1. Scunthorpe United FC academy U12 Festival SUNDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2017
Welcome to Grimsby Town, Lincoln City & York City

2. Under 12 Festival 22nd October 2017
Venue: St Lawrence Academy, Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF Report Time: 9.30 am First Game Kick Off : am Duration of Games: 25 minutes – one way Approximate Festival Finish: pm Surface: Grass A changing room will be available to all teams. Scunthorpe United FC Academy will play in: Shirts – Claret Shorts – Blue Socks - Claret Visiting Clubs: There will be no kit clashes if all visiting teams wear their away kits.

3. FESTIVAL GAMES PROGRAMME
Round One:
Pitch 1 Scunthorpe United v York City 10:30am kick off
Pitch 2 Grimsby Town v Lincoln City 10:30am kick off
10 Minute break for debrief of first game and preparation for second game
Round Two:
Pitch 1 Scunthorpe United v Lincoln City 11:05am kick off
Pitch 2 Grimsby Town v York City 11:05am kick off
10 Minute break for debrief of second game and preparation for third game
Round Three:
Pitch 1 Scunthorpe United v Grimsby Town 11:40am kick off
Pitch 2 Lincoln City v York City 11:40am kick off
Festival Concluded At 12:15pm

4. PLAYING Format Format 9 v 9 Duration of Games 25 minutes one way.
Substitutions
Roll on - roll off.
Festival of Football
As this is an EFL Festival and not a Tournament, there will be no Final or play off games.
Eligible Players
U12 squad only – No over-age players should be played at the Festival.
Match Officials
A qualified Lincolnshire FA Referee will officiate on each of the pitches.
Offside Rule
The normal offside rule will apply.

5. CHANGING ROOMS Changing Room A: Scunthorpe Utd
Changing Room B: York City
Changing Room C: Lincoln City
Changing Room D: Grimsby Town
Changing Rooms A – D are what are normally the Home team changing rooms for Academy games and are located at the rear of the Sports Hall with the entry door located opposite the entry gates to the 3G surface.
The school canteen / atrium will be open for parents to use as a Parents Lounge.
Catering facilities serving breakfast butties & refreshments are available to purchase in the school canteen / atrium.
Toilets are available in the atrium for parents to use.

6. Kick off Times Let the games begin! Suggested Kit Colours:
Round :30 am Round :05 am Round :40 am
Suggested Kit Colours:
Scunthorpe United – Claret, Blue, Claret
Grimsby Town – Blue, Blue, Blue
Lincoln City – Black, White, Black
York City – Yellow, Yellow, Yellow

7. FESTIVAL RULES
Normal Association Football / EFL Academy rules will apply.
All teams should be on their respective pitches and ready to kick off at least two minutes before the kick off time stated on the Festival Schedule.
Each game will be 9 -a-side.
Each game will be of 25 minutes duration. (See footnote).
All games will consist of one single period with no break.
No over-age players to be played.
Substitutions are roll on – roll off.
If visiting Clubs wear their away match kits, then there should be no colour clashes.
Reckless play / violent conduct will see the Referee stop the game and ask the Coaches to substitute the offending player.
Any players substituted for the above offence will not be allowed back on to the field of play for the remainder of that game.
Players will be allowed to take part in the remaining games at the Festival.
As this is a Festival and not a Tournament – there are no Semi-Final or Final games.
In the EFL’s Match Day Provisions document, and as a guide to Academies on the format of games, they recommend that U12s play 3 x 20 minute periods.

8. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
Scunthorpe United FC Academy would like to thank all players, parents and supporters of the Academies of :
Grimsby Town FC
Lincoln City FC
York City FC
We hope that you all had an enjoyable day, wish you a safe journey home and look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Thank You.