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NMIFA youth festival set for tomorrow
Northern Mariana Islands Football Association will cap the shortened fall season for the non-competitive youth league with a festival this Saturday at the Koblerville Elementary School Field.
Tan Holdings FC U6 players line up to perform drills during a training session for the fall season at the William S. Reyes Elementary School Field. (Contributed Photo)
The festival will begin at 8am and will feature teams in the co-ed U8, U10, and U12B divisions and the U6 grassroots.
The U8 division has seven teams divided into two groups and matches will be played in a 6-aside format. Pool A has MP United-1, Shirley’s FC, Tan Holdings, and Matansa, while Paire, MP United-2, and Kanoa are in Pool B. Pool A will have round-robin play, while Pool B will implement a double-round robin format and games will be played in two 10-minute halves with a two minute break at halftime. Pool A matches will take place first from 8am to 10:30am, while Pool B games will run from 11am to 1:30pm and participating squads are asked to be at the playing field 15 minutes before their scheduled match.
The U10 division has the same number of squads and similar grouping, but matches will be 8-aside. Again MP United-1, Shirley’s FC, Tan Holdings, and Matansa of Pool A will play first, while Pool’s Paire, MP United-2, and Kanoa will take the pitch late morning until early afternoon.
For the U12B division, only four teams—Matansa, Kanoa, Shirley’s, and MP United—will play in tomorrow’s festival. Each squad will have four games, which covered two 15-minute halves with a five-minute break. The U12 division will also have an 8-aside format and matches will run from 8am to 12:40pm.
Meanwhile, the U6 festival will be held in the afternoon with participants from the various clubs performing drills and playing small-sided games.
