Club Secretaries and Team Managers playing in season 2009/10 please note the clarification of Age Banding Rules below.

(1)       To play affiliated football, the player must be six years old on or before 31^st August (F.A. Rule 4).

(2)       Under 8’s can not play league games for points, no league ranking, no knock out cup games allowed (F.A. Mini-Soccer Handbook).  This includes end of season tournaments.

(3)       To play in a game of more than 7v7, the player must be 10 on or before 31^st August (F.A. Rule 4).  Under 10’s players can play in under 11’s age band football providing they are playing no more than 7v7 and shall not be permitted or encouraged to play in a match between sides of more than seven players per side.

(4)       To play adult football from this season 2009/10, the player must be 16 years old.

(5)       To play Under 18’s football from this season 2009/10, the player must be 15 years old on or before 31^st August (F.A. Rule 4).

(6)       All players in this Competition must play within their correct age to comply with F.A. Rule 4.

(7)       The players’ registration for the ensuing season shall only be accepted by the Registration Secretary on the qualification dates within the players’ age band

(8)       All Team Officials of the Under 8’s age group will need, for season 2009/10, to attend the Football Association Safeguarding Children Workshop.  All other age group Team Officials who have not attended the F.A. Workshop must undertake this requirement during the season.  The Coventry Minor Football League shall schedule such 3 hour Workshops on Monday evenings, 6:30pm to 9:30pm.  The League will meet part of the cost of the Workshops.  Clubs shall be notified of dates and venue.  Certain Team Officials may have already undertaken the requirement through their Clubs.

(9)       Legislation is changing; all persons involved with minors, or who come into contact with minors also need to complete, or have completed, a Football Association Criminal Record Bureau (C.R.B.) check.

(10)     The League Welfare Officer, Mrs. Lesley Proctor, is registered to verify the C.R.B. application check forms on behalf of the Competition.  The C.R.B. Disclosure Forms can be obtained from the League Welfare Officer.

(11)     Girls can only play football with boys up to and including the Under 11’s age group only.  Girls registered to play at a Centre of Excellence cannot play for Boys teams under any circumstances, and therefore cannot be registered in this League.