Sandringham Soccer Club

Sub-junior soccer consists of mixed teams of boys and girls ranging in age from U7's up to and including U10's. In season 2008, we had 20 sub-junior teams. Games are played on a Saturday morning at Holloway Road, Sandringham (Mel 77 B11).

Our U9 and U10 sub-juniors play in a competition organized by Football Federation Victoria (FFV). Rules are set by the FFV and can be found on the FFV website or under the FFV Rooball Rules link under Info for Members on our home page. The fixture for the U9 and U10 competition including kick-off times, location of games, and opposing teams can be found be clicking on Fixtures/Results on our home page.

FFV under the direction and leadership of Football Federation Australia has introduced a new program for U7 amd U8 players to be implemented nationwide in season 2008. "Small Sided Games" (SSG’s) are a modified version of the game designed to aid the development of younger players.

The SSG format is designed to allow players to have maximum touches of the ball in a "game" situation. The games are played on a smaller playing field and with a smaller number of players per game. There is no positional play so players are expected to be both attackers and defenders and goal scorers! There is no goalie. No scores are kept and there are no ladders.

The club will run SSG's for U7's and U'8s on Saturday mornings. These games will consist of two 20 minute halves in a 5 v 5 format. An hour long skill session will be conducted during the week at our training ground at Spring St. The club will be hiring a qualified skills coach to lead the mid-week training sessions to enable maximum player skill development. Gala Days will be organised w/other local clubs to allow for some inter-club games.

Please click here to view Football Federation Australia’s Parent Information Guide for Small Sided Games.

Girls are welcome to play on any of our sub-junior teams if they wish. However, girls U8 to U10 can also chose to play on an all-girl U10 team. Please visit our Junior Girls page under Our Teams/Programs for more details.

Traditionally, sub-junior soccer does not have League Ladders, as the emphasis is on having fun and developing fundamental soccer skills within a team environment. Games are generally refereed by parents but our club provides referees that have been trained under our "budding referee" program (Junior players U11-U14) for many of home games.

For more information on our Sub-junior program, please see our Sub-junior program FAQ's below.

If you would like to know more about our Sub-junior/Rooball Program or can volunteer to help out as a coach, assistant coach, or team manager, please contact our Sub-junior coordinator Michael Krauser at 9530 5335 or via email at Krausers@bigpond.com.au.

SUB-JUNIOR/ROOBALL FAQ'S

Question: When will the season start? When and where are the games played? How long does the season last? How long are the games?

Games are played on a Saturday mornings. The FFV Sub-junior competition (U9 and U10) will begin this year on Saturday 26th April. Our U7 and U8 small sided games will also begin on the 26th April.
Half of the U9 and U10 games are home games and half are away games.
The duration of the season depends on the number of teams entered in each age group competition, but generally the last game is around the 1st Saturday in September with breaks during the school holidays.
U9's and U10's play 2 x 20 minute halves and kick-off at 9:00AM or 10:00AM. U7's and U8's will play 2x20 minute halves in a 5 a side format.

Question: What age group should I sign up for?

Age groups are calculated by calendar year. What this means is that if a player turns 10 for example on any day of the year in 2008, he/she plays in an U10 team.
If your player was born in 1998, he/she is an U/10 player.
If your player was born in 1999, he/she will play on an U/9 team.
If your player was born in 2000, he/she will play on an U/8 team.
If your player was born in 2001, he/she will play on an U/7 team.

Question: How do I register? What do I need to play?

To register, just go to Register to Play. Please be advised that U9 and U10 players need to submit a passport size photo when registering.
Registration fees for U9 and U10 - $200 (family discounts are available for multiple players from the same family).
Under 7 and Under 8 - $175.
Concession card discounts are available. Please see our registration form located on the Register to Play page for details.

Question: What do I need to play?

All players are required to wear soccer boots and shin pads both to training and during games. Players should also bring water bottles to both training and to games.
Sandringham Soccer Club official shorts and socks must be worn for the FFV U9 and U10 Rooball competition and can be purchased from Echo Sport, 411 Hampton St. Hampton. Team shirts are supplied by the club to all sub-junior players.

Question: How will I be assigned to a team?

Team assignments will be made following the club registration deadline. You will be contacted by your coach/or team manager regarding training times. Consideration will be given to friendship groups when making team assignments for U/7 through U/10 age groups. Please indicate on your registration form if you have a friend who you want to play with. Also, teams can be based on players attending the same school if this preference is indicated on the registration form.
The FFV has requested that U10 teams be “informally” graded this year. What this means is that teams will generally be assigned to one of two divisions…Kangaroos for more experienced teams and Joeys for developing teams. Assignments to U10 teams may be based on ability/experience after a number of informal training sessions. But friendship groups will also be considered when making team assignments.
Please visit Club Policies on our home page for more information regarding our team assignment and grading guidelines.

Question: When and where does training occur?

Generally, each team has a weekly training session of approximately 1 hour's duration. It is up to the coach to determine which day of the week that is best suited to his schedule. If there is a day on which you cannot train, please indicate this on your registration form.
Sub-junior training is at Spring St. in Sandringham (Melways Ref: 77 A12).

For further information about our sub-junior program, please contact our sub-junior coordinator Michael Krauser on at 9530 5335 or via email at krausers@bigpond.com.au.

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