Gala Day Football Games Format

 

Home and Away Teams

Teams competing are all Pittwater teams in each of the four age groups. The away team will need to wear training bibs for each game to differentiate between teams, otherwise turning shirts inside out is fine. The bibs are available at the canteen. The home team is listed in the first column of the daily schedule. The home team kicks off first half, away team kicks off second half.

 

Reserve Players

To keep the day alive for all kids, please work to rotation of your reserve players approx. every three minutes. This keeps every kid engaged and part of every game. If a team is short of numbers, balance them up with the other team to be fair.

 

Referees

Managers of the teams should organise the referees before the Gala Day and ensure a whistle is provided. The 1st team listed in each match will provide the ref (parent) to look after the game. For under 6s & 7s, a parent from each team will provide a ref, one for each of the concurrent games. Emphasis is on fun so refs should do their best to ensure this for the kids. No scores will be reported on the day as every kid will be a winner

 

Game Format

 

Under 6s & Under 7s

 

Under 8s & Under 9s, Womens 8s & Womens 9s

 

Injuries

If kids are injured during play, please take them from the field and replace them quickly to allow the short games to continue. Please report any injuries (of a serious nature) to the committee at the canteen so that medical assistance can be called as may be required. A licensed First Aid will be available on the day should kids need attention.