ESFA Competitions Newsletter
Monthly Newsletter January 2012
Dear Colleagues,
I begin by wishing you all a very Happy New Year. Many thanks for all you did in 2011 to promote schools football within your county.
CODES OF CONDUCT
From time to time a reminder needs to be given to players, team management and spectators about the standards of behaviour expected at ESFA matches. We have had a couple of issues this season when a reminder has had to be issued.
Please feel free to use these Codes of Conduct in any communications you are sending out or in a programme for an upcoming match or end of season Cup Final.
I have recently given the OK for the Independent Schools FA to use these for their schools.
Code of Conduct for Players
· Regard it as an honour and privilege to represent a school team
· Treat a match as a game that is fun but play by the rules
· Take pride in your performance and that of your school
· Encourage others in your team to do their best
· Enjoy participating – it should be fun
· Accept all decisions by match officials
· Let the Captain speak to the referee on behalf of the team if decisions made by the match officials need to be clarified
· Recognise outstanding performances by opponents
· Demonstrate concern for an injured player, regardless of their team
· Accept victory modestly
· Learn to take defeat in the right manner and not to look for excuses as to why you may not have been successful on a particular occasion
· Shake hands with your opponents at the end of each game, regardless of the outcome
· Thank the referee and his/her assistants for their efforts
Code of Conduct for Team Managers
· Put the well-being and safety of players above all other considerations
· Display sportsmanship in all situations – sportsmanship should be contagious
· Display high standards of behaviour and appearance
· Be a good role model for all those in your care
· Enjoy yourself and in so doing promote enjoyment for others
· Be responsible for your actions
· Encourage your supporters to display a sportsmanlike attitude
· Guide and encourage players to accept responsibility for their own behaviour and performance
· Respect and uphold the Laws of the Game and discourage actions and behaviour contrary to the spirit of the Laws of the Game
· Use acceptable and appropriate language at all times and in all situations
Code of Conduct for Parents, Peers and Supporters
· Attendance at a game is a privilege
· Respect decisions made by the match officials
· Be a good role model by positively supporting teams in every way possible and be generous with praise
· Become aware of the competition rules and keep winning in its proper place
· Respect other spectators, coaches and participants
· Be a fan not a fanatic
· Recognise and respect the performances of players in both teams, not just the team that you are supporting
· Accept victory modestly and defeat graciously, remembering that the team you are supporting will be judged by your reactions
· Do not ‘boo’ anyone
· Stand or sit in the place that you have been allocated for the match
· Do not interfere with instructions given by the teacher/coach in charge of the team
· Remember that nearly all those who control school soccer matches are volunteers, giving of their time freely and without any financial reward in most cases – respect them for this
U14 COUNTY BOYS CUP
The results we have received recently are as follows:-
Quarter-Final Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 7 January 2012
3.001 Merseyside 2-1 West Midlands
3.002 Cardiff and The Vale 2-4 Essex
3.003 Lincolnshire 3-0 Hertfordshire
3.004 Hampshire 1-2 Kent
Semi-final Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 21 January 2012
4.001 Merseyside v Kent
4.002 Essex v Lincolnshire
U16 COUNTY BOYS CUP
The results we have recently are as follows:-
Round 2 Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 3 December 2011
2.001 Lancashire 1-2 Merseyside
2.002 Norfolk 1-2 Nottinghamshire
2.003 Oxfordshire 5-0 Somerset
2.004 Gloucestershire 0-1 Surrey
2.005 Berkshire (won 5-3 on penalties) 2-2 Inner London
2.006 Cheshire 5-1 West Yorkshire
2.007 Greater Manchester 1-0 Derbyshire
2.008 Cumbria 0-2 Durham
2.009 Cardiff and The Vale 0-4 Cornwall
2.010 Essex 0-1 Hampshire
2.011 Middlesex 3-0 Worcestershire
2.012 Kent 6-0 Suffolk
2.013 Lincolnshire 2-3 Humberside
2.014 Sussex 0-1 Hertfordshire
2.015 Northumberland 4-1 South Yorkshire
2.016 Devon 8-1 Dorset
Round 3 Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 7 January 2012
3.001 Northumberland 0-3 Humberside
3.002 Durham v Greater Manchester
3.003 Oxfordshire 4-0 Surrey
3.004 Nottinghamshire 2-1 Middlesex
3.005 Cornwall 1-2 Devon
3.006 Hampshire 1-4 Kent
3.007 Hertfordshire 10-2 Berkshire
3.008 Merseyside v Cheshire
Quarter-Final Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 21 January 2012
4.001 Humberside v Durham or Greater Manchester
4.002 Merseyside or Cheshire v Hertfordshire
4.003 Devon 2-3 Oxfordshire
4.004 Kent v Nottinghamshire
U16 COUNTY GIRLS CUP DRAW
The results we have received so far are as follows:-
Quarter-Final Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 21 January 2012
3.001 Derbyshire v Durham
3.002 Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
3.003 Hampshire 5-1 Essex
3.004 Middlesex 4-1 Dorset
U18 COUNTY BOYS CUP
The results we have received recently are as follows:-
Round 3 Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 10 December 2011
3.001 Northumberland 4-1 Lincolnshire
3.002 Humberside (won 4-3 on pens) 2-2 (aet) Greater Manchester
3.003 Lancashire 8-1 Worcestershire
3.004 Merseyside 4-1 South Yorkshire
3.005 Somerset 3-3 (aet) Gwent (won 4-3 on pnes)
3.006 Hertfordshire 4-3 Bedfordshire
3.007 Hampshire 0-3 Kent
3.008 Essex 3-0 Sussex
Quarter-Final Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 14 January 2012.
4.001 Kent 1-2 Essex
4.002 Northumberland 3-0 Humberside
4.003 Gwent 1-2 Hertfordshire
4.004 Merseyside v Lancashire
Semi-final Draw – to be completed on or before Saturday 4 February 2012.
5.001 Northumberland v Merseyside or Lancashire
5.002 Hertfordshire v Essex
PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS
There are now several players currently performing in the Premier League who have ESFA connections.
Chris Smalling, now with Manchester United, scored the winning goal for the ESFA U18 Schoolboys against Wales in Haverfordwest on 4 April 2008.
Premier League Norwich City’s centre-back, Russell Martin, played in midfield for the ESFA U18s against The Rest of the World at Villa Park in 2004, the ESFA’s Centenary Year. Ellott Bennett, also at Norwich, was Captain of his year group team (Thomas Telford) whilst at school.
NORMAN SMITH
I have had an update on Norman Smith (ex Secretary of Suffolk County Schools FA and a Life Member of the ESFA). You may not know that Norman had a leg amputated towards the end of last year. He is fine now and has a false leg and is practising with it. He is in a nursing home at the moment but wants to return home as soon as he can. He is in excellent spirits and requires constant updates about the schools and county football results in Suffolk.
FUTSAL
On Saturday 7 January 2012 John Read gave a sanction for the Premier League to organise an Under 11 District Futsal Festival at the Birmingham Futsal Centre. It was apparently a successful occasion with 12 District Teams from around the country enjoying a day’s football. Tim Kirk, from the Bath and West Wiltshire Association, organised the whole day.
The District Associations who accepted the invitation to take part were Bassetlaw, Bath, Bootle, Bromsgrove & Droitwich, Chester, Kettering, Loughborough, Orpington, Plymouth, South London, Torbay and West Wiltshire.
With best regards
Mike
Mike Spinks
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS MANAGER
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