LEAGUE UPDATES FROM CHAIR & SECRETARY

WELCOME TO THE 2024/2025 TESTWAY YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON

MESSAGE FROM THE LEAGUE CHAIRMAN

A big welcome to you from the Management Committee of the Testway Youth Football League. Let us hope we can complete this season with much better weather this time. Last year gave us all much angst.

The League continues to go from strength to strength and has done for the last 30 plus years that we have been in operation. This is my 18th term as Chairman of the League, and I am proud to hold such a position in a League that has the standing we do.

As always, I remind all of our support for the correct behaviours of all. Last season we still saw a number of unacceptable situations and these behaviours must continue to be improved further. We will continue to monitor KPI scores given by opponents. Please support all the best practice initiatives of the FA and League ethics and respect all in the game. 

The foundations of the League remain. Encourage and participate in Competitive Football in a Friendly and Co-operative Nature. No matter how long you have been involved in this league please remember these ideals and encourage your club and its players, officials and spectators to always adhere to these. No finer point than this is the Tournaments and Finals where behaviours have been very good. All are big occasions in our calendar.

Please support the Management Committee, we are here to manage the competition within the Rules and those of the Football Association. We were pioneers in Mini Soccer and very proud of the stance in this area which over the years have paid dividends. The quality of football in the league improves every year and again this season we continue to see teams requesting to join us. A sure sign of success. 

Unfortunately, we lost our sponsors some time ago and we have not been able to replace them. In the current climate it still remains a big challenge for the League to find a replacement. If there are any opportunities out there, please let the League know. This will help us with our expenses and ultimately keeping costs down to make football affordable for more in these difficult monetary times.

I wish you all well during the coming season and I hope you will see me at one of your forthcoming fixtures post my replacement hip operations in September 2023 and May 2024. The Management Committee and I get to many games every year and thoroughly enjoy what we see. Here is hoping we can complete this season without interruption of poor weather.

Howard May,

Chair of the Testway Youth Football League 2024/25

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP RUN THE TESTWAY YFL

The league wants to recruit volunteers to help administer the league. This could include assistants to the League Secretary, Full Time Adminstrator, League Treasurer. or become a League Divisional Representative  (LDR), take on the arranging of fixtures, authorising players, dealing with the general day to day queries, etc.

Join the MC committee, we meet monthly at Wolverdene Club, Andover or by Zoom every third Tuesday in the month. Come along to meetings and get to know us all, before you make any committment .

Contact Roger Smith, League Secretary or Howard May League Chair for further information.

POWER PLAY UNDER 7, 8, 9 AND 10's ONLY

"Power Play operate in this competition:

Note: U7's to U10's only. If a team is losing by 4 goals they can add an additional player, if this increases to a 6 goal deficit then they can add another additional player. This would mean a maximum 7v5 or 9v7 depending on the age group/format. Substituted players coming on under these circumstances would need permission from the match official to enter the field of play."

New Sponsor(S) of the league on a multi-season deal sought 2024/25.

If you are aware of any person, company or organisation that would consider sponsoring the Testway YFL as a whole or categories please ask them to contact the League Secretary.

Roger Smith - League Secretary

Testway Youth Football League

Accredited League

secretary.twyfl@hotmail.com

www.testwayyfl.co.uk

07747396533

01264 737373