U6 - U10 Small Sided Football

There is no selection or grading process at all in forming or joining a team in these age groups.  All that is required is for your child to be ready and willing to enjoy and learn the game.

The following squad sizes are set for each age group:

Further information on all aspects of small sided football for each age group is set out below.

Forming a Team

Forming a new team is easy - if your child and friends want to join the club for the first time, it is simply a matter of getting their names together and letting us know prior to sign-on weekend.  However, the following procedure must be followed to ensure all your players will be in your team.  The coach/manager MUST:

• complete a team nomination form (these forms will be distributed by email to all existing SSF members in January - if you are new to the club, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it requesting a form for your child's age group)

• list the full names of each player, and names and full contacts details of the coach or manager of the team

• send the team nomination form to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at least one week prior to sign to ensure your team nomination is processed by the club prior to sign-on

• ensure that each nominated player pays their membership/registration fees on the sign-on weekends. Otherwise, if a nominated team player has not been registered by the completion of sign-on, the club reserves the right to place a registered player in the team .  The club has over 300 players in small sided football and the allocation of registered players into teams is a top priority.  

Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for any enquiries or to lodge your team nomination form.

Joining a Team

Joining a team is also very easy - just come along to sign-on and a Club volunteer will ensure that your child's name is placed on a team list.  

Player Age Policies 

• Minimum Age to Play: Please note that pursuant to Football Brisbane and insurance requirements, the club cannot register any child until they have turned five years of age.  Once a child has had their fifth birthday, please contact the club to see if there is still a vacancy in an U6 team.  The club will do what is possible to accommodate a child turning five after the sign on weekend subject to availability of positions within teams

• Whilst a child can sometimes play up a year, there are no circumstances upon which a child can play in the year below (eg. a child turning 7 in 2010 must play in at least U7 in 2010 - the child cannot play in U6).  This is Football Queensland policy.

• Players are naturally encouraged to play in their appropriate age group.  The club recognises that children in U6 to U8 will sometimes be playing up one year above their age group to be with school and other friends.  The club supports the primary enjoyment of children playing with their friends.  However, from U9 and upwards, the club encourages players to play in their appropriate age group to ensure that the children are playing with and against other players of the same physical size and skill level.

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Muster Night

Please monitor the website events calendar for the first training night (also called 'muster night').  On this night, club officials welcome all players and then muster all age groups and teams and allocate a regular training position on the field. 

More Information on Small Sided Football  

Football Queensland is continuing the rollout of small sided football in 2010, which means that the format is introduced at the U10 age group.  For all information of small sided football, including the parent flyer, game leader resource (U6/7) and instructing referee resource (U8/9/10), please go to www.smallsidedfootball.com.au  

Under 6 & 7
Numbers on Field 4 v 4 (Squad size 6)
Field Size *30m x 20m
Penalty Area Nil
Ball Size 3
Goalkeeper No
Playing Time 2 x 15 minutes
Half Time Break 5 minutes
Game Leader

Under 8 & 9
Numbers on Field 7 v 7 (squad size 9)
Field Size * ¼ Full Size Pitch
Min. - 40m x 30m
Max. - 50m x 40m
Penalty Area 3m in length onto field
Ball Size 3
Goalkeeper - Yes
Playing Time - 2 x 20 minutes
Half Time Break 5 minutes
Instructing Referee


Under 10
Numbers on Field 9 v 9 (squad size 11)
Field Size * ½ Full Size Pitch
Penalty Area 5m in length onto field
Ball Size 4
Goalkeeper Yes
Playing Time 2 x 25 minutes
Half Time Break 7.5 minutes
Instructing Referee .

Finally, click here to view the Football Brisbane Website which contains a summary of all you need to know on SSF, including all relevant flyers and links for game day and training tips.

Points Table & Finals 

FFA advises that the keeping of points table and playing of finals must not be done for the Under 6 - 10 age group. This should not start until the Under 11 age group where children start playing 11 v 11 on a full size pitch.

U9 and U10 - Competition Levels - Goannas, Geckos and Komodos

Football Brisbane will continue to utilise the participation grouping system implemented in 2009 for Under 9's and 10's only. However, after a number of submissions from clubs and a recommendation from the Junior Standing Committee, Football Brisbane has agreed to introduce a third grouping over and above the Geckos and Goannas. This group will be known as the Komodo Dragons and will be introduced on a trial basis for 2010.

FFA has in the Optus Small Sided Football Handbook for 2010 recognised the need where possible that teams of reasonably equal ability are playing each other. Therefore FB will trial this third group in an attempt to ensure the enjoyment for all players, no matter what skill level they are.

Briefly the groupings are as follows:

Geckos - Players in the team are of minimal skill or are new to the sport and need time to learn rules and develop skills and teamwork. These teams will play either in-house or in hubs, depending on the club. (There is no change to this group from previous years)

Goannas - Players in the team have average skills, played the sport previously and as such know the rules and how to play as a team and can engage in matches with minimal instruction from their coach. These teams will play in-house or in hubs, depending on the club. (There is no change to this group from previous years)

Komodo Dragons - Players in the team have average to above average skills. Matches are usually played with speed, skill and tactics. These teams will play in either the North, West or South zone (please refer to table below). Therefore, travel between clubs will be required. The number of hubs within each zone will be dependent on the number of nominations.

Teams are automatically nominated for the goanna level.  If you wish to nominate your team for the gecko or komodo level, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the commencement of the season to arrange for your team to be assessed.   

Please note this new participation group in no way entitles clubs to break up existing teams in order to grade them. It is solely designed to have existing teams playing against other teams of similar ability. As the team skills develop, clubs will have the ability to move the team into the grouping that best fits that team's skill level.

All groupings will follow the SSF Rules and there will be NO points table or results kept or advertised. Updating to the SSF Rules has been completed. However, as the process of implementing the third group is refined, there may be a requirement to issue newer versions later in the year. Please be vigilant for any such changes.