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.

Why 4v4?


4v4 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 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 format, players learn the "diamond" shape, which is the basic shape that allows players to find options in every direction.
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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 4-11?................. 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!!!