Northern Mariana Islands Football Association will hold its festival for the spring season this Saturday at the Koblerville Elementary School Field.<\/p>\n
About 200 players are expected to participate in the festival that will start at 8am (for U8, U10, and U12 age groups and 3pm (for U6 grassroots).<\/p>\n
The U8 age group will have seven teams divided into two groups. Pool A has Matansa Football Club, MP United-2, Kanoa, and Paire and they will play in a round-robin format. Pool B has only three teams in MP United-1, Shirley\u2019s FC, and Tan Holdings and they will have games in a double-round robin format.<\/p>\n
Each match will be played in two 10-minute halves and game will be 6-a-side with at least two female players on the pitch at all times.<\/p>\n
For the U10 age group, there are four teams in each group. Pool A has Paire, Kanoa, Matansa, and MP United-2. MP United 1 heads Pool B and will be joined by Tan Holdings, Tinian Premier, and Shirley\u2019s FC. Matches will be 8-a-side (at least two female players on the pitch) and two 10-minute halves with each pool playing in a round-robin format.<\/p>\n
The U12 division also has a round-robin format and an 8 aside game, but each match will be played for 30 minutes (running time). Shirley\u2019s FC, MP United, Kanoa, Paire, and Tinian Premier are entered in the division.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, once the matches in the U8, U10, and U12 were completed, NMIFA will kick off the grassroots festival for the U6 division.<\/p>\n
Players from the various clubs will join the afternoon event, which will feature shooting and dribbling drills, small-sided matches, and other activities that aim to promote coordination and fun games among the youngest age group in the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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