junior premier league brochure
TRANSCRIPT
To be the best, you have to play with the best
Welcome to the Nerf Junior Premier League
Index
Page 3... The JPL History
Page 6... Our main sponsor Nerf
Page 8... Match day experience
Page 11... Leagues, Central venue leagues and tournaments
Page 14... Why Join the Junior Premier League
Page 17... Contact us
The history of the JPL
The history of the JPL
The Junior Premier league launched for the start of the 2011/12 season and was originally conceived by a group of large clubs from the Midlands & Southern England who were interested in developing their players through better coaching and better quality matches
The league is aimed at clubs who want to develop their players through a ‘best with best’ ethos - the NERF JPL is not aimed at single teams looking for a new challenge.
The ethos of the League is always development before results and the main aim is to
give a season’s worth of top quality competitive matches to every team participating.
Now in our 6th Season we have grown to over 90 clubs and over 400 teams with multiple age groups from u10 to u18, these represent 22 County FA Regions.
We have high minimum standards in terms of coaching qualifications and all coaches must be members of the FA Licensed Coaches Club – we are still the only League in the country to be designated as an FA Licensed Coaches Club league.
Developing young footballing talent with over 90 clubs and for over 6 fantastic years
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The history of the JPL
We actively encourage clubs to give more contact time to their players and many of our initiatives are aimed at developing the players to the highest level possible through different football experiences (futsal & street soccer) as well as the traditional match day experience.
All the clubs involved will have to show their development plans for their players along with constant access to higher level coaches. Although it is essentially about developing players for the member clubs, the teams involved have already produced many players that have signed contracts with professional clubs.
We have a great cross section of clubs involved from Premier League clubs to Football League clubs then Conference clubs and semi-professional clubs all the way through to large top quality grassroots clubs. The important thing for any club entering the league is a genuine desire to develop their players to the best of their ability. We want our players to love the game and remain involved in it past the age of 18 whether as a player, coach, referee or other involved person – that way our game and league can develop and be sustained.
We want you to help us create the future stars of the beautiful game
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Our main sponsor
our main sponsor
For the past 3 seasons one of the biggest toy and game manufacturers in the world, Hasbro, have partnered with the League via their Nerf brand. This is the largest junior football sponsor in England and shows that they recognise the reach of the League both in terms of region and via our website and social media platforms.
Nerf and the Junior Premier League both recognise that football is about more than just the game, its also about having fun and this is why we are so happy to have them as part of our league. Their support allows us to offer many events to our players and the products they give us allow us to put lots of smiles on the players faces.
We are proud to have Nerf as our main league sponsor
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MatchDay Experience
matchday experience
Our matches are played on a Saturday and the host facilities have to be excellent to allow the brand of football that we want to promote. Our match days are different to traditional leagues too, we require top quality venues to be used and the players and coaching staff enjoy hospitality post-match, so increasing the social aspect to a player’s development. All of our matches are played over 4 periods, other than knockout cup rounds which are played over 2 periods (as they are in professional academy matches).
This allows for more coaching input to the game at appropriate times and also allows coaches to better manage their rotation
Creating the perfect environment to allow everyone to enjoy their football
of players as it is a NERF JPL requirement that all players have 50% match time. With the coaching impetus stressed within the breaks in the game this allows the boys to express themselves and make decisions for themselves too.
NERF JPL matches are played to a high standard, both in terms of the quality of competition and in our full commitment to adhere to the FA’s RESPECT campaign. We are constantly developing our ‘Respect’ campaign and this season will ensure that all games are played in a great learning environment for the players to develop.
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matchday experience
The League has developed its own league administration software to run every aspect of the programme from:-
• Fixtures,
• Registrations,
• Interactive team sheets,
• Pre and post-match data
• Internal messaging
• Player statistics
• Match reports
• Gold, Silver and Bronze awards
Our fantastic system allows for instant website updates, reports, tables and stats
As we designed the system, we are able to constantly develop to ensure it reflects the needs of all of our members and provides the most up to date interactive league management system for all administrators, which in turn leads to real time interactivity for all visitors to the website.
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Leagues, Central Venue Fixtures and tournaments
Leagues, Central Venue Fixtures and tournaments
The Nerf JPL is the First and Only FA LCC League in the country. We work directly with The FA’s L.C.C Staff to ensure all of our coaches achieve full LCC membership each season, allowing us to develop our coaches as well as our players.
• JPL has Over 90 clubs, 400 teams and 6,500 children playing weekly
• Three invitation only tournaments per year
• Weekly Central Venue Fixtures
• JPL National Futsal Competition, with the final held in Birmingham
We have a very high coaching standard here at the JPL with all teams required to have at least 2
Quality games and tournamnets played all over the country, to the highest of standards
coaches at every match. At least one of these coaches must be a minimum of FA level 2 standard, and all coaches must be current FA Licensed Coaches Club Members.
Teams are selective and perform at an elite level to ensure better quality matches. Focus is on DEVELOPMENT and a learning environment rather than result.
League games are played over 4 periods like professional academy matches. Our rules specify that ALL players to receive 50% playing time each game.
Age appropriate sized pitches, goals and team sizes in line with FA Future Game guidelines.
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Leagues, Central Venue Fixtures and tournaments
We have 4 Competitions per age group - Season kicks off with Cup Leagues, then based on finish position teams go into Cup, Shield knockout or exit cups and then we run a League programme.
• Focus is always on development and enjoyment.
• Age appropriate reporting of results
Providing an elite football pathway for clubs with teams from u10’s up to u18’s
Don’t forget we also run our ever popular Futsal Tournaments too!
The JPL has promoted/hosted futsal competitions annually since its formation, with over 200 teams participating in the last futsal tournament.
We have exclusive hire of Birmingham & Swindon futsal arenas.
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Why Join the Junior Premier League
Why Join the Junior Premier League
Here at the JPL we put the players needs first, because their development as players is what’s most important first and foremost.
We aim to bridge the gap between grassroots football and professional academy football, enabling clubs to develop their own local players who can realistically progress all the way to their first team.
We play our league matches over 4 periods to allow for maximum coaching input and timely substitutions.
To be the best, you have to play with the best
We can help you to attract the best players in their area due to the attraction of playing for like minded clubs and players in the Junior Premier League.
But most of all we promote a safe, friendly environment in which every player can enjoy their football.
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Why Join the Junior Premier League
Our goal is simple...
To develop elite players, teams & coaches by providing an organisation of the best people, facilities, resources, methods, and opportunities -performing at the highest levels in all aspects, for all stakeholders, both on & off the field.
To be the best, you have to play with the best
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