U11's are the first age group that can play competitive football at grassroots level. All official rules come in to place including offsides, disciplinary and Sin bin rules.
Due to the introduction of competitive football and official rules, U11's is the stage where we start to introduce tactical skills to aid the technical skills learnt in previous age groups. Tactical skills are very useful and important during competitive football, which can be the difference between teams winning and losing. Changes in formats from 7-a-side to 9-a-side will see positional play and player roles covered in fine detail to ensure every individual understands each role and how to play in different systems.
Boys
Our U11's Boys are part of the affiliated grassroots team created for the 2024/2025 season. As U11's are in their last season before competitive football, this season is a chance to enjoy playing as well as learning as much as they can before the start of next season
Girls
Our U11's Girls are an advanced session. Every player in this squad are currently playing for a top team in their grassroots league and the majority of them play with each other at their grassroots team. The academy provides game opportunities against other academy sides for this group.
U11's Football
Format: 9v9
Match Times: 60 minutes (30 min halves)
Ball Size: 4
Training Topics:
Positional play, offside rules, transitions, player roles, passing combinations, attacking principles, defending principles, shooting, technical skills, ball mastery, possession, fitness.
