For many years we have been looking at other alternatives for the Outdoor Football.

A summer competition will be run at the PCYC grounds on 2 3/4 fields using full size goals. It will be a 7 a side format with no off-sides and all players registered as individual registrants (not teams).

Players are all seeded and then drawn out of the hat to fill each team, of 12 players (5 subs), by organisers, subject to numbers, will be 8 or more teams. Most likely over 35 and Open divisions.

The competition will run from Friday 17 October to 19th December, with finals, with all Registrations to be finalised by Sunday 3 October 2008 and teams being named by Sunday 10 October 2008.

We would encourage all of you who want to keep fit to entering this competition. It would be an opportunity to mix with Players from other teams and also members of the Youth and Mens PCYC teams and others who have not previously played at the PCYC.

Remember that each player will be seeded and there will be an equal distribution of players with similar talent - hopefully a very balanced and fun competition. There will be goal scoring restrictions per player.

The games will be 17.5 minute halves - no break, no offside or slide tackles.

Registration fees for the competition, shirt hire and match fees for current PCYC Members are being decided.

A reminder to everyone that proceeds of this type of activity, as is the case of the Over 35 Winter Competition, will go back to the PCYC for general use to enhance the community through 'youth development' but specifically to assist in revenue raising to go towards the PCYC redevelopment including the Football Club house which is about to commence and thereafter the redevelopment of the entire complex which we hope will include a modern indoor stadium.

In relation to the 7 a side, it is anticipated that Signs ons will occur in late September, with an up front all up fee including rego, game fees & shirt hire to cut down on admin. Players must be pcyc members.

Minimum Age 17 - Any new players (to cover long term injured players or if insufficient comp numbers or if max player pool not reached) will be allocated normally by way of a team placement draw but this is not necessarily set in stone as we aim to keep the comp as even and fair as possible.

Any players who deliberately lies or understates their playing past will be reassessed and placed in an appropriate team or at the extreme ejected from the comp. Each team will play 1 game a night although this depends on the expression of interest shown and sign on figures.

This year there will be just 1 comp combining open with over 35's so as to have minimal teething problems and hopefully progressing to open and over 35's next year - Games will be 17.5 minutes each way with a 5 minute half-time

Game starting times will be :

• Game timeslot 1 (7.00 pm)
• Game timeslot 2 (7.55 pm)
• Shotgun Start - No injury or extra time (except during the finals period)

Normal football rules will apply except for no tackling from behind - no slide tackles or going to ground to win or play at the ball even if there is no other player in the vicinity (i.e if you place a knee on the ground this is deemed going to ground) - no off-side - all players can enter the goal circle - when a penalty has been awarded all players must be behind the ball and 7 metres from the ball Apart from the penalty taker and the goalkeeper - the maximum goals any one player can score per game is four(4)= a player will be notified by the referee when he reaches his limit and a goal kick will be awarded if he scores after this- a goal kick can be taken from anywhere on the goal circle.