The SDFPL often receive
email from people wondering how they go about joining
the league.
To this extent we have put this page together in order
to make the process easier and it should give you a rough
guide to what is involved.
Application
"Open" period
September
- March. The league format is reviewed
after this date. At this time applicants already passing
required criteria are reviewed by the committee of managers
for entry the following season.
Although the summer seems the best months to try and enter
a league, the structure of the following season will already
have been decided.
Who can Apply?
Although the SDFPL is a Christian based league, this does
not mean that only church/christian teams can join.
Although we do look more favorably on church based sides,
we will review each applicants on their own merits and
performances/outcomes of friendly "trial" games
with current SDFPL sides.
Criteria Required
New Teams MUST
- Be FA affiliated (our sides CANNOT play teams not affiliated)
- Have played at least three different SDFPL sides and
have personal recommendation from the managers of those
teams before March 1st.
- Have a home pitch (with proof of hire)
- Have attended an SDFPL managers meeting prior to entry
- Already have read and understood our rules.
- Provide basic items for friendlies. Equipments such
as netting, a match quality football, complete team strip
and basic pitchside medical equipment.
- Have given good indication that team would be able to
fulfill fixtures.
- Be made up of AT LEAST 16 regular players.
"I've read the above, I'm still interested....What
now?
contact Mick Grady to make your application known. Then
start to contact teams and get those friendlies arranged.
You can see which team has free Saturdays on the divisional
pages. Play AS MANY games as you can. the better your
teams reputation during the period of your friendly games,
the better your chances of being elected to the SDFPL
will be.
Mick Grady can be contacted by the following means....
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E-mail
Post
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SDFPL@SDFPL.co.uk
Sheffield & District Fair Play League
C/o Stephen Field
72 Pembroke Street
Kimberworth
Rotherham
S61 2LZ
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