fixtures are now available on the
Under 11 page.
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17th March 2009 |
Let Them Play
Thank you to the SFA for conducting this campaign. If you have any
comments on the weekend, please get in touch using
Contact Us page.
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17th March 2009 |
Under 12s Premier League
Dalkeith have left this league. There will be some restructuring to
accommodate this change.
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8th March 2009 |
SFA Under 12 Soccer Sevens Grand Finale 2009
On Sunday 14th June 2009,
the SFA will be holding the inaugural SFA U12 Soccer Sevens Grand Finale
at Meadowmill Sports Centre.
For details of the event, please read the
attached letter (DOC - 60KB) from Mark Munro - SFA Regional Manager
(South East)
To apply, please complete and return the attached
Application Form -(DOC - 817KB)
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8th March 2009 |
ESSDA Fixtures
Fixtures for the Under 12, Under 10 and Under 9 Age Groups are now available.
Under 11 will appear shortly.
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3rd March 2009 |
SYFA Registration
It appears that not all clubs are registered with SYFA with at least
Associate Membership. This is a prerequisite for membership of ESSDA.
Clubs found not be registered will be suspended from ESSDA until they are
registered.
It is only through membership of SYFA that ESSDA can confirm that clubs
are properly insured.
I will be checking with Hampden to ensure that all clubs are registered
and contacting the clubs directly. Clubs not registered will be listed
here and other clubs should refrain from playing the listed clubs until
their registration is confirmed.
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3rd March 2009 |
Fixtures
Fixtures were handed out at the meeting on Sunday. They will appear
here shortly, when I have electronic copies I can post,
A couple of things to note:
Under 10s - The contact for Fernieside u10 Colts is Ronald
Stevenson. Please note on your fixture list.
Under 9s - Beechwood are moving from the Pele to the Maradona
division.
Under 9s - Gorgie Hearts are joining the Maradona division as Free
Team
Under 9s - Easthouses Colts are moving from Maradona to Zidane
division.
Under 9s - Easthouses are moving from Zidane to Beckham
Under 9s - Leith and Dunedin are joining as new teams in Zidane
division.
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3rd March 2009 |
Football 4s.
It is hoped to start Football 4s this weekend. Please contact your host
club co-ordinator and confirm your attendance and start date.
See Under 8s page for more details.
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15th February 2009 |
HELP Wanted
ESSDA is still looking for help running the association, If you would
like to volunteer, please use Contact Page.
- Minute Secretary - To take minutes at ESSDA Quarterly
Meetings
- 4s Secretary - To help organise the ESSDA Football 4s
programme
- General Secretary - To manage ESSDA on a day to day
basis.
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4th January 2009 |
ESSDA General Meetings
The meetings for 2009 will all take place at 7:30pm at The Jewel Miners
Club on the following Sundays-
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29th December 2008 |
Webmaster emails
Due to the increasing number of spam emails (100+ a day) that the
webmaster email address receives, I will be moving to a new address. The
new address will be web-master (note the hyphen between the web and
master). It will remain @essda.co.uk
Alternatively, you can use the Contact Us
page.
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9th December 2008 |
Season 2008-2009 Second
Half
The fixtures for the second half of the season will run from 8th March
2009 - 21st June 2009. Edinburgh Leisure and the City of Edinburgh council
have confirmed that dedicated 7 a side pitches will be kept open in June
to play these fixtures.
11 a side pitches will close at the end of May (even if used as 2 x 7 a
side pitch).
Clubs who use school pitches will need to check their own arrangements.
Where your home pitch is not available in June 2009, you will have a
number of options:
- Use a 3-G pitch at a reduced rate eg Saughton.
- Use an under utilised pitches eg Gyle 3.
- Use a pitch at Peffermill Playing Fields (probably 5 pitches
available here)
- Swap the venue
- Postpone the match
If you think you may have a problem, please contact us - see
Contact Us page.
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3rd November 2008 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
The next ESSDA Quarterly Meeting will take place at 7:30pm at The Jewel
Miners Club on Sunday 16th November 2008.
Items for the agenda should be submitted using the
"Contact Us" page as soon as possible.
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3rd November 2008 |
Under 12s - Soccer 7s
ESSDA will be merging with ELSSDA (East Lothian Soccer Sevens
Development Association) to provide a joint Soccer 7s programme for the
Second Half of the 2008-2009 Season.
The proposal will include:
- SFA "In Service" training for Coaches
- Mixed fixtures between ESSDA and ELSSDA teams
- A "Festival of Football" at the end of the season at Peffermill
organised by SFA.
Please see the Under 12s page for more
details.
Please use the Contact Us page to register
interest in this proposal.
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22nd September 2008 |
City of Edinburgh
Council
Corporate Services –
Culture & Sport
Leasing of three new
build pavilions at Bingham Park, East Pilton Park and Fernieside
Recreation Ground
The City of Edinburgh Council is inviting football
clubs to register their interest in acquiring a long term lease on
individual pavilions at Bingham, East Pilton and Fernieside Park.
The pavilions are being built by John Dennis &
Company (Scotland) Ltd and accommodation includes a home and away changing
room, male & female toilets, disabled toilet, first aid room, officials
changing and storage space. The scheduled completion of all three
pavilions is the end of December 2008.
The pavilions are available on a full repairing
lease and insuring basis with an annual rental charge for the pavilion and
an upfront security bond payable. Clubs will also be responsible for all
utility bills.
Applications will be assessed on a number of
criteria that includes club management and sustainability, youth
development and links with the local community. The deadline for
applications is Friday 17 October 2008. Applications will be accepted by
post, email, fax or hand delivered to Waverley Court.
Once applications have been marked, and there is no
clear successful applicant, clubs may be asked to do a small presentation
to a panel to determine who will be awarded the lease.
Ultimately the decision on the successful clubs will
be approved by the Council’s Culture & Leisure Committee.
For more info, contact:-
Colin Mackay, Club Development Officer, City of Edinburgh Council at
c.mackay@edinburgh.gov.uk or www.clubsportedinburgh.org
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28th August 2008 |
Under 11s and Under 12s
Please note that the playing format changes for Under 11s and Under 12s
discussed at the ESSDA Meeting and demonstrated at the In Service Session
last night come into immediate effect this weekend.
The Guidelines page will be updated shortly,
but for a summary of the rule changes, please see
Rule Changes page.
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27th February 2009 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
The next ESSDA Quarterly Meeting is on Sunday 1st March 2009, at 7:30pm
at The Jewel Miners Club. All teams are invited to send a representative.
Items to be added to the agenda should be submitted via the
Contact Us page.
At the meeting, fixtures for the new season will be issued. The new
season will run from 8th March 2009 until 21st June 2009 (16 weeks).
Fixtures will eventually be available on this website, but not for at
least 7 days.
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20th February 2009 |
Tournaments & Friendly
Matches
Permission of the East of Scotland Soccer Development Association is
required before participating in any Tournament or Friendly match if the
opposition is not in membership of the Association.
Permission is also required to be obtained from the Scottish Youth
Football Association.
Use the on-line permission form to speed
up this process.
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15th February 2009 |
2008-2009 Season -
Second Half
Applications for new teams playing in the second half of the season
have now closed. If you want to amend the contact details for your team,
please contact your Match Secretary via the Contact
Us page as soon as possible as fixture lists will be drawn up shortly.
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15th February 2009 |
HELP Wanted
ESSDA is still looking for help running the association, If you would
like to volunteer, please use Contact Page.
- Minute Secretary - To take minutes at ESSDA Quarterly
Meetings
- 4s Secretary - To help organise the ESSDA Football 4s
programme
- General Secretary - To manage ESSDA on a day to day
basis.
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12th February 2009 |
SFA/ESSDA Futsal
Festival - 22nd February 2009
Fixtures for the Futsal Festival with all teams at the World of
Football on Sunday 22nd February can be downloaded here -
Futsal Festival (XLS - 38KB)
Futsal Festival (PDF - 48KB)
Please note that this will start at 9.00am for the U9s and not
9.30am as with previous weeks. Because of the high number of U11 teams
this session will last for 1hour and 20 minutes.
Therefore the session times will be;
- U9s - 9.00am to 10.00am
- U10s- 10.00am to 11.00am
- U11s - 11.00am - 12.20pm
- U12s - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
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22nd January 2009 |
ESSDA Season 2008-2009
Second Half
Any new teams wanting to enter the leagues for the Second Half
(starting 8th March 2009) are invited to submit applications. Application
Forms are available on the Forms page.
Teams wanting to change contact details or move division are asked to
contact their League Secretary as soon as possible - or use the
Contact Us page.
All new teams and changes must be submitted by 1st February 2009 to
allow Match Secretaries to draw up fixtures. Changes after that made may
not be accepted.
Fixtures will be issued at the next ESSDA Quarterly Meeting on 1st
March 2009.
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6th January 2009 |
Futsal - Further Information
The revised fixture list for Winter Futsal is now available for download
Futsal - Dalkeith
Campus (PDF - 60KB)
Futsal - World of Soccer (PDF - 67KB)
Futsal - World of Soccer
& Dalkeith Campus (XLS -79KB)
(Corrected fixtures for Dalkeith Campus and
World of Soccer)
The rules are available for download too
Rules of Futsal (PDF
- 149KB) or
Rules of Futsal (DOC -
436KB)
Please also see the Futsal page for some
exercises which were demonstrated at the in-service day.
NOTE - At Dalkeith Campus there is no viewing area for spectators
and spectators are not allowed in the playing area. Please do not come
along expecting to watch your children play.
NOTE: Thank you again to the SFA (especially Jen) for helping to put
on and organise this programme.
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4th January 2009 |
ESSDA General Meetings
The meetings for 2009 will all take place at 7:30pm at The Jewel Miners
Club on the following Sundays-
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31st December 2008 |
Futsal - Further Information

See above for revised fixtures
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29th December 2008 |
Webmaster emails
Due to the increasing number of spam emails (100+ a day) that the
webmaster email address receives, I will be moving to a new address. The
new address will be web-master (note the hyphen between the web and
master). It will remain @essda.co.uk
Alternatively, you can use the Contact Us
page.
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9th December 2008 |
Season 2008-2009 Second
Half
The fixtures for the second half of the season will run from 8th March
2009 - 21st June 2009. Edinburgh Leisure and the City of Edinburgh council
have confirmed that dedicated 7 a side pitches will be kept open in June
to play these fixtures.
11 a side pitches will close at the end of May (even if used as 2 x 7 a
side pitch).
Clubs who use school pitches will need to check their own arrangements.
Where your home pitch is not available in June 2009, you will have a
number of options:
- Use a 3-G pitch at a reduced rate eg Saughton.
- Use an under utilised pitches eg Gyle 3.
- Use a pitch at Peffermill Playing Fields (probably 5 pitches
available here)
- Swap the venue
- Postpone the match
If you think you may have a problem, please contact us - see
Contact Us page.
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8th December 2008 |
Winter Futsal 2009
Applications for Winter Futsal 2009 are now closed.
We are fully subscribed with 60 teams. Fixtures will be issued as soon as
possible and will be available on the Futsal page.
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30th November 2008 |
Players Wanted -
Salvesen BC
Salvesen 2000's (U9) require players to join this new team entering the
Pele League! Please call Graham on 01573 410456 or 07768 250883 for more
information!
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17th November 2008 |
Winter Futsal 2009
The Futsal Program will run at World of Soccer (Chesser Avenue) and
Dalkeith Campus.
The Futsal event will be open to all teams playing 7 a side football
with ESSDA - under 12, 11, 10 and 9.
Last year this event was fully subsidised by the SFA. This year the
SFA will continue to subsidise the program, and ESSDA will contribute
too. However to help towards the expenses, all teams taking part will be
asked to contribute £40.
The format will be very similar to last year:-
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It is a 7 week program - Sunday 11 January 2009 until Sunday 22
February 2009
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5 a side Futsal. Squads can be larger.
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Teams will be located at either World of Soccer or Dalkeith Campus
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The SFA will hold a Festival of Football for all clubs on the last
week (22 February 2009). This will be at World of Soccer.
Any teams wishing to participate should complete the application form
and submit £40 payable to ESSDA. Payment will be accepted at the next
ESSDA meeting or can be returned to me. Forms are available on-line on
our Forms page.
There will be an SFA "in service day" at Dalkeith Campus on
Sunday 14th
December (change of date) at 10am - 12noon at Dalkeith Campus for the coaches of teams
taking part. All coaches wanting to take part are asked to contact SFA -
Jen Malone at
southeast@scottishfa.co.uk
All clubs are asked to complete and return their Futsal applications
before 1st December 2008. Late application may mean you miss this
event.
Please support ESSDA and the SFA by attending this event. The cost is
approximately £1 per child per week - still very good value.
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3rd November 2008 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
The next ESSDA Quarterly Meeting will take place at 7:30pm at The Jewel
Miners Club on Sunday 16th November 2008.
Items for the agenda should be submitted using the
"Contact Us" page as soon as possible.
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3rd November 2008 |
Under 12s - Soccer 7s
ESSDA will be merging with ELSSDA (East Lothian Soccer Sevens
Development Association) to provide a joint Soccer 7s programme for the
Second Half of the 2008-2009 Season.
The proposal will include:
- SFA "In Service" training for Coaches
- Mixed fixtures between ESSDA and ELSSDA teams
- A "Festival of Football" at the end of the season at Peffermill
organised by SFA.
Please see the Under 12s page for more
details.
Please use the Contact Us page to register
interest in this proposal.
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12th October 2008 |
SFA October Soccer
School
For an application form for the SFA/City of
Edinburgh Council Holiday Courses at Meggetland 20th - 24th October 2008,
please see the attached
application form
(PDF- 1.1MB)
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30th September 2008 |
EDINA HIBS BOYS CLUB CYP
YOUR CHANCE TO PLAY IN A HIBS STRIP - COME AND JOIN
US !!
Edina Hibs are looking for players at boys club
level (Pele League born 1998) to join their club this season
Training every Thursday 6.30pm – 8.00 pm @ Holyrood
High School, Edinburgh.
Please contact our first team Coaches:
David Waddell
the_waddells@hotmail.co.uk
07941795329 or 0131 669 0461
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22nd September 2008 |
City of Edinburgh
Council
Corporate Services –
Culture & Sport
Leasing of three new
build pavilions at Bingham Park, East Pilton Park and Fernieside
Recreation Ground
The City of Edinburgh Council is inviting football
clubs to register their interest in acquiring a long term lease on
individual pavilions at Bingham, East Pilton and Fernieside Park.
The pavilions are being built by John Dennis &
Company (Scotland) Ltd and accommodation includes a home and away changing
room, male & female toilets, disabled toilet, first aid room, officials
changing and storage space. The scheduled completion of all three
pavilions is the end of December 2008.
The pavilions are available on a full repairing
lease and insuring basis with an annual rental charge for the pavilion and
an upfront security bond payable. Clubs will also be responsible for all
utility bills.
Applications will be assessed on a number of
criteria that includes club management and sustainability, youth
development and links with the local community. The deadline for
applications is Friday 17 October 2008. Applications will be accepted by
post, email, fax or hand delivered to Waverley Court.
Once applications have been marked, and there is no
clear successful applicant, clubs may be asked to do a small presentation
to a panel to determine who will be awarded the lease.
Ultimately the decision on the successful clubs will
be approved by the Council’s Culture & Leisure Committee.
For more info, contact:-
Colin Mackay, Club Development Officer, City of Edinburgh Council at
c.mackay@edinburgh.gov.uk or www.clubsportedinburgh.org
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28th August 2008 |
Coaching In-Service Day
The Developing Creative Player In-Service on Monday
8th September 2008 will be held at Dalkeith Campus Indoor Hall 6pm
to 7.30pm.
Could all coaches wishing to attend this In-Service please
apply to
Keith Wright
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28th August 2008 |
Under 11s and Under 12s
Please note that the playing format changes for Under 11s and Under 12s
discussed at the ESSDA Meeting and demonstrated at the In Service Session
last night come into immediate effect this weekend.
The Guidelines page will be updated shortly,
but for a summary of the rule changes, please see
Rule Changes page.
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26th August 2008 |
ESSDA Fixtures
Fixtures for the First Half of the 2008-2009 season are available on
this site.
Note: Fixtures issues for Under 10's were 4 days out, please make
alterations and/or check the website for full details. Note: Bonnyrigg Rose have joined the Under 9 Maradona League as
the Spare Team.
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25th August 2008 |
Players Wanted
Players required to assist in this SFA course.
Level 4 childrens award. Saturday 30th August 2008
Peffermill 10.00 - 12.30 Approx 24 players
13.15 - 16:00 Approx 24 players
All players u13 and below
If available, please contact Jen Malone (Office and Events
Coordinator) on 0131-442-1538 or email
southeast@scottishfa.co.uk
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24th August 2008 |
ESSDA / SFA Football 4s
Details of the Football 4s programme for Under 8s is available on the
Under 8 page now. The programme will start on
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19th August 2008 |
Coaching In-Service
Session
There will be two In-Service Sessions next Monday given by SFA Coaches:
- 4v4 Game Formats
- 7v7 Game Formats
Venue: - Meggetland
Date & Time: - 6:30pm - 8:00pm on Monday 25th August 2008
All coaches are invited to attend, and should confirm with Jen Malone
(Office and Events Coordinator) on 0131-442-1538 or email
southeast@scottishfa.co.uk
If any club can supply
teams of children to help out with the demo, please contact Jen above - We
need 16 children for 4v4 and 22 for 7v7 sessions. Thank you.
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19th August 2008 |
SFA Player Pathway
At the ESSDA Meeting on Sunday 17th August 2008, Mark Munro (SFA South
East Regional Manager) talked through the Player Pathway for young
footballers. The documents he referred to during that session are
available for download:-
Proposed Player
Formats for ESSDA (PDF - 235KB)
Proposed Player
Formats for ESSDA (DOC - 152KB)
4v4 Information (PDF - 162KB)
4v4 Information (DOC - 157KB)
PDF - Adobe Acrobat format
DOC - MS Word Format
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11th August 2008 |
4v4 In-Service Coaching
The 4v4 In Service Coaching due to take place on Wednesday 13th August
has been postponed. An alternative date will be published shortly.
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4th August 2008 |
ESSDA
Applications for season 2008/2009
All clubs are reminded that
applications for next season were due in by 1st August 2008. Teams
failing to register run the risk of being excluded from fixture lists for
the start of the season.
ESSDA applications are available
from the Forms page on this site. Each team
playing 7 a side needs to complete one ESSDA form. Under 8s registering
for 4 a side need to complete one form per club.
Each age group must register with the SYFA. SYFA Applications may be
requested from me - see Contact page.
These forms are signed and can be forwarded with a stamped SAE direct to
Hampden. Clubs intending to play 11 a side - please read the next
news item.
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| 12th July 2008 |
Under 12s SYFA Registration for
Season 08/09
If you have registered your age group to play
sevens all season you should submit the SYFA Associate Registration form
If you intend to play 11-a-side from the start of the season you will
register through Tom Wilson's League as a FULL SYFA Member
If you intend to play sevens until Christmas and then 11-a-side you
should submit a FULL membership SYFA form. If you have already
submitted an Associate member form you WILL have to inform the SYFA that
you intend to play 11-a-side from Christmas and make up the difference (
Full Membership is more expensive). Failure to do this will mean your
insurance cover will not be valid once you move to 11-a-side.
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| 19th June 2008 |
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.
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| 14th June 2008 |
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 :-
| City of Edinburgh |
Midlothian |
David Sheldon
SFA Football Development Officer
City of Edinburgh Council
5-7 regent Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5BL |
Keith Wright
SFA Development Officer
Midlothian Council
Penicuik Town Hall
33 High Street
Penicuik
EH26 6HS |
|
| 10th June 2008 |
SFA Coaching Courses
| Course |
Venue |
Date |
Time |
Cost |
| Level 1 Early Touches |
Meggetland |
Monday 14th July |
10-4.00pm |
£30 |
| Level 2 Coaching Young Footballers |
Meggetland |
Tuesday/Wednesday 15th/16th July |
10-4.00pm |
£45 |
| Level 2 Coaching Youth Footballers |
Meggetland |
Thursday/Friday 17th/18th July |
10-4.00pm |
£45 |
| Level 3 Coaching in the Game |
Meggetland |
Monday/Tuesday 21st/22nd July |
10-4.00pm |
£45 |
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
|
| 8th June 2008 |
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 - see Contact
page.
All forms must be returned by 31st July 2008. Clubs submitting forms
late run the risk of not being admitted to the association.
|
| 6th June 2008 |
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
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| 25th May 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.
|
| 25th May 2008 |
ESSDA Committee
Due to recent resignations the following Committee
positions are required to be filled.
- General Secretary: From August
- Treasurer: Now
- Chairperson: Now
- Match Secretaries: Now
Should these not be taken by the end of June
there is a real danger that this Association may fold leaving
hundreds of children without a game.
Any volunteers should contact David Norris on
0131 653 2041
Thank you
Thank you to Carlo and Phil for their time as officials
of the association.
Due to James's recent illness, James and Susan are not able to continue
in their positions as Match Secretaries. Everyone in the associations
wishes James a speedy recovery and thanks them both for all their hard
work in the association over the years.
|
| 18th May 2008 |
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
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| 13th February 2008 |
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.
|
| 6th May 2008 |
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.
|
| 23rd April 2008 |
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.
|
| 11th April 2008 |
Change of Contact
1998 Under 10s, Tynecastle in Zidane Group
The new contact for this team is Andy Coventry.
Contact me (- see Contact
page)
or match secretary if you require his contact details.
|
| 9th April 2008 |
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SFA - Come and Play 4v4
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The SFA are holding 4v4 Come and Play days. For information, see below-
|
| 1st April 2008 |
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.
|
| 6th March 2008 |
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.
|
| 14th February 2008 |
CUMBERNAULD & KILSYTH
SOCCER SEVENS
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
For details of the Cumbernauld & Kilsyth SSDA Festival on 11th & 12th
May 2008 and 17th & 18th May 2008, please see the
Festival Page.
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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.
|
| 30th January 2008 |
Futsal Winter Programme
 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.
|
| 23rd December 2007 |
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
|
| 16th December 2007 |
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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| 12th December 2007 |
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.
|
| 19th November 2007 |
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.
|
| 18th November 2007 |
Coach Education for 2008
Details of Coach Education Courses in South East Region can be found on this
website (Coach Education) or
Football Central.
|
| 18th November 2007 |
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)
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| 12th November 2007 |
Quarterly Meeting of ESSDA
The ESSDA Quarterly Meeting will take place at 7:30pm at The Jewel Miners
Club on Sunday 18th November 2007.
All clubs are invited to attend and to submit items for the agenda.
|
| 14th October 2007 |
Under 8s and Under 9s
The Under 9 fixtures and the
Under 8 fixtures are now available on this
site.
|
| 13th October 2007 |
Under 11 Fixtures
There have been a few revisions in the Under 11
fixtures to accommodate teams swapping leagues.
|
| 13th October 2007 |
Under 10 Fixtures
The Under 10 fixtures are now available on this
site.
|
| 29th September 2007 |
Under 11 - (1997) - Changes to Fixtures
There have been a few changes to the fixtures for this age group due to:
Tynecastle FC Colts moved from Zidane to Maradona Division
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic moved from Zidane to Beckham Division
Currie Boys have added a new squad to Beckham Division
|
| 26th September 2007 |
Change of Address
Dave Norris (General Secretary) has a new address:-
10C Market Street, Musselburgh, E Lothian, EH21
6PT
|
| 12th September 2007 |
Please see Football 4s page for details of
plans to introduce Football 4s for the under 8 age group from next season.
|
| 25th August 2007 |
EDRA - Edinburgh District Referee
Association
Anybody interested in becoming a referee?
The course is free and starts on 3 September 2007.
Click here for more details about EDRA.

or go to
www.edinburghrefs.com
|
| 25th August 2007 |
Hearts v Barcelona
At the recent Heart of Midlothian v Barcelona game several
children from ESSDA were pictured with the local stars.
Click on the small picture to see all the players.

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| 25th August 2007 |
ESSDA Fixtures 2007-2008 First Half
Fixtures were distributed to clubs at the ESSDA Quarterly meeting. If your
club was not represented at the meeting, please contact the Match Secretary for
your age group to get your fixtures. Matches start on Sunday 26th August 2007.
PLEASE NOTE: In the Under 12 Premier Division - Spartans will be
taking over the fixtures of the Free Team and Beechwood have dropped out of this
division, making this fixture the Spare Week.
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|
| 19th August 2007 |
ESSDA Quarterly Meeting
The regular ESSDA quarterly meeting will take place tonight at
7:30pm, The Jewel Miners Club - 19th August 2007
Fixtures for the First Half of the 2007/2008 Season will be distributed at
the meeting for all age groups.
|
| 5th August 2007 |
ESSDA Season 2007/2008
Entries for the 2007/2008 season at ESSDA have now closed. All clubs should
have completed their ESSDA applications and returned them to their Match
Secretary. All clubs should also have completed Associate Member forms for SYFA.
Fixture Lists will be available at the ESSDA Meeting on 19th August 2007 at The
Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm. The season will run from 26th August 2007
to 25th November 2007.
|
| 5th August 2007 |
DISCLOSURE PROCESS
The process for completing Disclosure Forms has changed. Below are
the requirements you will need to complete the new style forms.
Anyone completing a Disclosure Form should have the following
originals only – no photocopies.
Birth Certificate; Passport; Driving Licence; note of National
Insurance number; Utility Bill / Bank statement / other proof of address
( must not be less than 3 months old ). Address history for last 5
years, this must include a resident from date; note of any previous
disclosure certificate number.
All forms must be completed in Blue or Black pen.
If you do not have a Passport or new style driving licence you
must provide photographic proof of identity.
* Please Note : If you change clubs you must be Disclosed again
*
Please contact the General Secretary should you still require to
be Disclosed.
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| 30th July 2007 |
SYFA / Club Website Ltd
Seminar
Hopefully you will be aware of the recent partnership SYFA have agreed with
Club Website Ltd. Club Website is the SYFA's chosen partner to provide free
league and club websites to all SYFA affiliated members from the start of the
forthcoming season. A few communications have been sent out in recent weeks
informing you of this partnership and hopefully you have had the chance to
review the information and the service's Club Website provide.
Club Website may have already contacted you directly, and if not will be
doing so in the near future. In light of the partnership with Club Website, SYFA
are considering hosting a seminar day so Club Website can assist you, the
leagues and clubs, in setting up your website or answer any queries or questions
you may have on the services they provide.
SYFA envisage the seminar session lasting no longer than two hours on
Thursday 23 August 2007. All seminars will be held at Hampden Park.
Club Website will run three seminars throughout the day as follows:
- One seminar in the morning at10am,
- One seminar in the afternoon at 2pm
- One seminar in the evening at 7pm
To help with the organization of the day can you respond and let Hazel at
SYFA know if this is something that would be of interest to you and what is your
preferred attendance time.
If you could reply by the Wednesday 1st August that would be much
appreciated.
Hopefully the information provided is of assistance to you but should
you require additional information please do not hesitate to contact David
Little at SYFA.
|
| 20th June 2007 |
SFA Coaching Courses
A number of SFA Coach Education courses have been arranged for the end of July. All will take place at Warriston Playing Fields.
There will be a Level 1 (23/7), two Level 2 (24&25 July and 26&27 July) and a Level 3 (30&31 July).
More details are available on Football Central website or contact SFA Development Officer (David Sheldon) on Davidsheldon@sportinedinburgh.com
|
| 20th June 2007 |
SFA Holiday Courses
The SFA have organised a number of holiday courses for boys and girls in City of Edinburgh. Courses are throughout July and early August.
More details are available on Football Central website or contact SFA Development Officer (David Sheldon) on Davidsheldon@sportinedinburgh.com
|
| 18th June 2007 |
AGM on 3rd June
A report of the AGM, held on
Sunday 3rd June 2007 at The Jewel Miners Club will appear here shortly.
|
| 30 April 2007 |
SFA News
Midnight leagues (free 5-a-sides at Power League Sighthill on a Friday night
from 7-8.30) already started see
Midnight Flyer - (PDF 3MB) warning - large document!
4v4 Football restarting in August. 6-7.30 for 6-8 year olds and 7.30-9 for
9-12 year olds.
See 4v4 Flyer (PDF 464KB)
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| 26 April 2007 |
Your chance to play at Tynecastle!
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are offering young players in the 5-14 age
range the experience of a lifetime. This will be their chance to run down the
same tunnel as a number of Hearts favourites such as Bauld, Cruikshank,
Robertson, Mckay, Adam, De Vries and Gordon and play on the Tynecstle pitch. Not
only that, Hearts will take a picture of all participants in the famous tunnel
and present them with a special certificates as a souvenir of the two days.
Hearts are running this two day coaching course on the 22 and 23 May. Using
the unique Coerver® Coaching ‘Pyramid of Player Development©’, players will be
led through a series of ball mastery skills, 1v1 moves, passing and receiving,
speed, finishing and group play sessions. All participants will play in a
series of fun small-sided games each day.
To book a place or for more information call the booking hotline on 0870 3600
442. Open Monday – Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm or go to
www.heartsfc.co.uk and click on ‘our
community’
|
| 22 April 2007 |
Newton Wanderers Football Festival
Newton Wanderers are holding a football festival on 5th and 6th May 2007 at
Broadwood Football Stadium. For details of the festival, please see the attached
Information (PDF - 120KB)
Especially looking for younger groups - 99.
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| 7 April 2007 |
ESSDA can supply 6' x 3' metal
framed fold up goals.
These are ideal for Football 4s, and cost £15.00 per goal. If you
are interested please contact the
General
Secretary
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| 24 March 2007 |
Quality Mark Sponsorship Offer: Frankie &
Benny's
The Scottish FA have been approached by Frankie and Benny's to
provide support to clubs going through quality mark. If your club is based close
to one of their restaurants and you are interested in being put forward, can you
please fill in the attached
application
form (PDF - 35KB).
The selection of clubs to receive support will be at the
discretion of the restaurant manager. Frankie & Benny have restaurants in
Kinnaird Park, Omni Centre and South Queensferry.
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| 24 March 2007 |
Kick for CLIC Sargent
CLIC Sargent is one of the UK's largest children's cancer
charity. Throughout May and June the charity runs an event called ‘Kick for CLIC
Sargent’, which aims to get the nation kicking whilst raising funds for children
with cancer.
For details see
www.clicsargent.org.uk/football or email
emma.bashford@clicsargent.org.uk
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| 14 March 2007 |
Disclosure Scotland
If any club would like one of their officials to become an
Additional Signatory for their club, please contact
General
Secretary.
This will allow them to undertake Disclosures for their club. If
you would like to do this, you will be given the required training
( 2-3 hours ) from an SYFA official.
|
| 14 March 2007 |
Early Touches
The Early Touches course at Dalkeith Campus on 16 and 23 March 2007 has been
cancelled due to lack of numbers.
Any coach who had applied will get their discount on an alternative Early
Touches course.
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| 12 March 2007 |
Change in Contact Info
The contact for Loanhead (Pele) in the Under 10 (1997) league is Peter Kay .
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11 March 2007 |
Upcoming Festivals
Two two teams from the South East Region are wanted for
the following age groups to play in the Glasgow Easter Cup Festival at
the Glasgow Green Football Centre on the 7th and 8th of April 2007
-
under 12's eleven aside development, under 13's
14's and 15's eleven aside.
-
11 a-side teams participating from Dublin and
Belfast.
-
Soccer 7's places available at Age 9, 10 & 11's.
Teams may travel each day or can stay in
accommodation as required.
Places still available at the Scotland
Cup Development Festival for the under
12's development 11 a-side, to take place in Ayr on the 26th @ 27th of May
2007.
Soccer Sevens places also available for Age 9's,
10's and 11's.
Teams may travel each day or can stay in accommodation in Ayr.
| For more details on either or both of the above
call on 07958 536 895 or 01620 824 941 - please leave a message and you will be
contacted. |
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| 8 March 2007 |
Football 4s - Easter Holidays
Due to holidays, there will be no Football 4s at the Hearts Academy on Sunday
8th and 15th April 2007
|
| 6 March 2007 |
Development Plan
| The South East Football Development Plan is available for
download from the
Football Central website for you to review and comment. |
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| 6 March 2007 |
Edinburgh Sports Academy
Applications are invited for a new Sports Academy in Edinburgh. All
applicants must be Primary 7 children in Edinburgh. The first set of trials will
be on Friday 16th March 2007.
For more information please read
Sports Academy Boys Football Leaflet (PDF - 857KB)
The application form can be found as
Sports Academy Boys Football Application Form (PDF - 119KB).
This is a great opportunity for Primary 7 children in Edinburgh and is the
first of its kind in Scotland.
|
| 6 March 2007 |
Edinburgh Sports Academy
Applications are invited for a new Sports Academy in Edinburgh. All
applicants must be Primary 7 children in Edinburgh. The first set of trials will
be on Friday 16th March 2007.
For more information please read
Sports Academy Boys Football Leaflet (PDF - 857KB)
The application form can be found as
Sports Academy Boys Football Application Form (PDF - 119KB).
This is a great opportunity for Primary 7 children in Edinburgh and is the
first of its kind in Scotland.
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| 2 March 2007 |
SYFA Late Registrations
The following has been agreed between ESSDA and the Scottish Youth
Football Association
If any club registers an age group on or after March 1st
your registration will cover this age group for ALL of the
following season (up to July). The National Secretary has also
agreed that the SYFA Insurance cover will also cover the periods
1st March to End of current season, and the whole of the
following season.
If this applies to you then you MUST append a note to your
application to say that, as agreed, this is a late registration.
|
| 2 March 2007 |
Heart of Midlothian Goalkeeping Development
Centre
| For information about the new Heart of Midlothian
Goalkeeping Development Centre and for details about upcoming Goalkeeping
Courses, please see the attached - Goalkeeping Leaflet (PDF -
315KB) |
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| 2 March 2007 |
Coach Wanted - Currie Star
Currie Star u9s require a coach for their established team who currently play
in the Maradona League. Qualifications are not essential as the club will put
you through relevant courses. For more information contact Lisa on 07917-407-722
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| 23 February 2007 |
Tynecastle Match Days - Half Time Games
Clubs wanting to take the opportunity to play Football 4s at Half Time during
Hearts matches at Tynecastle are requested to make these requests through the
General
Secretary rather than direct to Heart of Midlothian FC. The association will
set criteria to allow clubs to participate.
Two clubs which recently played at Tynecastle were Edinburgh City and
Newcraighall Vics. To see a picture of their big day, click on the images
below:-
Edinburgh City -
Newcraighall Vics

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| 23 February 2007 |
Coach Education
Details of an extra Early Touches course at Dalkeith Campus on 16th and 23rd
March 2007 is available on the Coach Education page.
Clubs are reminded that if they want to organise an extra SFA Coaching Course
to satisfy specific demand, then they are asked to do this via the
General
Secretary rather than direct to SFA Development Officers.
|
| 18 February
2007 |
Unite the Clubs
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| 18 February 2007 |
Football 4s
| Further details of Football 4s is available on
the
Football 4s page. |
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|
| 5 February
2007 |
Fixtures for 2006/2007 Second Half
Please note the following amendments to the fixture lists issued on Sunday
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Under 10 Maradona |
Beechwood White are still an active team in this league.
There are two Spare Teams in this league, and teams should arrange to play each
other at an agreed venue. |
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Under 10 Zidane |
Royston Rangers Yellow have left the league and so this is now a Free Week. |
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John Waddell has left Salvesen BC and is no longer the contact for any team.
|
| 27 January 2007 |
SFA FOOTBALL 4 s At Meggetland
This new initiative being run by the SFA Development Officers
will start on Wednesday February 21st. 6.30 - 8.30pm.
It will be open to children aged between
7 - 12 years.
The first week will be FREE, thereafter each child will be charged
£1. Although this facility is open to all children on the night,
ESSDA teams are most welcome. More details can be
found in the attached flyer - 4 v 4 Football - (PDF
463KB)
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| 27 January 2007 |
SFA Holiday Courses - February & Easter
The SFA/City of Edinburgh will be running holiday courses during the February
and Easter break. More details can be found in the attached flyer -
School Holiday 2007 (PDF - 229KB)
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| 13 January 2007 |
SFA Coaching
The new Coach Education Brochure from the SFA is available for download from
http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=455
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| 3 January 2007 |
Cumbernauld Colts FC Annual Soccer Festival
Cumbernauld Colts FC Annual Soccer Festival will be held over
the weekend 18th & 19th August 2007. More details on the
festival page.
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| 22 November 2006 |
ESSDA Meeting & Prize Draw
The regular quarterly ESSDA meeting was held on 19th November 2006 at
The Jewel Miners Club at 7:30pm. Minutes of this meeting will appear on the
General Info page shortly.
The Prize Draw sponsored by WT Dunbar (Funeral Directors)
took place with the following winners:- Preston Athletic u9 - Set of Strips
KSQ u9 - Set of Strips
Oxgangs u12 - Training Equipment
Royston Rangers u11 - Medical Bag Congratulations to all winners and thanks
again to WT Dunbar. For a photo of Carlo making the draw, please
click here.
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| 20 October 2006 |
Deaf Community Sport Club
For all families with deaf/hearing parents with deaf/hearing children.
Please click on the attached link for information about a new club in Glasgow -
Deaf Community Sport Club or contact Paul McCusker on
paul@deafconnections.co.uk |
| 20 October 2006 |
Spare Teams - Free Weeks
If any club would like to add a team in the fixtures
"spare week", they must first ask their match secretary. Under no
circumstances should any club phone the "spare team" and arrange a
game. If any club has another team to fill these spaces they must
first register this team as normal.
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| 9 October 2006 |
Girls Football
ESSDA is looking into setting up a Girls Only Section. If your club is
interested, please contact Dave Norris.
|
| 1 September 2006 |
Festivals of
Football
For details about up-coming tournaments and festivals, see our
Festival Page
Clubs are reminded that they need a permit from the SYFA to play in football
festivals or tournaments.
Permission forms can be downloaded from the SYFA website
www.scottishyouthfa.co.uk or by
contacting the General Secretary:
Failure to get appropriate permissions may invalidate your
insurance.
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| 1 September 2006 |
Child Protection
Anybody interested in the "In Safe Hands" workshop on Child Protection,
please contact
Pia Muir.
Details can be found in the attached brochure -
"In Safe Hands"(PDF - 47KB).
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| 1 September 2006 |
7 a side Football
It has come to the attention of the committee that some fixtures are
being organised and played with more than 7 players per team.
This association only allows soccer sevens
and football 4s to be played.
Upon applying all coaches signed their application form, by doing so you
agreed to comply with the ESSDA rules.
By playing football other than 7-a-side you will be subject to disciplinary
procedures.
We have consulted the SYFA ( our governing body ) and their response was that
the association has their full backing on this issue.
We appeal to you all to stop playing non 7-a-side football.
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