In the New Year we will enter three playing squads, Lions and Pride and Hoops, into the Surrey Youth League competition playing on a Sunday.

Our intention will be to to have similar standards of play from each squad. The selection process will be based on player’s ability, attitude, and also their attendance record at training. Players not attending training regularly will not be considered. “No train…no game” club policy comes into effect.

Those players that are not offered a place in the playing squads, will have a place in our Cubs squad. These players will be registered with the League so that should an opportunity arise to give them match play, they are eligible to play League fixtures. They will be expected to train regularly.

It should be understood that at this age it is Sunday League development football, and as with all the age groups that play development football, players can freely move across from squad to squad. This is something the club encourages so that we can assess individual development.

Players develop at very different rates so flexibility is all important. To be clear, and as an example, being registered as a Lion player does not necessarily mean that a player will play exclusively for that team. If the player is asked to play for another squad they would be expected to do so. It may be because we want to see them play at a different level or position, or it may simply be availability issues and they are needed to help fulfil a fixture for that squad. We may move players for training purposes too. We trust parents will support this as refusal would be considered to be against the club’s ethos.

Over the coming weeks managers and coaches will be working together to make those all important decisions regarding selection. It is important your child attends training regularly should you want them to be considered for the match squads.

For the remainder of the season the U8s will continue to train on Saturday 9.00 – 10.30am on Palewell Common. It is mandatory that Club training attire, football boots and shin pads are worn.

The club looks forward to running a very successful age group.

Sarah Street
Club Secretary

All U08 parents are asked to be at training on Saturday 12th October 9.00am.

The Club Secretary, Sara Street will address you all regarding the plan for the current U08s this season.

The intention is that the U08 age group will start playing in Surrey Youth League competitions after the Autumn half term providing we can help parents organise to support that.

Team up to and including U11 train on Saturday mornings at Palewell. Until Easter older teams (U12 and up) train at the Bank Of England Sports Centre. See our Find Us page for directions.

For the exact time of training please look at the calendar on your team’s page on SheenLions.com. All teams in an age group train at the same time so Cubs and Trial players may look at any team in the age group. These calendars show all official training and will answer questions like when does training start, when is half term etc.

• Shin pads must be worn and you must bring refreshments.
• Please make sure that you arrive 10 minutes early for any training session so you are fully ready to start the session on time. If you are late you will probably have to stand and watch till the Coach can allow you to join and you may be excluded!
• If parents leave during training (or matches) Parents must make sure that they are back before the end of the session to collect their child. Coaches and Managers have to leave and will be very inconvenienced if they have to wait for you so this is a big no no and even one occurrence will result in a review of your future with the Club.
• Only Players that are registered with Sheen Lions as Members or to Trial may attend our training sessions. If you wish to try you should contact us at least three days before the training session, please see Trialling At Sheen Lions.

As explained to you during the registration process you do have to buy the training kit. The kit you get as part of your membership is only match socks and shorts, a match shirt is lent.

There is of course no Sheen Lions shop (or any other premises). If you have asked KS Teamwear to deliver through the Club then they will send your stuff to Sarah, she in turn will pass it out to your Manager who will give it to you at training.Until you get your kit that you have ordered you will have to find something suitable to wear at training. Of course you can train while you are waiting for Sheen kit to get to you and of course if you are trialling we do not expect you to turn out in Sheen Lions kit.

For the 2021-22 season this notice is superseded by http://sheenlions.com/sheen-lions-cubs-squad/ and is no longer applicable.

We do not want to turn players away in the younger age groups, however demand is high and there is a limit to the number of teams we can support playing in the Surrey Youth League.

If a player cannot at the time be included in a match squad (Lions, Pride, Hoops or Rangers) then they will be offered the opportunity to register with Sheen Lions in our Cubs squad and so to continue their footballing experience with us.

Players in Cubs will be registered with the League. They will train with their age group and should an opportunity arise to offer League match play with one of the teams, they will be eligible to play. This would be subject to the team manager’s decision. Match play is NOT guaranteed for any player.

Cubs players are members or Sheen Lions and registered by us with the Surrey Youth League. They cannot train or play for any other Club.