I promise, it won'tThis is going to turn into another "they're kids" versus "they need to learn" debate, isn't it?
No GK's?!?!?!?! How does that work?!Our federation tells us, as referees, that "Your primary role is to educate rather than punish".
We don't have goalkeepers until u9s, so they should have had a full season playing with GK Laws by the time they reach u10/u11.
Ah right. It was always proper football for usAt u7 we play 5-a-side, mini goals - about 1 metre wide, or those little pop-up ones.
At 8, it is six-a-side, with 2mx1m goals and a 'scoring zone' - so they can't shoot until they are with 8m of the goal line.
At 9 the goalkeepers come into the game.
I tell ya, it will be the same, or similar, in the UK from next season!