For Parents

Overview

Welcome and thank you for choosing Pannal Sports JFC as the local football club for your family. 

The ‘PSJFC Contract’

When you join the club, you not only sign up for your child to play football but you sign up to follow our code of conduct and principles – this is parents, players and coaches alike.

We summarise our expectations below;

Parents Players Coaches

P

 Praise all players in the team Practice all the time Play out from the back - keep possession

S

 Support your coach and the match officials Skills, Skills, Skills Skills, Skills, Skills

J

 Just let your Child Play Just try your best, always Just let the players express themselves

F

 Football is for fun Fair play and forgive mistakes Fair play, always

C

 Contribute to the club Celebrate with your team Celebrate effort not talent and change positions

Age Groups

If you are not familiar with how football is structured in England, it is organised with players grouped into one-year bands which broadly correspond to school year groups.

Age groupDefinitionSchool yearFormat for matches
Under 5Aged 4 on 31 August at the start of the seasonReceptionN/A
Under 6Aged 5 on 31 August at the start of the season1N/A
Under 7Aged 6 on 31 August at the start of the season25v5
Under 8Aged 7 on 31 August at the start of the season35v5
Under 9Aged 8 on 31 August at the start of the season47v7
Under 10Aged 9 on 31 August at the start of the season57v7
Under 11Aged 10 on 31 August at the start of the season69v9
Under 12Aged 11 on 31 August at the start of the season79v9
Under 13Aged 12 on 31 August at the start of the season811v11
Under 14Aged 13 on 31 August at the start of the season911v11
Under 15Aged 14 on 31 August at the start of the season1011v11
Under 16Aged 15 on 31 August at the start of the season1111v11
Under 17Aged 16 on 31 August at the start of the season1211v11
Under 18Aged 17 on 31 August at the start of the season1311v11
Club Ethos

If you join our club, it should be because you share the same vision as us and believe that Pannal Sports JFC is the best environment for your child.

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About

We’ve been going since 1966! You can read more about the club here. 

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