This extra information is provided in response to some of the enquiries we have received...
We have 41 teams entered in total.
Team sheets are available online and have been emailed to team managers along with this extra information. Please bring the completed team sheet when registering your team(s) at the tournament control tent between 8-8:30am on Saturday morning. We will have spares available if needed. Games should start from 9am.
Following #YouthShaped feedback, the rule regarding substitutions has been altered to accommodate unlimited, roll-on-roll-off substitutions of the team's seven players, at the referee’s discretion. Managers should indicate their wish to make a substitution to the referee, then wait for permission to swap players. Changes must only be made during stoppages – e.g. ball out of play, free kicks and goal scored etc. The new player must not enter the pitch until the player they are replacing has left. Please ensure players off the pitch immediately cover their shirt to avoid confusion for the referee or other players.
We are hoping all pitches will be surrounded by respect barriers. Please help us keep those not involved on the correct side of barriers to avoid interference with play.
Everyone involved in running the tournament will be wearing the 21st Medway’s red, yellow and blue neckerchief and should be in radio contact with tournament control. Feel free to ask any of us for help.
There will be marshals directing parking. Please follow their instructions.
Teams are welcome to bring shelters and gazebos to the competition. Please ask one of us where to pitch.
Toilets are in the clubhouse. We suggest adults use the toilets upstairs and leave the downstairs ones for young people. We’ll do our best to keep an eye on cleanliness and supplies, but if you see something wrong, please sort it if you feel able or let us know.
There's a bar upstairs in the clubhouse which will be open from 11am. We'll leave managers to decide whether or not to share this with parents and Leaders. (We'll be using it when finished!)
Teams / Groups are expected to be prepared to handle minor injuries – we’re all Scout Leaders with first aid training after all! However, we will have experienced first aiders onsite supported by a qualified nurse. First aid will be near tournament control. Do alert us to any serious injuries or come to us if you need a second opinion, haven’t done your first aid training yet, forget your first aid kit or just run out of supplies.
Please ensure your young people have sufficient sun protection and water. Emergency supplies of sun cream and water will be available from first aid.
There will be bacon rolls, burgers, hot dogs and hot drinks for sale at our food tent, plus cold drinks and sweets from our tuck shop. There'll also be an ice cream van. We expect to give each team a rubbish bag when registering. Please encourage your parents and young people to help us keep the field clear during the day. If you're able to take rubbish with you at the end, please do.
Individual trophies and team cups have arrived and are engraved all ready for the tournament.
Fixture sheets will probably be given out at or after registration. A public address system will be in use, plus we hope to have tables, fixtures and results available at tournament control. Our online option isn't ready for prime time yet - maybe next year. We might publish things to the website during the day, we might not. The rules are already online:
We're expecting 41 teams - 4 Beavers, 12 Cubs, 18 Scouts and 7 Explorers. We should have 14 referees and anticipate running 11 pitches - 1 for Beavers, 3 for Cubs, 5 for Scouts and 2 for Explorers. Listen out for instructions over the PA. We'll try to have a Section coordinator near each Section's pitches.
Each game will have a match card indicating team names, section and final score. Referees will ask both team managers to check and sign the back of the card at the end of each game.
Don't forget to ensure all your young people have shin pads covered with long socks and are wearing trainers or astro boots. (The current weather forecast suggests we're unlikely to authorise studs or blades.)
If you haven't paid yet, please do an online transfer or bring Group cheques or cash to registration. Receipts will be available on request.
There’s been a lot to pull together in our first year of running the competition. Hopefully we’ll have most things covered. We will welcome feedback to help improve the tournament for future years. Please use the contact form on the website, plus we intend to send out a survey after the event.
We're fortunate to have an amazing team of Leaders and Committee Members whose efforts have made the day possible. John Brisley, our AGSL and tournament controller, particularly has been right in the thick of things to get us here. Please join our Group Scout Leader in expressing your gratitude to them during the day.
Thanks for being part of it and look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
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