New Teams Entering For Spring Fixtures.

Any Club wanting to enter new teams in the U7, U8, U9, U10 & U11 sections for the Spring fixtures must inform the League asap, and have all entry requirements completed with the League & Beds FA by 15th January 2025.
Spring fixtures begin on 8th February.

HOME teams must confirm each match with their opponents & referee no later than MONDAY evening preceding the Saturday, giving full details of the venue kick off time and any other relevant information. AWAY teams must confirm receipt of the information, with any additional information the home team may require no later than TUESDAY evening preceding each Saturday.

ALL home teams must phone or text their match result to the fixture secretary by 4pm each Saturday. In the under 7 / 8 section BOTH home & away team must phone or text their sporting mark (out of 10) for their opponents, to the fixture secretary by 4pm each Saturday.
Result Line - 07432 542900.

All teams must have their player registration sheet available for inspection by their opponents and league officials before and during matches. Coaches are responsible for checking their opponents player registrations.

There are some rule and Law changes to be aware of for the new season.
Home teams MUST confirm fixtures by Monday evening each week, away teams MUST now send a reply, responding to the confirmation by Tuesday evening.
Deliberate heading of the ball is no longer allowed at U7, U8 & U9 (increasing to U10 for 25-26 & U11 for 26-27) see the FA Mini Soccer guidelines for details.
Throw ins are replaced by kick ins or dribble ins at U7, U8 & U9 (increasing to U10 for 25-26) see the FA Mini Soccer guidelines for details.

The deadline for registering or transferring players is 28th February. After this date transfers and registrations can only be approved with the permission of the league committee, which must be sought in writing, giving the reasons for the request.

Please be aware that if you are planning to enter your team into a Spring or Easter tournament you MUST apply to the league for clearance to enter.

If you have any questions or issues with the Matchday App, please contact Beds FA, not the league. There is no requirement within league rules to enter information into the App, it is not controlled or monitored by the league.

All matches must be played in accordance with The Laws of the Game (league rule 10 A). Goalkeepers are not able to pick up deliberate back passes, if they do a free kick shall be awarded from the spot the goalkeeper picks up the pass.