Tonbridge Junior Football Club are holding their 17th Football Fiesta over the weekend of 17/18 July 2010, and invite your Club to take part.  We are again using the excellent playing surface at The Racecourse Sportsground, Tonbridge - just 5 minutes walk from the High Street, Tonbridge Castle, the Swimming Pool and River Walk for those that might not want to watch football all day. 

Invitations have been sent to Clubs in 8 counties, giving you the opportunity of competing against new teams and forming new friendships. All children are admitted free.  Adults will be charged an admission fee of £1.50, including a programme.

Structure of the Tournament:
Age-groups are Under 7s - 11s (mixed), Under 12s – 15s (Boys), Under 12s – 15s (Girls), Ladies and Over 35s.  The Under 7s will play a fun festival, with all other agegroups playing on a league basis, sub-divided into up to 6 groups depending on the number of entrants.   Each team will play at least six games on sensibly sized pitches, with minimal free periods between each game. 

The Fiesta fully complies with the  Laws of Mini Soccer, other than minor changes approved by the KCFA which we believe improve the overall competition.

Age qualification for each age-group will be the same as your League registration for the (current) 2009/2010 season. Players need not be registered with your Club since managers, with next season in mind, may wish to try out new players.  You can enter more than one team in each age-group, but any individual player may only play for one team during the tournament.  All teams will play 6-a-side.  There is no maximum number of players in each team – but each team will require a minimum of 8 players in the   Under 8 – Under 10 age-groups to qualify for the Quarter Finals.

Play for each age-group (other than the Under 7’s) will be restricted to half a day and, to obtain the best overall fit, the timings for each age-group will be notified via our Website (www.tjfc.org.uk) at the end of May, 2010. If you have a preferred day, please note on the entry form, and we will try to accommodate it.

Our thanks for the many kind remarks received at, and just after the 2009 Fiesta, and we assure you that we will take any comments received into account when planning the 2010 Fiesta.

Last Entry Date: 
The Fiesta has been the world’s largest mini soccer tournament played over a single weekend ever since mini soccer was introduced by the FA, with 308 teams playing 1,000 matches at the 2009 Fiesta.  It has certainly been noticed, with Scouts from 4 Premier League Clubs and lots of 1st / 2nd Division Clubs attending in the last few years.  Clubs will appreciate that the smooth running of fixtures is fundamental to its success and, to enable us to fully plan these fixtures…………………. 
WE ARE AGAIN SETTING THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES AT 30 APRIL.

Despite its size, dozens of teams have had to be excluded every year due to over demand.  We use 19 pitches (and have no plans to increase this number) but, to improve the overall competition, we will again give priority to all first teams from all clubs who apply by 30 April - and then admit second teams on a first come first served basis.  With so many entries, your early submission may avoid disappointment.

Entry Fee: 
A fee of £30 per team should be sent when returning entry forms to cover the cost of the awards and the running of the event. As we strongly recommend that you submit your entry forms early, we will not bank any cheques received  until the closing date of 30 April 2010.

Entry Confirmation: 
All information in 2010 will be made available on our Website (www.tjfc.org.uk) from the end of May - including participating teams, Rules of Play, age-group timings, and a map.  Once available, please use the Email image on our website to confirm you know when your team(s) will be playing (or that they are held on the reserve list) quoting the reference number(s) which will be shown against each entry received.
 
Awards: 
The winners of each age-group (other than the Under 7s) will receive a Cup, and 8 players medals will be presented to the winners and runners-up. The manager of each winning team receives a special boxed award, as we believe that any team with enough skill and stamina to win this competition should applaud its manager.  The winning goalkeeper also receives the football used in the final as a keepsake.   

All 2009 winning teams are invited to defend the Cup, which they keep if successful.
All winner’s Cups for 2009 should be returned to me by 30 April to enable them to be made ready for July.

All Under 7 teams will receive 8 player’s medals for taking part.

We will be pleased to order additional medals, if required, subject to the requesting club meeting the additional cost.