{"id":214439,"date":"2015-11-13T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=214439"},"modified":"2015-11-13T06:00:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T20:00:41","slug":"nmifa-youth-festival-set-for-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmifa-youth-festival-set-for-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"NMIFA youth festival set for tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The festival will begin at 8am and will feature teams in the co-ed U8, U10, and U12B divisions and the U6 grassroots.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

The U10 division has the same number of squads and similar grouping, but matches will be 8-aside. Again MP United-1, Shirley\u2019s FC, Tan Holdings, and Matansa of Pool A will play first, while Pool\u2019s Paire, MP United-2, and Kanoa will take the pitch late morning until early afternoon.<\/p>\n

For the U12B division, only four teams\u2014Matansa, Kanoa, Shirley\u2019s, and MP United\u2014will play in tomorrow\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the U6 festival will be held in the afternoon with participants from the various clubs performing drills and playing small-sided games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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