Aug 02 2016
Th schedule below has been issued by the Surrey Youth League with Version 5 of the Development Leagues, 1st August 2016.
Click the graphic above to enlarge, it shows the proposed activity for the development age groups in the Surrey Youth League in 2016-17.
Jul 11 2016
The purpose of Sheen Lions is to enable children to be coached to a good standard and to play competitive football matches through the season. However the practicalities of setting up and running a team mean that we cannot provide a place in a match squad to everyone that would like it.
Some of our players start as young as U6 but we do not want to exclude children that may may take an interest in Club football at a later age even though they may not immediately be able to win a place in a team when they first start, We also appreciate that children develop at different rates and we do not want to just write off a player just because they do not make a cut at a young age.
In our Development age groups, U8 to U11 we will invite children that we cannot include in our match squads to register for the “Training” squad. This squad is normally designated as “Cubs”. These players will train on Saturdays with their age group but will not usually play Sunday fixtures. However Training players will be registered with the Surrey Youth League and if their development and opportunity allows they can be picked for one of the match squads. Note that if a player joins as “Training” later in the season we may have already used all our remaining registration slots.
The Competitive age groups from U12 up will not have many “Training” players but it may be appropriate in some circumstances. Training players in Competitive age groups are not registered with the League because, unlike development players they cannot play for another squad without a formal transfer.
Jul 03 2016
U11 Win Hanworth
The 2015-16 Sheen Lions U11’s after winning the Hanworth Tournament and only conceding 1 goal along the way.
The boys played some great free flowing football and were unbeaten in the group stages before winning their semi final and then the final against Old Isleworthians.
Credit also due to Hanworth who put on a very well organised tournament than ran like clockwork.
Simon Fanthrope
U11 Manager
Jul 01 2016
The 1966 England World Cup winning team trained at the Bank Of England Sports Club on the eve of their final 50 years ago.
You can see some amateur film taken by one of the BoE groundsmen in the BBC One Show link below. The feature starts 12:32 mins in. It shows Sheen Lions boys training on the same pitch in the background of the interview.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07h0km9/the-one-show-23062016
Jun 20 2016
Sheen Lions is a registered charity and is run by unpaid volunteers, no one is employed or paid to run Sheen Lions.
We need a group of parents to help run each team. We realise that not everyone can help but unless enough people do there will be no team for your child to play in.
For the 2016-17 season we will need more parents to step up as we are now required to provide a Pitch Marshall at every match.
This role is best shared by a number of parents within each team and may well be best suited to Parents who may not have felt suited to the other roles to date such as pitch setup or referee’s assistant (Linesman).
You can see details of the Pitch Marshall’s Responsibilities here.
You can see other ways that you can help your child play football on our Volunteering At Sheen Lions page.
There is a detailed explanation of the new approach that the Surrey Youth League is piloting here.
Jun 19 2016
The Surrey Youth League are looking for two or three volunteers to come forward to join the Leagues committee to act as a Fixture Secretary. The role will be to handle half of the big age groups, around 50 teams.
To be able to carry out the role the following is required of the person:-
1) Organised and reliable
2) PC literate email and general browsing capability to access Prawn sandwich with instruction
3) Microsoft Excel iterate capable of using to be able to record simple data
4) About and hour or two a week, some weeks are busier than others.
If anyone would be interested please contact me by email or the phone number below.
Regards
Graham Ekins
SYL Chairman
07889 366528
Jun 17 2016
For age groups up to and including U11; official Saturday training will start on 10th September and will run through until 21st May 2017. There will be breaks for half term, Christmas and Easter. Next year’s Summer Soccer Six will start on June 10th 2017. One or two specialist Goal Keeper sessions are scheduled each month for these age groups.
For age groups U12 and up; Bank of England training will start after 6th September and run through until the end of March 2017. After Easter these teams move to Palewell where they will train until the end of May 2017.
To see the dates in detail please refer to the calendar on your team page. Please notes that dates may be adjusted during the season so you should keep an eye on your calendar.
Jun 13 2016
The Surrey Youth League are, with FA agreement to pilot in the coming 2016-17 season, a new process to improve touch line behaviour at Children’s football matches.
These new processes will affect ALL Sheen Lions parents / carers and their guests that attend our football matches.
The following are key to the process:
Sheen Lions is not a club with any history of disciplinary problems but of course we want to keep it that way. ALL people involved with Sheen Lions must make sure that they have read and must follow their relevant Code Of Conduct. Do not assume you know it!
Many of the behaviours that are the norm at adult and professional games (such as disagreement with a referees decision) are just not allowed at Children’s football and this new process ensures their will be very little tolerance of any breach.
If the Referee decides that a Respect breach has occurred you will not be able to argue against it. You will only be able to attend future matches once you have satisfied the Club and the Club have satisfied the League that there will be no further issue.
Please note that Respect Breaches are the lowest level of infringement though still serious. Actions may be deemed Misconduct and so subject to County FA action. Even more serious incidents could be a matter for the Police.
The full text of the Surrey Youth League rule change to authorise the pilot is below.
Rule 2 (H) SURREY YOUTH LEAGUE PILOT DEFINITION & RULES
I. This Competition has received official Pilot Sanction from the FA to work towards improving touchline behaviour
II. The Pilot embraces all aspects of the Respect Programme utilising best practice, education and potential sanctioning as defined in the FA Respect Codes of Conducts for Players, Spectators, Managers and Officials. The Competition will utilise the Standard Code of Youth Rules as adopted by the League and further will use the Charter Standard League Respect Tool Kit Publication.
III. Clubs will be required to ensure that each Parent or Official Carer for any player in the Competition, signs the FA Respect Codes of Conduct as published on the Competitions Web Site upon applying for membership to a club. These Codes of Conduct must be retained by the Clubs.
IV. It will be deemed best practice for all spectators NOT to stand behind the opposition assistant referee (Linesman). If this means that spectators have to move at before kick-off and / or at Half Time then they must do so.
V. Pitch Marshalls are to be appointed by Teams for each game. Their primary role is to act as a liaison point for the referee conduct Pre and Post match briefings / debriefings and if required as a point of contact during the game to explain their own team’s supporters that a referee’s threshold of disrespect has been breached and that everyone should calm down and that they will now be reported. Pitch Marshalls are not to enter into any confrontation with opposing team supporters or management, but they can report respect issues to the League. Pitch Marshalls will need to be clearly identifiable to the referee.
VI. Pitch Marshall’s will be asked to complete a simple online form to report respect breaches, or nil return.
VII. Clubs will be required to appoint Pitch Marshalls for all games involving U11 – U15 football inclusive, this is per team, at each game there will be two Pitch Marshalls one from each Team. In all other age groups the Pitch Marshalls are encouraged to appointed. At these age groups if no Pitch Marshall is available then the responsibility falls back to the Team manager to act in this capacity, as they would normally outside of the Pilot.
VIII. If it is reported to the League by the referee that at ages U11 – U15, that a team failed to supply a Pitch Marshall then the League Respect manager will in the first instance ask for an explanation, and issue formal notification that it has been noted. Subsequent failures to supply a Pitch Marshall will result in the Club being called to a League Management Meeting to further explain their position. The League will deal with this under the Powers of Management in the Competition rule set.
IX. Referees will be required to report disrespect shown to them and to any disrespect shown towards assistant referees (Officials or Volunteers). The process on the pitch is to stop the game, call the Pitch Marshalls to them and inform them of the spectator, or group of spectators or Manager that has breached Respect levels. Pitch Marshalls then act as above. Referee makes reference in his notebook of time of incident and nature of the Respect Breach.
X. Post-Match debrief with Pitch Marshalls can identify individuals and names provided where possible.
XI. Referees will be required on their match result card, Prawn Sandwich online form, to indicate Respect Breaches.
XII. The League Respect Manager on receiving a Respect Breach will inform the club that action needs to be taken in line with the Codes of Conduct Education and Sanction. The League and Sanctioning Authority will develop, with the clubs a process of various educational sanctions that can/must be applied.
XIII. The clubs will then have to report back within 10 days of the Notice of Respect Breach being issued, as to what action was taken. Along with supplying any proof of this action, online respect certificates, copies of written warnings etc.
XIV. Failure for clubs to respond and provide evidence will result in the Competition following steps available in the Charter Standard League Respect Tool Kit, which could lead to Teams having fixtures withheld as it will be deemed unsafe for a team to play matches.
Accumulation of Respect Breaches by Clubs or Teams will be dealt with by the league as per main competition
XV. The Competition will provide to the FA and the FA League Pilot Liaison manager a mid -season report and end of season report.
Jun 12 2016
Well done to our U12 Lions boys winning the Wandgas Plate on Saturday 11th June.
U12 Lions Win Wandgas Plate
Jun 07 2016
For the 2016-17 season Sheen Lions has a new policy for mandatory kit to be worn at training and to matches.
The Club will continue to loan a Match Shirt and The Club will also supply one set of match day shorts and socks (Nike White) to all fully paid up registered players only.
Sheen Lions now mandates that the following Sheen Lions official attire is to be purchased and worn to training and match days as indicated below. Items worn must be the club’s designated range. Ordering details and indicative pricing are on the Sheen Lions Club Shop page.
All merchandise will come with players initials (except socks). Sheen Lions F.C. will be on the back and the club’s badge on the front. (Note that Nike Obsidian is a Navy Blue colour.)
The items must be purchased from the Club’s official supplier KS Teamwear. KS Teamwear are currently preparing their Sheen Lions web page and we will let you know as soon as it is ready. There will be a link on the Sheen Lions Club Shop page.
During a designated period up to and for the first few weeks of the season you will be able to order and purchase the items that you need from KIt Selection at an good discount as they will be delivered in bulk through the Club.
After the discount period you will be able to continue to order items throughout the season directly from KS Teamwear but you will have to collect or pay for mail order delivery yourself and the discount is likely to be less.
Depending on weather one or other is mandatory at training and matches.
Mandatory for training:
These are optional for other age groups
