Welcome to the New Season!! 

CCFC Youth Section Updates 

Hello and welcome to our new and existing managers, players, and parents. I hope you are looking forward to the upcoming season with your teams.

The season 2023 / 24 will see the Youth Section supporting over 40 teams from u7s to u18s. This means we will be the largest grassroots club in the county. This growth is all down to the number of players that approach the club, which is a testament to our managers and coaches, and how we structure and deliver football for young players.

The Committee have been working hard dealing with the new league communication system ‘Full Time’. Although it seems very different from the existing Prawn Sandwich system, I am sure we will get used to it as the season goes on. To any managers who are experiencing any issues, please contact one of the Committee so we can ensure all results and after-match admin is completed on time.

First Team Season Pass Ticket and Mascot Opportunities

The Youth Section has again agreed to renew our agreement with the main club and pay for the inclusion of the Season Pass as part of the player’s registration. This allows each Youth Section player, two adults and siblings access to home league (not cup) fixtures for free! This is a great way for teams to get together outside of their match and training environments and build bonds as a team, a real focus that the Youth Section encourages. So please keep an eye out on the social media sites for home fixture announcements and take advantage.

You are also able to go one step further, should your team wish to be mascots for a home fixture, you can reach out to me to arrange with the main club. It’s a great day, especially for the younger teams walking out on the pitch with the 1st team.

Clubhouse Refurbishment and Refreshments

I am pleased to say that the Clubhouse situated in the main stadium has completed its makeover and is now a much more welcoming environment for you and all visitors to our club. We have worked with the main club to have the facilities opened on Sunday mornings/afternoons for refreshments and hot food.

We ask you to please take advantage of this facility and make other parents and visitors aware, as the more we utilize this, we can ensure it’ll stay open for the Youth Section in the future.

Social Media

I encourage you to visit our social media sites so you can keep up to date with communications from the Youth Section. (See icons at the top of the page to visit our social media offering.)

Please share with us any photos stories or happenings within your team and we will do our best to share these with the wider community.

Youth Section Sponsorship

We are very proud to have great sponsorship support from both within and outside the club. This season we have secured most of our existing sponsorships for a further year and have new sponsors secured. Hopefully, you have seen the social media updates announcing the companies, however, if not, look out for the many logos on our famous Pink and Chocolate kits. Alternatively, please look at the website to see if any of the many services they provide can help you. Click Here

You will also see some new sponsored banners around the ground, along with banners highlighting pitch location maps and guidance on the refreshments opening times. You won’t miss them they are bright pink!!

Winter Training facilities

With the light drawing in, the Youth Section are getting ready for winter training. Schedules and slots are being created with the team managers, so we are ready for the first week in October.

Remedial work has been underway during the summer to bring back to life the Bowling Green and back training pitch. Let’s hope for a better winter this season so we can utilize these grass pitches for training more.

With the increase in teams, the Youth Section is also working on bringing the Car Park Pitch up to speed, as this will provide another solution for our development teams. Work will be done to create two safe areas to home the two generators brought last season.

Youth Section Support

I would like to ask if any parents or guardians would like to help with any number of roles in the Youth Section. Being the largest grassroots club in the County, we really need as many volunteers as possible. Please get in touch with your manager or me. We always welcome new members with ideas to help and improve the Youth Section, as well as reducing the amount of work required to make everything run smoothly and efficiently. Also, to lighten the burden on our fantastic Hon. Secretary, Michael Maidment! 

Lastly, the Committee and I hope you all have a great season and wish you luck in all your upcoming matches.

All the very best for the season

FOR SEASON 2023/24

- BOYS & GIRLS - 

All Coaches FA accredited and CRC checked. 

For more information contact:

newplayers@ccfcys.co.uk

In your email, please include the following information:

- School Year: for the coming year 2023-2024 season

- Previous teams: and any other experience

- Preferred playing position: although players should be flexible and will be asked to play in a variety of positions

- Where you live: not your address, just town or borough will be enough.

We look forward to hearing from you!