Kit, Footballs, Goals and First Aid Equipment
Kit
Each team must have matching kit. Shirts should not be the colour black (so teams do not clash with the referee).
If there is a clash of colours then the HOME TEAM changes kit (Bibs can be worn if a team does not have a second kit).
Player names are NOT PERMITTED on the back of shirts.
U7 to U10 age group teams do not require numbers on the back of shirts.
U11 to U16s MUST have numbers printed on the back of shirts.
Footballs
U7 = Size 3
U8 = Size 3
U9 = Size 3
U10 = Size 3
U11 = Size 4
U12 = Size 4
U13 = Size 4
U14 = Size 4
U15 = Size 5
U16 = Size 5
The home team must provide a suitable match quality football for the game.
Goals
Samba goals are a wonderful invention but can be complicated to get your head around. One of the most common sights on a Saturday morning is adults standing round a set of samba goals looking confused. We’ve included links to Samba’s own instruction booklets below:
- Samba mini soccer goal instructions (12ft x 6ft) – https://www.sambasports.co.uk/files/pdf/goals_ins/12x6_plastic_non_lock.pdf
- Samba 9 a side goal instructions (16ft x 7ft) – https://www.sambasports.co.uk/files/pdf/goals_ins/16x7_match_goal.pdf
- List of other goal sizes with instructions – https://www.sambasports.co.uk/Goals-Instructions.html
First Aid Kit
Every coach should have an FA approved first aid kit available to them at every training session and ay every match.