The number of teams and the facilities available determine the space required for the festival.
How many teams there are will determine the number and organisation of the pitches and the number of workshops (technical exercises and games with reduced numbers of players).
Duration of a festival: a maximum of two and a half hours. The amount of time played by each participant should not exceed the match time recommended for his/her age category.
Workshops and games
The dimensions of the pitches depend on the number of players and their age.
The pitches and workshop areas must be marked out and numbered.
The dimensions of the goals can vary from pitch to pitch.
Matches may be played with or without goalkeepers.
The workshops are located next to the pitches (see: organisation of pitches).
The number of workshops (1-4) depends on the size of the space available for the festival.
The primary focus of the workshops is technique.
The workshops must be supervised (by qualified coach-educators).
The organiser must specify the types of workshop.
Equipment
All types of goal can be used. Maximum dimension: 5 m x 2 m.
Marking out the pitches: tapes, cones, marker discs or lines are all options.
Bibs of various colours. One set of bibs per activity.
Footballs: size 4 (290 grams).
Matches: one ball per match + goals.
Workshops: depends on the exercise (balls, bibs, cones, marker discs, small goals).
