DAY #2 OF 2023 GRADING WILL BE HELD ON 12th FEBRUARY AT SEAFORTH OVAL

A REVISED SCHEDULE FOR 12th FEBRUARY IS BELOW

ALL PLAYERS WHO NEED TO ATTEND WILL BE CONTACTED

No second grading is required for U12, U13, U15, U16, W11 or W16

Note that the 2^nd grading session for U18s is by invitation only

** 2023 CHANGE TO GRADING **

PLAYERS WHO WISH TO PLAY IN THE TOP TWO DIVISIONS SHOULD ATTEND GRADING.

PLAYERS WHO WISH TO PLAY WITH FRIENDS IN LOWER DIVISIONS DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND GRADING.

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

• U6, U7, W8, U8, W9 and W10 – no grading.  The age coordinators will attempt to construct teams that keep friends and last year’s team together.
• U9, U10, U11 and W11 – grading is optional and only recommended for those players who wish to be placed in our top two competitive divisions (there may be more than one team in each division).
• W12/U12 to W16/U16 – grading is optional and only recommended for those players who wish to be placed in our top two competitive divisions (usually only one team in each division).

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  For all players who choose not to attend grading we’ll place you in lower division (social) teams and attempt to keep you with last year’s team mates.

• U9, U10, U11, U12 and W11, W12 players who choose to grade are required to attend two (2) grading sessions.
• W13/U13 to W18/U18 players will usually only attend one (1) grading session.
• Time and field availability permitting, some teams from W12/U12-W18/U18 may also be required to play a trial match.

• Players need to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start time in order to register for the session.
• Players need to wear shin pads and boots and bring water and sunscreen.  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.
• Please regularly check the club website for updates before the grading sessions.
• Prospective goalies who come to keeper grading should also attend their age group outfield grading sessions – lots of footwork needed being a keeper these days!

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.

Grading is only for players who would like to play in the top two divisions.

Social players wanting to stay with their 2022 team in lower divisions DO NOT need to grade.

Please arrive 15 minutes before your session is due to start.

Grading Day #2 – Sunday 12th February

No second grading is required for U12, U13, U15, U16, W11 or W16.

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.