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Home » Latest News » Minimum Age to Play in a Match

Minimum Age to Play in a Match

September 10, 2024 By John Padmore

There have been a few reports of clubs asking other clubs to play matches with teams of players made up of those aged 5 and in even some cases 4 years old. This is just a reminder that under rule 18C of the Standard Code of Rules for Youth Football, a child who has not attained the age of 6 shall not play, and shall not be permitted or encouraged to play, in a match of any kind.

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a child who attains the age of 6 after 31 August is permitted to play only in the Under 7 age group, and may not play in the Under 8 age group for that playing season.

Children who are not years old can train to play football and one of the best ways of doing this is to join our Mini Ballers

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