Canton Rangers 2015 Football Festival - Information Pack

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

Secretary

Fundraising

Chairperson

Safeguarding

Treasurer

School Liaison

Mr Andrew Leslie Tel: 07966035393 Andrewleslie@ cantonrangersfc.co.uk

Mr Ceri Evans Tel: 07581879175 Cerievans@ cantonrangersfc.co.uk

Mr Andrew Leslie Tel: 07966035393 Andrewleslie@ cantonrangersfc.co.uk

Mr Andrew Leslie Tel: 07966035393 Andrewleslie@ cantonrangersfc.co.uk

Mr Martyn Evans Tel: 07814699038 Martynevans@ cantonrangersfc.co.uk

Mr Mark Willmore Tel: 07920031731 Markwillmore@ cantonrangersfc.co.uk

Dear coach, Following the success of our first ever football festival in 2014, we are pleased to announce that our 2015 football festival will take place on 13th and 14th June.

This year’s festival will cater for all age groups in both mini and junior football. The format for the weekend will be: Saturday 13th June – Mini football festival  Morning session for the Under 6, Under 7, Under 8 and Under 10 age groups. Registration at 8:45am.  Afternoon session for the Under 9 and Under 11 age groups. Registration at 1:00pm.

Sunday 14th June – Junior football tournament  Morning session for the Under 12, Under 14 and Under 15 age groups. Registration at 8:45am.  Afternoon session for the Under 13 and Under 16 age groups. Registration at 1:00pm.

Your club is cordially invited to enter teams in to any age group. Please refer to the accompanying documents for further information on squad sizes and festival rules.

Further details will be confirmed with the teams entered.

Additional information: Location:  Cantonian High School, Fairwater Road, Cardiff, CF5 3JR. Price:  £30 per team or £50 for two teams  Payment to be made by cheque or bank transfer (BACS). Club bank details available upon request.

To register:  Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk  Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer, 13 Ironbridge Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff. CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries:  Friday 24th April 2015 We are again inviting teams from all over Wales, so entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. We will be unable to accept entries on the festival weekend.

We hope it will be an enjoyable experience for everyone, with stalls, hot and cold refreshments and many more activities throughout the weekend.

We hope you can join us.

Yours sincerely, Festival Committee

Canton Rangers Football Club

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

Annwyl hyfforddwyr, Yn dilyn llwyddiant ein gŵyl bêl-droed cyntaf erioed yn 2014, rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi y bydd ein gŵyl bêl-droed 2015 yn cael ei gynnal ar 13 a 14 o Fehefin.

Bydd yr ŵyl eleni yn addas ar gyfer pob tîm oedrannau iau. Y fformat ar gyfer y penwythnos fydd: Gŵyl bêl-droed ifanc - Dydd Sadwrn 13 Mehefin • Sesiynau bore ar gyfer grwpiau oedran dan 6, dan 7, dan 8 a dan 10. Cofrestru am 8:45 y bore.

• Sesiynau prynhawn ar gyfer grwpiau oedran dan 9 a dan 11. Cofrestru am 1:00 yr hwyr.

Twrnamaint pêl-droed iau - Dydd Sul 14 Mehefin • Sesiynau bore ar gyfer grwpiau oedran dan 12, dan 14 a dan 15. Cofrestru am 08:45 y bore.

• Sesiynau prynhawn ar gyfer grwpiau oedran dan 13 a dan 16. Cofrestru am 1:00 yr hwyr.

Rydym yn estyn gwahoddiad cynnes i chi a’r timau i ymuno a’r cystadleuaeth mewn unrhyw grŵp oedran. Cyfeiriwch at y dogfennau ategol am ragor o wybodaeth ynglyn a rhifau garfan a rheolau ŵyl.

Bydd manylion pellach yn cael eu cadarnhau gyda'r timau cofrestredig.

Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol: Lleoliad: • Ysgol Uwchradd Cantonian, Heol y Tyllgoed, Caerdydd, CF5 3JR. Pris:  

£30 y tîm, neu £50 am ddau dîm Taliad i gael eu gwneud drwy siec neu drosglwyddiad banc (BACS). Manylion banc clwb ar gael ar ymofyn.

I gofrestru:  Ebyst: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk  Pôst: Martyn Evans, Trysorydd, 13 Ironbridge Road, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd. CF15 7NJ Dyddiad Cau i gofnodi:  Dydd Gwener, 24 Ebrill Unwaith eto rydym yn gwahodd timau o bob rhan o Gymru, felly bydd ceisiadau yn cael eu derbyn ar sail y cyntaf yn dod, y gyntaf gaiff falu. Ni fyddwn yn gallu derbyn cofnodion ar penwythnos yr ŵyl.

Rydym yn gobeithio y bydd yn brofiad pleserus i bawb, gyda stondinau, arlwyaeth a lluniaeth poeth ac oer a llawer mwy o weithgareddau drwy gydol y penwythnos. Rydym yn gobeithio y gallwch chi ymuno â ni.

Yr eiddoch yn gywir, Pwyllgor Gŵyl

Clwb Pêl-droed Canton Rangers

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

REGISTRATION FORM CLUB NAME: Please enter our team(s) in the Canton Rangers FC football festival. Maximum squad size as per accompanying information.

Saturday 13th June 2015 - Mini Football Festival

Sunday 14th June 2015 - Junior Football Tournament

Age

Time

Age

Time

Under 6

AM

4-a-side

Under 12

AM

6-a-side

Under 7

AM

4-a-side

Under 13

PM

6-a-side

Under 8

AM

5-a-side

Under 14

AM

6-a-side

Under 9

PM

6-a-side

Under 15

AM

6-a-side

Under 10

AM

7-a-side

Under 16

PM

6-a-side

Under 11

PM

8-a-side

Team

No. of Teams and Names

Team

Total Entrance Fee

No. of Teams and Names

£

If you wish to pay by electronic transfer (BACS), please email martynevans@cantonrangersfc.co.uk for details. Cheques should be sent with this registration form to Martyn Evans, 13 Ironbridge Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7NJ. Please make them payable to Canton Rangers Football Club.

Please complete the below in CAPITAL LETTERS. Please supply an e-mail address for you and your club secretary (if different) so we can supply details in the lead up to the festival. The mobile number you provide will be used on the festival weekend.

NAME

MOBILE:

EMAIL: ADDRESS: POST CODE:

SECRETARY (IF DIFFERENT):

SECRETARY EMAIL:

Please return this form to Martyn Evans, 13 Ironbridge Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7NJ or festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk.

The deadline for entries is Friday 24th April 2015. As last season’s mini football festival was fully subscribed, entry this year is on a first come, first served basis. Your entry will be confirmed by Martyn Evans upon the club receiving the correct payment.

Please ensure you gain permission to play from your respective County Football Association.

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

RULES AND REGULATIONS Festival Rules 1. All teams must ensure they gain permission to play from their Football Association.

2. All age groups shall be as season 2014/2015.

3. All teams must be able to demonstrate registration of players. No players shall play for more than one team.

4. Academy and Development Centre teams will not be accepted.

5. Duration of matches will be thirteen (13) minutes with no half time interval.

6. All players in each age group will receive a memento.

7. All Clubs must be affiliated to a parent County Football Association.

8. Any player, club official or spectator who is cautioned or sent from the field of play shall have their name reported to their County Football Association.

9. The festival committee reserve the right to alter or amend the rules or format if they deem it necessary. Any matters of dispute will be ruled over by the festival committee. The decision of the festival committee is final in all such matters.

10. Neither Canton Rangers Football Club nor Cantonian High School accepts any liability for injury to any persons, or loss or damage to personal effects (including vehicles) belonging to or used by any competitor or spectator.

11. Overall behaviour is the responsibility of all coaches, parents and players of each team.

Playing Team and Squad Sizes Age Group

Playing Team

Squad Size (per team)

Under 6

4-a-side

Maximum of 7 players

Under 7

4-a-side

Maximum of 7 players

Under 8

5-a-side

Maximum of 7 players

Under 9

6-a-side

Maximum of 10 players

Under 10

7-a-side

Maximum of 10 players

Under 11

8-a-side

Maximum of 10 players

Under 12

6-a-side

Maximum of 8 players

Under 13

6-a-side

Maximum of 8 players

Under 14

6-a-side

Maximum of 8 players

Under 15

6-a-side

Maximum of 8 players

Under 16

6-a-side

Maximum of 8 players

Mini Section

Junior Section

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

Playing Rules – Mini Section            

There will be no winners or losers.

There will be no offside and no penalties will be awarded.

Substitutions will be a rolling basis, with no restriction on the number of changes.

Free kicks will be indirect.

Nearest player to be 5 yards away at kick off, free kicks and goal kicks.

Goalkeepers are allowed to pick up a back pass.

Under 8 and above: Goalkeepers cannot kick the ball from their hands. They must throw the ball or kick the ball from the ground.

Every player must wear shin pads or they will be asked to leave the field of play.

Games will be thirteen (13) minutes with no half time. Games will be on a “round robin” basis.

Matches in sessions will start and finish based on timed “hooter”.

Normal rules of football will apply otherwise.

Final playing rules will be sent to teams in advance of the festival.

Playing Rules – Junior Section                

Referees provided by Canton Rangers Football Club Each team to consist of six players, plus up to two substitutes.

Games will be thirteen (13) minutes with no half time.

The finals will be 16 minutes (8 minutes each way).

Substitutions will be a rolling basis, with no restriction on the number of changes.

Goalkeeper must return the ball into play with an underarm throw out. Goalkeepers cannot kick the ball from their hands.

Goalkeepers are allowed to pick up a back pass. Goalkeepers can handle anywhere in the goal area.

If the ball goes out of play for a throw in, the ball is returned into play with a kick-in.

In ‘open play’ the ball cannot be played above head height. This does not apply to deflections. The referee’s decision on ‘head height’ is final.

There will be no offside.

All free kicks are indirect.

Nearest player to be 5 yards away at kick off, and at free kicks and kick-ins.

Penalties will be awarded if required.

Players can be sin-binned (for 2 minutes) or sent off. If a player is sin-binned or sent off, they cannot be replaced by a substitute.

Normal rules of football will apply otherwise.

Final playing rules will be sent to teams in advance of the festival.

Tournament Format – Junior Section   

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Group games: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.

If a team fails to appear, an automatic 1-0 win and 3 points will be awarded.

Group qualifiers will be decided in this order: a) Highest points won. b) Goal difference if teams are level on points. c) Most goals scored. d) Result between level teams in group games. e) If teams are still tied the teams involved will play off (4 minutes each way).

If scores are level in a play-off, quarter final, semi-final or final. The winner will be decided by sudden death with no goalkeepers and 3 outfield players per side. After 3 minutes teams must changes ends and field 3 totally different players for another 3 minutes and carry on as above until there is a winner. Goalkeepers can play outfield.

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

Values and Behaviours Canton Rangers believe that football should be played in a fun, fair and inclusive environment. We educate and develop our coaches, players and parents to ensure they are respectable and responsible people and on and off the field.

For that reason (and many others) we would ask you to follow the following code of behaviour during our festival: A player should: 1. Set a positive example to others.

2. Avoid all forms of gamesmanship and time-wasting.

3. Show due respect to match officials and others involved in the game.

4. Not use inappropriate language.

Team officials should: 1. Set a positive example to others, particularly young players and supporters.

2. Avoid all forms of gamesmanship.

3. Show due respect to match officials and others involved in the game.

4. Not use or tolerate inappropriate language.

5. Accept the decisions of the match official without protest.

6. Enforce these positive behaviours and values within your own team.

Parents, Carers and Spectators: The behaviour of parents, carers and spectators has a significant bearing on a child’s attitude and behaviour towards other players, officials and spectators. We hope to ensure that parents, carers and spectators are always positive and encouraging towards all children, not just their own.

We will encourage parents, carers and spectators to: 1. Applaud the opposition as well as their own team and think about how your support affects the children of the opposing team.

2. Avoid coaching during the game.

3. Avoid excessive shouting and screaming.

4. Give attention and encouragement to each of the children involved not just the most talented.

Yours sincerely, Festival Committee Canton Rangers Football Club 26th February 2015

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

CANTON RANGERS FOOTBALL FESTIVAL

Just some of the feedback we received last year…

A REVIEW OF 2014 Eyelids were heavy after a late Friday night setting up tents, cutting grass, painting lines, roping off safe areas, ensuring portaloos were in place and checking the PA system. It was safe to say that no stone was left unturned before our very first mini football festival.

Despite the tiredness, our excitement was mounting after the many months of planning.

Invitations had gone far and wide; 60 teams were attending from as east as Newport and as west as Llanelli.

When Saturday comes…

Dawn had just broken when the festival committee, friends, family and other volunteers gathered at the Registration tent at Cantonian High School.

Little did the flock of regular seagulls know what was in store for them, as they pecked away on the empty pitches under a slowly-clearing sky. However, little did the committee also know what to expect as high visibility jackets, walkie-talkies, bags of float money, registration forms, car parking stickers and many other items were handed out to key people.

As this was our first festival, we could only estimate how many adults and friends would attend with their teams.

However, we knew our excellent facilities and the copious amount of land would cope with the demands.

And so it began…

The morning registration opened at 8:45am, but by 8:30 nobody had arrived. Worried frowns were etched on the faces of the committee, but there was no need to fret. A few minutes later, the on-site car park was already half full.

Club coaches were greeted by three volunteers on the registration tent to swiftly complete the registration process.

Meanwhile, excited groups of boys and girls, aged between 5 and 10, used our safe area to change in to their club strips; all eager to show off their footballing skills.

Owing to excellent planning by the committee all teams were ready, with matches kicking off on time. The sun blazed down and we could never have predicted that one of our main concerns throughout the day would be that the teams had enough to drink and avoided sunburn.

By 1.30 all morning players received their mementos. It was now over to the older afternoon teams, all of whom had arrived, registered and prepared for their 1:45 start.

“We have played in a couple of festivals since the season finished and thought this one was the best. They all loved the day and the pictures with the trophies and during matches was a great idea” Ian, Ty Celyn (Cardiff)

"We are all used to receiving letters of complaint for this that or the other. That is why I hope this is a pleasant surprise.

I was hugely impressed!

The planning emails, organisation, the timing, the pitch sizes, the programme, and the behaviours of parents and coaches. Thank you for an amazing day. Considering this is your first, I certainly hope it’s the first of many."

Matt, Brynawel (Swansea)

“On behalf of Seaside AFC I would like to thank you for a great day. The organisation was first class, lovely pitches to play on and in a friendly / fun atmosphere. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and will be returning next year.”

Stuart, Seaside AFC (Llanelli)

Watch some of the 2014 football festival on You Tube http://youtu.be/VCHcoCPNXAo

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015

A day for all to remember…

Walking around, it was great to see so many families enjoying our facilities and the activities we provided. There really was something for everyone; a bouncy castle, face painting, photograph sessions, a chance to have a picture next to the World Cup, bric-a-brac stalls, sweets and cakes, and refreshment vans selling a variety of food, drink and ice creams.

The final matches finished at 5.30 and, after the afternoon’s memento presentation, boys and girls with happy faces climbed back into their cars to make their way home.

As the festival committee and stallholders packed everything away, the sun was going down and shadows lengthened over the emptying fields.

Peace had returned, and so had the seagulls.

So what did we learn?

Everyone connected with our club was delighted with the day and how it surpassed our wildest dreams.

We received excellent feedback from several teams during the day, all stressing how much they enjoyed taking part and would like to attend the next festival.

This positivity was furthered by the messages received via social media and email. We were also thrilled that Cantonian High School, St John’s Ambulance and South Wales Police were very pleased with the event too.

We could not have hosted our first festival without the vision and hard work of the festival committee, our festival sponsors, Darlows, and the school.

Most importantly, a huge thank you has to go to the 60 participating teams and 1,500 people that came on the day.

Now, on to 2015…

Festivals are an invaluable way of providing fun and enjoyable football over the summer. However, it also enables us to generate much-needed funds, which are used to ensure our continued survival and the provision of football to our 254 members.

We want more people to enjoy our next festival.

Our second football festival will therefore take place over the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June. We want it to cater for every mini and junior team in our club.

The 2015 festival will therefore comprise a mini football festival (Under 6 – Under 11) for boys and girls on the Saturday, followed by our first ever junior festival (Under 12 – Under 16) for boys on the Sunday.

We thank you for reading this, and hope you’ll join us – and the seagulls – at Cantonian in June 2015.

Yours in sport, Festival Committee Canton Rangers Football Club

To register: Email: festival@cantonrangersfc.co.uk Post: Martyn Evans, Club Treasurer 13 Ironbridge Road Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NJ Deadline for entries: Friday 24th April 2015