!!!Experience the thrill of playing at a League One football stadium!!!
Sunday 12th May 2019
Official Rochdale AFC Tournament
!!Play on the Pitch!!
U6s-U9s
REGISTER NOW
£50/Team
(The same experience via Play on the Pitch.com costs £330/Team)
*** DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATIONS - 12PM SUNDAY 5th MAY***
We are  delighted to be hosting this new junior tournament, that will give teams the chance to play at Crown Oil Arena, the home of English Football League 1 club Rochdale AFC.

Official Grassroots Partner of Rochdale AFC
50-65 mins of non stop action
Match day experience / Tunnel walk out
Main trophy & subsidiary trophy competitions for all age groups
Medals & Rochdale AFC gift bag for every player
Hot & cold refreshments

Rochdale AFC "Play on the Pitch" Junior Tournament 2019 (U6-U9s)
Rochdale Football Club, The Crown Oil Arena, Sandy Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5DR.
Sunday 12th May 2019
Click Here For More Information & To Register Online
"Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better" - Nick Levett, FA National Development Manager
Junior Soccer League (JSL) is the first in the country to be given the FA's flagship Charter Standard League award for a league offering 4/5 a side football, which is viewed by many experts to be the best format of the game to develop young footballers of the future.
JSL's concept is based on developing junior football predominantly through 4v4 small sided game formats...Please click on any of the links above to view the specific JSL offering for young children with an interest in the game.
"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players....they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure" - Arsene Wenger

Why 4v4 +Goalkeeper?


4v4 + goalkeeper  is the optimum number for learning in small sided games. It has all of the elements of the full size game (depth, width and height) without any confusing duplication.

In a football match children have the option to pass the ball forwards, square or backwards. 4v4 + goalkeeper means that everyone is involved. Not only do the children get more touches of the ball, they are more mentally involved. The action is faster and there are no hiding places. This facilitates quicker learning and development of positional awareness.

With the 4v4 + goalkeeper format, players learn the "diamond" shape, which is the basic shape that allows players to find options in every direction.
"In England you teach your kids how to win. In Portugal and Spain they teach their kids how to play" - Jose Mourinho
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Do you live in Oldham, Rochdale or their surrounding areas and are you looking for a route into football for your child age 4-13?......Somewhere that you can feel confident that they will be given the very best introduction to the game in a safe, welcoming and age appropriate environment, based on a unique, child focused development approach?

Perhaps your child already has a team but you would still like them to experience the benefits that JSL offers without it interfering with their current football commitments?

If the answer to any of these questions is "yes" and you would like your child to become involved in JSL just complete the simple online registration form by clicking here. We'll do the rest!!!



"I like to play by instinct" - Zinedine Zidane