Summer 2011/12 season
Expressions of interest now being sought
The Summer season kicks-off on Sunday 16th October 2011 at the National Hockey Centre.
If you're interested in participating, the first thing to do is read the About the League section below to make sure that the Sunday Soccer League is for you.
Secondly, decide if you want to:
- make yourself available as a player to existing or new teams (i.e. you don't want to register a team yourself) or
- register your own team in the comp (i.e. you've recruited (or are recruiting) and you're ready to go)
When you've decided simply follow these steps based on your choice.
Register your own team
This is a two-part process.
Part one
- Read the registration document provided below.
Summer 2011/12 Registration document
- Send an email to organiser@sundaysoccer.org by Monday 3rd October 2011 expressing your interest to submit a team entry.
Part two
- You will receive an email on Tuesday 4th October 2011 advising if you're entry has been accepted.
- If successful, pay the team fee by advised deadline.
- Start recruiting players for your team (the available player list is at your disposal).
- Play! Kick-off is Sunday 16th October 2011.
Find and join a team
This is a two-step process.
- Submit your details to the available player list.
- Keep your fingers crossed that you are contacted by the captain of a team looking for players.
If you don't want to rely on lady luck feel free to rally some troops yourself to create your own team and follow the instructions on the left!
For your information, season fees are paid on a 'per team' basis. Therefore, if you are recruited into a team the captain will likely spread the team fee across all players in the team.
About the League
The Sunday Soccer League is a mixed, 7-a-side social competition. It caters for all abilities and exists to promote social sporting endeavour through the beautiful game. The rules exist to promote the social nature of the league and outlaw the physical elements of the larger format game, such as slide tackling and barging.
If you like to play hard, tackle hard and win at all costs, the Sunday Soccer League is not for you.
If you like to run after a ball, applaud good play, expect bad play, have a laugh and socialise with your team-mates and opponents, the Sunday Soccer League is for you.
Minimum requirements for entering a team (for those interested in entering a team next season)
- Pay all team and player registration fees (fees cover facilities hire, insurance and trophies).
- Acquire a team strip (identical shirts only required).
- Ensure that all members of the team abide by the rules of the Sunday Soccer League.
- Ensure that the team has sufficient player numbers to cover absences (format is 7-a-side with a maximum of 4 male players making up the 7 players on the pitch at any time).
- Provide a referee for assigned matches (usually every other week).
- Play in the spirit of the Sunday Soccer league. The league is mixed-gender, social and participative in nature. All play and conduct must acknowledge this. Failure to do so will result in suspension/expulsion of players and/or teams.
Join a team
If you want to join an existing team in the current season, the thing to do is complete the Let Me Play form and post your details to this website. Team captains check this list when recruiting.
Alternatively, if you live your life through Facebook you may wish to join the Sunday Soccer League group. You can post your availability there and team captains can recruit you directly. Find us on Facebook.
League/match format
The league plays on Sundays. Matches for the Summer 2010/11 season venue is the National Hockey Centre in Lyneham. The format for games is mixed 7-a-side on 1/2 size pitch with hockey goals. Of the 7 players on the pitch, a maximum of 4 male players is permitted. The games are 2 x 25 minute halves with roll-on/roll-off subs and teams provide refs for other matches on a schedule (usually ref every other week). I suggest that you only submit a team if you can consistently field 7 players. Most teams have a squad of 12 - 15 players to cover absences, etc.
The league is very social and a lot of fun with a real mix of abilities. Some people play in higher grade leagues, others have never kicked a ball and want to get involved in a low-key league.