Grading and Selection
- LFC conduct their Grading Process in February/March for ALL age groups.
- These grading sessions are held at various times and locations across our district and can be found on our new Team Grader App.
- Generally there will be more than one session, however the requirements vary by age group.
- Teams are selected by the grading and selection committee using the results of the Grading Day assessment, previous year's coaching reports, and selection trial match assessments.
- After the Grading and Selection process is finalised, you will find the team you have been allocated to on the Team Grader App.
- You will then start getting information emails about the rest of the season from your Team Manager.
Grading Q & A
Q. How do I know where my Grading session will be?A. ALL GRADING times and locations for your age group can also be found in Team Grader.
You DO NOT need to register in Team Grader. All you need to do is make sure you are registered to play with Lindfield Football Club by Registering on the FFA PlayFootball site and your details will automatically transfer into the LFC admin system. Please note it can take up to 48 hours for the information to transfer across.
The system will then allocate you to an Age Group session.
Q. What if I can't make that session?
A. No problem. Simply check if there is an alternative session for your age group with spaces available by clicking on the Change Event button. This will allow you to remove yourself from the session and then select a new session you can attend.
Q. What if there is no room in the 2nd session or I can't make that date either?
A. Please advise your Age Coordinator that you cannot make either session or that the session is full.
If you wish to 'Play in a team with Friends' you can submit a request via the online form also found on Team Grader.
Please ask your Age Cordinator if you need more information.
Selection Criteria
- Teams are selected by the grading and selection committee using the results of the Grading Day assessment, previous year's coaching reports, and selection trial match assessments.
- All players are assessed on LFC Grading Day for the appropriate age group and after Grading Day during LFC trial matches according to the guidelines for that age group.
- Teams are not finalised until after TRIAL MATCHES. Movement of players between provisional groups is likely to occur
- Teams are fully selected in the following age group teams: 6AB, 7ABC, 8ABC, 9ABC, 10ABC, etc
Teams in older age groups generally have the number of teams dictated by the number of player registrations in that year.
- Players not selected in a club SL,DL,SAP or Development Squad will placed in a team with other players of similar ability or they can request to play with their friends by completing the online Request to play with Friends form. The choice to play in a requested team is not guaranteed, and placement in any team is at the discretion of the Grading and Selection committee.
- The club recommends the appropriate division for each team to NSFA. All players are therefore encouraged to attend at least one grading session so that the overall standard of each team can be assessed and the appropriate division requested. NSFA may change the requested division for a team so that that all divisions contain a sensible number of teams.
- Registrations received, via the FNSW registration system, after the end of grading for an age group will be placed onto a waiting list. Players will be placed into a team, when there is a position available.
- The club sets a minimum and maximum number of players allowed in each squad. These have been set to ensure that teams are mostly able to field a full team each week and also ensure that all players get sufficient playing time. Age coordinators are unable to submit teams that have less than or more than, the recommended number of players.