THERE IS NO GRADING FOR U6-W10/U10 PLAYERS

ALL W11/U11–W13/U13 PLAYERS NEED TO ATTEND GRADING

W14-W18 + U14-U21 – PLAYERS WHO WISH TO PLAY IN A TOP DIVISION MUST ATTEND A TRIAL

W14–W18 + U14–U18 PLAYERS WHO WISH TO PLAY WITH FRIENDS IN LOWER DIVISIONS DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND GRADING

** GRADING DATES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SIGN UP FOR GRADING ARE BELOW **

Here’s a list of which age groups are graded:

• U6, W7, U7, W8, U8, W9, U9, W10 and U10 – no grading.  The age coordinators will attempt to construct teams that keep friends and last year’s team together.
• W11/U11 to W13/U13 – grading is mandatory for all players.
• W14/U14 to W16/U16 – trials are mandatory for those players who wish to be placed in our top competitive divisions (usually only one team in each division).
• W18, U18 and U21 – trials are mandatory for those players who wish to be placed in our top team in those age groups.

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  Players are required to attend at least one (1) grading session. Some players may be invited to attend a second grading session. This is so our independent assessors have ample opportunity to observe and grade them.

• Social teams in W14/U14 to W16/U16 (lower divisions only) do not need to attend trials in order to stay together.  At the time of registration you can request to stay together and play with last season’s team mates.
• Time and field availability permitting, some teams from W11/U11-W18/U18 may also be required to play a trial match.

A comprehensive description of how Seaforth FC runs the processes of grading and team allocation can be found HERE.

Please note that when we announce teams, we’ll only include players who are registered.  Unregistered players won’t be advised beforehand about any team placements.

Check HERE to see the status of all age groups and confirm that we are still accepting registrations for a particular age group.

NOTE: Sometimes our assessors may ask selected players to attend a second grading session.  These sessions are by invitation only and are required so the assessors can complete or confirm their grading of players.  The second grading sessions are not intended to be for all players.

Seaforth FC use TeamGrader to manage the player grading and selection trials process and all players involved must register beforehand for each session. Registering for Seaforth FC grading is required as well as your Play Football Registration. 

(Tip: BEFORE you click on the link to TeamGrader it is useful to have your Football Australia (FA) id ready, and to read the steps below)

To register:

• Click HERE to go to the TeamGrader system
• Select “Trials & Other Football Events“
• Select the player’s “Age Group Event” for the season to view the dates and details e.g. “2026 – U12 Mixed Grading“
• Click on “Sign up for Event“
• Fill in the players details (this can be done manually, or, if you have registered with Seaforth FC before, use your child’s FA id and your details will be pre-populated)
• Answer the appropriate questions
• SAVE by clicking Sign Up” at the bottom right

You will receive a confirmation email once you have registered.

All correspondence about the grading trials and selection in a team will be communicated to the Primary Email address that you entered when registering in TeamGrader.

(Tip: If you use the FA ID automated form fill-in, please ensure the Primary email address, is your current one)

• Arrive at least 15 minutes before your session begins to allow for administration and bib issue to all attendees.  Sessions will start promptly at the allocated time.
• Players need to wear shin pads and boots.  You don’t need to bring a ball.
• All sessions are deemed “on” regardless of the weather.  Any cancellations will be made on the day and a re-scheduled date and time will be advised.
• For sessions held at the Calabria Club, the club itself will not be open, we just have access to the pitches so bring water and snacks and wear sunscreen.
• Please regularly check the club website for updates before the grading sessions.
• Sometimes a second grading session may be required and these will be scheduled on an as needs basis. These will be scheduled in TeamGrader and if you are required to attend you will receive an email with details.

For all graded players up to U12/W12 we do our best to keep friends/teams together.  If the players are assessed to be in the same broader skill group and have similar ability we will absolutely do everything we can to get friends together, but this may not always be possible (particularly if there is a wide variance in their ability).

We will also do our best to keep friends and team mates together for U9-U11 Mixed/Boys teams and W10-W11 Girls teams that are less competitive and more social.

Individual players from these teams who wish to progress into more competitive teams are given the opportunity to move up out of social teams if they perform well in grading.

After the teams have been allocated and published, if you decide to deregister and leave, this can have a major impact on your team and on other teams in the age group. This can result in a team being in danger of folding due to inadequate player numbers, other players can be greatly affected and a lot of effort may be required to re-adjust the affected teams.

If a player cancels their registration after teams have been announced then a large portion of the total registration fee, required to cover the cost of effort to re-adjust teams, will not be refunded.