Lindfield Football Club

SSG is now called SSF!

The original Small Sided Games (SSG) name has been used by KDSA since we pioneered the concept in 2006. Since 2009, all Football Federation Australia (FFA) material refers to it as Small Sided Football (SSF) so to be consistent we will refer to it as SSF too.

FFA has announced a revised SSF plan and KDSA will be implementing it in full in 2010. Here are the key details:

Playing Format	U6-7	U8-9	U10-11
Player Numbers	4v4	7v7	9v9
Field Size	30x20m	40x30m	60x40m
Goal Size	2x1m	3x2m	5x2m
Ball Size	Size 3	Size 3	Size 4
Goalie	No	Yes	Yes
Playing Time	2x15min	2x20min	2x25min
Half Time Break	5min	5min	5min
Throw-in/Kick-in	Kick-in	Throw-in	Throw-in
Offside	No	No	No

Key SSF rule changes for 2010

U6-7: Half-way (rather than goal line) restart after a goal is scored.
U6-7: No corners – goal line restart regardless of which team touched the ball last. Opposing team back to half-way line.
U10-11: No offside, but the referee can move players blatantly put in offside positions. Compared with 2009, this explicitly gives the referee the authority to move players out of offside positions. Coaches are encouraged to make their players aware of offside at training and to play this way in game situations. Offside will still occur during games but the intention is to preempt blatant situations and not to penalise marginal situations.

Equipment changes for 2010

U10 is now Size 4 ball (in 2009 U10 was Size 3 ball).
U8 is now the same format as U9 with fixed goal posts (in 2009 U8 had small portable goals with no goalies).