LEADING FESTIVAL, TOURNAMENT, LEGACY COACHING PROVIDER TO SCHOOLS AND CLUBS GLOBALLY

Age Groups

Explanation of Classes

Teams travelling from Overseas that have a different season start date, simply substitute the month September shown below to January to find out your age classification.

UK Classification

Dispensation

Note

Please remember that dispensation is only granted to teams that otherwise would face an unfair disadvantage. Please note that we identify countries that play by the 1st of January and also the 1st of August. Girls may participate in the Boys age categories: Under 12.

Proof of Age

Bring your ID

Each team must submit a list of players to the Team Tours Direct administration before their first match of the tournament. All players MUST be able to identify themselves and to certify their age with a valid passport or registration card from their respective FA. Teams must be able to present this proof if and when required.

Team List

Note

No players on a team list may represent any other team in the tournament without permission from the tournament director. Random controls on team lists and participant lists will be carried out.

No Show?

Teams failing to appear

Any team that fails to appear at the appointed time and place for a match without a valid excuse will automatically lose the match. If a team repeatedly fails to appear for fixtures, the team may be excluded from the tournament. In special cases, the tournament committee may decide to exclude a team at the first offence - i.e. if a deliberate act of not appearing favours their own team, or is unfair to another team in the group. If any team is excluded from the tournament, previous results will be void.

Insurance

Make sure you're insured

Please make sure that all your players are insured, both on and off the playing field. Team Tours Direct does not carry any group insurance protecting participants in case of injury, illness, theft or damage to property.

Team Tours Direct is in no way responsible for injury or economic loss which may arise in the case of war, warlike events, civil war, revolution or civil disturbances, or because of the actions of the authorities, strikes, lockouts, blockades or similar events. Participants from countries that have no medical insurance agreement with Great Britain must have personal medical insurance.

Please note as per Team Tours Direct terms and conditions, Team Tours Direct cannot be held responsible for adverse weather conditions, which could result in the cancellation of fixtures by third parties.

Referees

Give them respect

Referees and Referee Assistants are qualified officials within their respective country and regions.

Teams should be made aware of the following: – Team Tours International hold their match officials in very high esteem, and without these individuals we would not have a tournament to participate in.

Please ensure that respect is given to all match officials regardless of the outcome of your fixture. We will in no way tolerate disrespect given to match officials, and disciplinary action will be taken against any team or individual that repeatedly disrespects the tournament officials.

Protests

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The team manager must make any protest, and no other member of your team or supporters. No protest will be given any consideration unless the relevant procedures are applied. Protests must be delivered to the Tournament Control Point no later than 30 minutes after the match is finished. The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with the play are final. No measures will be taken on protests over decisions made by referees. The final decision of the organising committee is binding.

Substitutions

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Your squad size is not restricted for the tournament but you may not make more than seven substitutions in any one match, although rolling substitutions are permitted in all matches. This means that you may substitute a player and then re-enter the player in the same match, but each time a player is swapped this will count as one of your seven substitutions.

Clubs entering two teams in any one age group may not swap players between the two teams at any stage during the tournament. Teams found breaking this rule will be eliminated. Teams must only use players registered on their team sheet throughout the tournament, unless permission has been granted in extreme circumstances by the tournament directors.

General Notice

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All participants, supporters & club officials are asked to pay particular notice to the following guidelines set out with regard to behaviour, attitude, encouragement and respect while in attendance at the forth coming event of your choice.

Please note, Team Tours Direct has a zero tolerance to any type of racism or lack of respect shown to any tournament officials, participants, supporters, club officials in addition to any individual in attendance at an event we operate.

Parents

Players

Coaches

Cautions and Sending-Off

Misconduct

Any player given two yellow cards in a single match will result in a red card. If a player is shown a red card he or she is automatically suspended from participation in the following match. The tournament organising committee can decide about suspension for further game(s). A player who receives two red cards in the tournament will be automatically eliminated from the tournament. Yellow cards are not accumulated. Severe offences will be reported to the FA in respective countries.

Premiership Football

During the TTD Easter Classic teams will have the opportunity to take excursions and activities in the local area. During your stay, why not take the opportunity to watch a Premiership football match (Subject to availability).

Please see below just some of the Premiership Football matches in the local region:

Premiership Fixtures - Monday 9th April 2012

Manchester City v West Brom

Blackburn v Liverpool

Wigan v Man Utd

Everton v Sunderland

Anfield Tours

Seize your opportunity to gain exclusive access behind the scenes at one of the worlds true sporting cathedrals - Anfield, soaking up the peerless heritage of England's most successful Football Club.

Watch and learn as our passionate tour guides provide fascinating insights into Anfield's celebrated past and Liverpool FC's bright future, taking in never seen before areas of the stadium.

Take a look at the view from the best seats in the stadium.

Enjoy an interactive experience in the Anfield Press Room. Follow in the footsteps of Legends like Shankly, Paisley & Dalglish in a stadium steeped in glory. Sit in the same dressing room as modern day icons, Gerrard, Suarez & Carragher.

Old Trafford

The story of Manchester United is unlike any other club in the world. Beginning more than a century ago, it combines eras of total English and European domination with some of the greatest adversity faced by any football club.

Only at the Manchester United Museum & Tour can you experience the story in all its glory, and immerse yourself in a legend still being made.

Only at the Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre can you see the stadium through the eyes of Manchester United greats themselves on the Old Trafford tour. Or get even closer to the world of Manchester United and share 130 years of football in the award-winning Museum.

Whether you’re a Manchester United fan or not, a visit to the Museum & Tour Centre is a day to remember!

The Museum also offers a range of education programmes for students of all ages.

Blackpool

Britain’s most popular holiday destination - is crammed with thrills and excitement, making every visit a fun-filled adventure.

White-knuckle-seekers can experience the adrenalin of the Pepsi Max Big One, Infusion and other thrilling rides to set the pulse racing at the world-famous Pleasure Beach Resort, or slide the world’s longest indoor rollercoaster waterslide at Sandcastle Waterpark.

Combine fun and wild animals in a fabulous family day out at Blackpool Zoo, home to 1,500 animals, birds and insects from all over the world

Visit the iconic Blackpool Tower and experience the spectacular family circus, take a waltz around the magnificent ballroom, swing around the amazing Jungle Jim’s Towering Adventureland or travel to the top!