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Shrewsbury School Boys’ (six-a-side) Football Festival Headmaster’s Andrew Murfin Welcome Director of Sport A very warm welcome to visiting staff, We pride ourselves on our sporting parents and, of course, today’s sportsmen ethos that sets out our mission to provide and women. Our sports festivals are a excellence at all levels of participation – key part of our outreach programme from winning national titles to promoting and provide a wonderful opportunity healthy lifestyles. to develop relationships and share our Whatever your level – opportunities await! resources with you. I know you will have a great day and should you wish to follow up with a Shrewsbury School Sport is in fine health future visit please do get in touch. In terms and continues to build on a strong historical of today, I’m very much looking forward foundation – sport is, and always has been, to seeing the talent on show, so: relax, part of the Salopian DNA. enjoy and show us your skills. Leo Winkley Headmaster Introduction from Firstly, let me offer you a very warm Library and Salopians were instrumental the Director of Sport welcome to our annual six-a-side in the discussions that codified the game Football Festival. As a life-long Arsenal in the mid-nineteenth century. Before the fan, and more recently a follower of professional era, many Salopians achieved Shrewsbury Town FC, I appreciate that full international representation and the Old Salopian footballers have won the Arthur football inspires passionate and loyal Dunn Cup on many occasions, including the support, as well as moments of delirious first, fiftieth and centenary finals. That said, joy, frustration and disappointment. We today is about enjoyment as much as it is very much hope that today will prove about competition. to be a celebration of all that is good about ‘the beautiful game’ and that all If you are interested in exploring the our youngsters will enjoy playing on our full range and benefits of a Shrewsbury wonderfully maintained pitches. education, you can take the next step by contacting our Admissions Office Shrewsbury School has a long and on 01743 280 552 or email distinguished footballing history dating back [email protected]. In the to the very origins of the sport. Indeed, meantime, I hope that you and your children the oldest copy of the Laws of the Game have a fantastic day of footballing fun. in the world currently sits in our Moser 2 3 Shrewsbury School Football Shrewsbury School is synonymous with today. Steve Wilderspin is our Director of football, so it is especially pleasing to Football and we are in good hands. Steve welcome you to the site today for our has been involved with national teams at annual six-a-side Football Festival. Indeed ESFA and ISFA, is a current member of the the football we see around the world ISFA Executive Board, and has lead teams today is in no small parts due to two Old to national titles. Steve heads up a talented Salopians (JC Thring & H de Winton) team of coaches, many of whom are UEFA who called a meeting, in 1848 when at B licence qualified and above. Cambridge, with representatives of other public schools who, between them, came We are fortunate to be able to enjoy some up with the first set of laws of the game. of the best surfaces on the independent The oldest surviving copy of these laws is school circuit, or indeed any circuit. Today housed in our Moser Library. the tournament will have use of Top Common, which includes our 1st XI pitch We are proud of this footballing heritage – a huge thanks to our Grounds Team who and Salopian football continues to thrive have prepared the site for today’s event. 4 5 Tournament Schedule Tournament Map Arrival & lunch for participants 12:00pm – Please arrive via the Main Gates on Ashton Road, SY3 7AT 12:45pm Briefing by Steve Wilderspin, Director of Football – Outside Quod, Top Common 1:15pm Group stage matches 3:25pm Quarter-finals 4:15pm Semi-finals 4:40pm Finals 5:15pm Presentations and prize giving All schools and parents are invited to join us for Lunch, refreshments and facilities are available in Quod the prize-giving ceremony. from 12:00pm onwards 6 7 9. Duration of matches: 11. Trophy ownership: Rules of the Tournament All Junior Tournament matches will All trophies presented to winning be 6 minutes each way. In the Senior teams shall remain the property of Tournament for Groups B & C all matches Shrewsbury School. The school winning will be 6 minutes each way, but Group A each trophy shall be responsible for the will be 5 minutes each way. safe keeping of the trophy while under 1. Pitches: 6. Linesmen: the care and custody of that school and Pitches will measure approximately 60-70 Each team should provide one boy or girl, 10. Drawn matches: shall be responsible for returning it to yards in length and 40-45 yards in width. not playing in the match, who should In the event of a draw in the quarter-finals, Shrewsbury School before the following Goals will be 7 yards x 7 feet. A penalty report to the referee before kick-off and semi-finals or in the final, the game will be year’s tournament. arc, radius 10 yards, will be drawn around act as linesman. decided by taking penalties on a sudden the goal. Penalty kicks will be taken from a death basis until there is a winner. distance of 10 yards. 7. Colours: In the event of a clash of colours, the first- 2. Size of ball: named team will be required to change A Size 4 football will be provided for all their shirts. There will be a supply of matches by the organisers. bibs available. 3. Laws of the game: 8. Tournament organisation: There will be no offside. Goalkeepers may First Round matches will be played on not punt or drop-kick the ball; they may a league basis in 4 groups of 4 teams. throw or roll the ball or, once they have Positions will be determined by the released it into play, kick the ball. At all following in order of preference: restarts (e.g. free-kicks) opposing players must retreat 5 yards from the ball. Goal- 1. by the team gaining the most points kicks will be taken from inside the penalty (3 points for a win; 1 for a draw) arc. With these exceptions, the normal 2. by goal difference. Laws of the Game will apply. 3. by the team scoring the most goals; 4. 4. Eligibility of players: by the team conceding least goals; 5 The Senior tournament is for any boy/girls . by the result of the match between in the school. The Under-11 tournament two teams; is strictly for boys/girls born on or after 6. by the taking of penalties on a sudden 1st September 2008. In each tournament, death basis. schools may bring a squad of up to eight players, from which their team for each Following the First Round matches, the top match must be picked. two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals of the Main Tournament and 5. Substitutes: the 3rd and 4th placed teams (5th place in the U13 competition from Group 1) in each Rolling substitutions can be made at any group will qualify for the Shield tournament. time, with the permission of the referee, Both tournaments will then proceed on a when the ball is out of play. knock-out basis. 8 9 Competing Schools Colours: Birchfield, Green & yellow shirts, Shrewsbury High Prep Colours: Blue shirts, blue shorts Albrighton, Nr. Wolverhampton green shorts (Senior) School, Roman Road, Shrewsbury Cothill House, Colours: White shirts, blue shorts St George’s Junior School, Colours: Red shirts, red shorts Abingdon Woodfield Road, Shrewsbury Foremarke Hall, Colours: White shirts, blue shorts, Terra Nova, Colours: Bottle-green shirts, black shorts Repton Prep. School, Milton, Derby blue Shirts, blue shorts Jodrell Bank, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire Colours: Sky blue shirts/shorts (Senior) Lockers Park, The Old Hall School, Colours: Maroon shirts/shorts (U11) Maroon shirts, blue shorts Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Wellington, Shropshire Colours: Green/white shirts, Packwood Haugh, S. Anselm’s Colours: Navy/claret shirts, navy shorts Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire white or blue shorts Bakewell, Derbyshire The Ryleys, Prestfelde, Colours: Black/yellow shirts, black shorts Colours: Black/gold shirts, black shorts London Road, Shrewsbury Alderley Edge, Cheshire Colours: Royal blue shirts and shorts Yarlet School, Priory School, Colours: Green/black shirts, black shorts (Senior) Navy blue/red shirts, Longden Road, Shrewsbury Yarlet, Stafford navyblue shorts (U11) May we politely request that spectators do not watch from in between pitches Royal Wolverhampton Colours: Royal blue shirts and shorts School, Penn Rd, Wolverhampton to allow this space to be available for coaches and substitutes only. 10 11 Group X Result Under ‒11 Tournament 1:35pm Pitch 5 Packwood vs Old Hall A Pitch 6 Terra Nova vs Cothill 2:15pm Pitch 5 Packwood vs Terra Nova Pitch 6 Cothill vs Old Hall A 2:55pm Pitch 5 Packwood vs Cothill Pitch 6 Old Hall A vs Terra Nova Group Y Result 1:35pm Pitch 3 Shrewsbury High vs TBC Pitch 4 S. Anselm’s vs Royal Wolves 2:15pm Pitch 3 Shrewsbury High vs S. Anselm’s Pitch 4 Royal Wolves vs TBC 2:55pm Pitch 3 Shrewsbury High vs Royal Wolves Pitch 4 S. Anselm’s vs TBC Group W Result Group Z Result vs 1:35pm Pitch 1 Birchfield Prestfelde B 1:35pm Pitch 7 Prestfelde A vs Lockers Park vs Pitch 2 Yarlet Foremarke Pitch 8 The Ryleys vs St Georges vs 2:15pm Pitch 1 Birchfield Yarlet 2:15pm Pitch 7 Prestfelde A vs The Ryleys Pitch 2 Foremarke vs Prestfelde B Pitch 8 St Georges vs Lockers Park vs 2:55pm Pitch 1 Birchfield Foremarke 2:55pm Pitch 7 Prestfelde A vs St Georges vs Pitch 2 Yarlet Prestfelde B Pitch 8 Lockers Park vs The Ryleys 12 13 Key: The top two teams with the most points gained from each group, will Winner of each group Third place in each group progress onto the Quarter Finals.