About the Club
Subscription membership
GCJFC registration form 2011-12 – click to download
- On making payment and completion of the club registration form the player becomes a playing member of the club and the parent a parent member.
- Players, parents and coaches are required to abide by the FAW code of conduct.
- The player is covered by the club’s personal accident insurance.
- The parent is entitled to a vote at the club’s AGM.
Membership can be withdrawn or suspended if the player breaches the club’s code of conduct.
Fees
Fees are set at the Annual General Meeting for the forthcoming season.
- Players subscriptions are collected in August/September each year as a one-off payment for the whole season. Cheques are payable to Garden City JFC.
- Team Managers MUST collect ALL player subscriptions and hand these to the treasurer by October.
- Garden City offers a reduced payment (approximately 50%) for brothers & sisters within the club with the oldest sibling paying the full price. A discount is also available in exceptional circumstances (e.g. unemployment or full time training/education).
- In the event of a player joining during the season the team manager will reduce the amount of subscription due based on the % of the season remaining.
- For new players a period of grace is permitted. If the player decides to stay with the club then subscriptions are due and must be paid.
- Garden City does not provide refunds if a player withdraws from the team squad during the season
GCJFC registration form 2011-12 (Please click to download form)
Your club needs you!
Junior/youth Football wouldn’t happen if parents and other people didn’t give up their time to organise training and games for children. Many hands make light work and helps everyone, so any help will be gratefully appreciated.
Volunteering doesn’t neccessarily mean being the coach. People have different strengths and their time can be used in different ways: -
Volunteer Roles
- Team administration, taking attendance register
- Helping to put up goals and mark out the pitch
- Organising kit and equipment
- First aider
- Refereeing.
- Coaching.
- Organising transport.
- Fundraising
- Help obtain grants
- Organising teas, coffees, soft drinks
- Making arrangements for coach education courses.
Benefits include
- The feel good factor and being part of the team / community
- Providing opportunities for children to participate in football.
- Opportunities to socialise, make friends
All volunteers with access to children need to participate in the FAW CRB programme. If you would like to volunteer please contact a committee member, or click reply below and send a message.
A junior/youth football club
The club is a non profit making organisation run by a committee whose officers are elected annually in July at the annual general meeting (AGM).
The club is run in accordance with its constitution and the rules of the FAW, Gwent FA and the East Gwent Junior/Youth league.
The club is registered with the Inland Revenue Charity Unit as a ‘Community Amateur Sports Club’, which provides the club with benefits such as gift aid.
The club has recently taken on the lease of the ground at Hardwick Road, Garden City an is looking to develop it in the future.
As with all voluntary organisations we rely on member subscriptions, donations, grants, sponsorship and fund raising events to finance the club.
Further information for players
Player Accident Insurance
Football is a contact sport and as such Garden City provides a level of personal accident insurance cover for registered and paid up player members age 5 years to 16 years old. This covers games and training sessions. Serious injuries are rare in children’s football but can occur. Parents may wish to arrange a higher level of personal accident insurance cover for their children.
Playing kit and training equipment
The club provides a football kit for those engaged in regular matches. We look to business sponsors to help fund the cost of this kit.
The club standardise on the Prostar football kit – Emerald green and black striped jerseys, black shorts and emerald green/black/white 3 stripe socks. Team Managers must ensure no other style or colour of kits are ordered. Kits can only be ordered after approval by the committee. The local supplier of ProStar Kit is “On Six” on Chepstow High Street.
The football kit is loaned out to the player for him/her to look after during their membership of the club. They must wear this kit at organised games. All kit MUST be returned by the player if he/she leaves the club.
Each team is provided with training equipment, such as balls, bibs and cones and has. They have access to goals, slalom poles or agility ladders etc.
Player registration and licensing
Player registration and licensing with the League
In order to play in matches, all players (Under 7 to Under 16) must be registered with a Junior Youth League as a playing member of a club team. Plus all players U9 to U16 must hold a valid player license.
- Under 6s do not need to be registered with a league as they do not play in league organised matches.
- Team managers must ensure ALL players are registered and licenced via the club secretary.
- The club pays any fees for the player’s league registration and licence.
- U12 – U16 players need to complete an FA Wales registration form
Player licenses
Competitive youth players (U12 to U16) must have a YELLOW Junior Player’s license. Mini football players (U9 to U11) must have a GREEN Junior Player’s license.
- Mini football players should apply for their license during their U8 season or when they first join a club if during later years;
- U11 players should apply for a yellow competitive license at the end of season, ready for the new season as Under 12s;
- Each player needs to provide two passport style photographs and sign the two license cards.
- The club pays the fees and applies for the player’s license.
- Team managers must take ALL players licenses to EVERY match.
- The club will be fined and/or the player/team suspended and/or points deducted if any unregistered players are identified or a player’s licence is not available at a match.
Game formats and rules
Training
Teams train for 1 to 1.5 hours each week during the season. Some teams train midweek evenings, whilst others train on Saturday mornings. If you have a child interested in playing football please e-mail the club or contact the appropriate manager direct.
Games
Mini football is a modified small sided version of the association football game younger age groups. Player substitution is roll on roll off at any time and there are no penalties. Mini football games (U8 to U11) are played on Sunday Mornings. Normal kick-off time is 11am, but this can vary due to pitch availability.
Competitive youth games (U12s to U16s) are 11 a side with up to 5 substitutes. Games are played on Sunday. Kick-off times vary – U12s is 11am, U14s is 12.30pm and U16s is 2.00pm – but again this can vary due to pitch availability. In competitive youth football, games are either 35 minute or 40 minute each half. Offside and penalty rules are as per the adult game.
Mini football game format.
The current mini football format was introduced by the FAW in the 2008/10 season:
| Group | Game size | Maximum pitch size (yards) | Goal area (yards) | Ball size |
| U7 | 4 a side | 30 x 20 | none | 3 |
| U8 | 5 a side | 30 x 20 | 5 | 3 |
| U9 | 6 a side | 40 x 30 | 8 | 3 |
| U10 | 7 a side | 60 x 40 | 10 | 4 |
| U11 | 8 a side | 60 x 40 | 10 | 4 |
Under 6s follow Under 7s format
- The goalkeeper can handle the ball in their goal area and there are no restrictions on the number of steps they may take holding the ball.
- The goalkeeper can leave the goal area but cannot handle the ball outside the penalty area.
- Under 7s, 8s and 9s can either throw or kick the ball out of their hands.
- Under 10s and 11s can only throw the ball out of their hands
FAW Competititive youth football rules
- 11 a side games with up to 5 substitutes.
- All substitutes are roll on roll off with the referees permission.
- Linesmans/referees assistant’s role is to advise the referee when the ball is out of play and which side has the throw-in.
- Offside rule and penalty rule applies,
- Players must be registered 72 hours before the game.
Where we train and play
The club uses a number of grounds in and around Chepstow for training and home games. To check which teams use which grounds please look at the team pages. Directions to the grounds are as follows: -
Garden City Playing Fields – Hardwick Pavilion
Follow the A48 into Chepstow town centre, turning right at the port wall into Garden City Way. Follow the road round into Hardwick Avenue. The pitch is situated at the bottom of the road. There is parking along Hardwick Avenue and in the surrounding streets. Changing room facilities available. Map
St Arvans Village Hall
From Chepstow follow the A466 towards Tintern, past Chepstow Racecourse and into St Arvans. Follow the main road round and on the right there is the village hall with the football pitch beside it. There are parking and youth changing facilities here. Please park only at the rear of the hall. Map
Mathern Athletic FC
At the High Beech roundabout in Chepstow (A466/A48) take the A48 towards Caerwent. At the bottom of the hill, turn left just before the petrol station (signposted Mathern). Follow this road into the village and turn left just before the Miller’s Arms. The pitch is situated at Mathern AFC. There is parking and changing rooms at the ground. Map
Chepstow School and Leisure Centre
Take A466 to the racecourse roundabout with B4293. Follow signs to Chepstow Town Centre. Turn Left after the zebra crossing, then turn left into Chepstow School car park. Map
Tutshill Recreation Grounds
Follow the A48 through Chepstow past Tesco’s and over the bridge towards Gloucester. Take the first right towards Sedbury. At the next roundabout take the third turn off. Follow the road till you enter Tutshill. At the double mini roundabout cross over and travel towards Coleford. Tutshill playing fields are now on your left. Carry on towards Coleford for approx 500 yards, parking is in the Memorial Hall car park near the Live & Let Live Pub.
Wyedean School
Follow the A48 through Chepstow past Tesco’s and over the bridge towards Gloucester. Take the first right towards Sedbury. At the first roundabout turn left towards and Wydean School is immediately on the left. There is plenty of parking in the Sports Centre and the pitch is behind the tennis courts accessed through the hedge. Map
Training & games
Teams train for 1 to 1.5 hours each week during the season. Some teams train midweek evenings, whilst others train on Saturday mornings. If you have a child interested in playing football please e-mail the club or contact the appropriate manager direct.
Game formats and times
Mini football games (U8 to U11)are played on Sunday Mornings. Normal kick-off time is 11am, but this can vary due to pitch availability. In mini football rules player substitution is roll on roll off at any time and there are no penalties
Competitive youth games (U12s to U16s) are played on Sunday. Kick-off times vary – U12s (11am), U14s (12.30) and U16s is 2.00pm – but again this can vary due to pitch availability. In competitive youth football, games are either 35 minute or 40 minute each half and up to 5 substitutes are allowed. Offside and penalty rules are as per the adult game