Flitwick Eagles Football Club
Flitwick Eagles Boys Pre-Season Tournament 2024/25
If you have entered Flitwick Eagles FC Pre-Season Tournament, it’s a fantastic way to give your team a run out before the new season. We have teams travelling from a number of different counties and leagues, let’s hope that the weather and traffic will be kind to us and that you all come back again year on year. The email with the tournament pack will hopefully confirm all the details you need. However, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email us at tournaments@flitwickeagles.org.
A range of food, drink and other refreshments are all available at the event, we have something for everyone, with outside seating for the Bar and Café.
Please pass on the following additional important information:
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Parking: Please instruct all attendees & supporters to only use the tournament parking at Redborne Upper School (which Eagles pay the school £1500 for) see map attached, do not drive to the football centre. Blue badge parking only is still available at the football centre.
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There is a £3 admission fee per adult. Exact change on the day will speed up entry for everyone, alternatively there is a card machine which is slower.
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No glass or bottles (or bringing alcohol to consume) are permitted on site and drinking alcohol pitch side is NOT permitted either. Alcohol can only be consumed at the Pavilion.
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Smoking is permitted in designated areas only and NOT pitch side.
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STRICTLY NO DOGS (except assistance dogs) are permitted on site. This is an FA rule.
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Flitwick Eagles FC supports the FA Respect Code Conduct. Any player, official or supporter that does not abide by the FA Respect guidelines, will be asked to immediately leave the tournament and the facility.
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First aid and toilet facilities are provided in the pavilion building.
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Changing rooms are not available.
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There will be a full range of food and hot and cold drinks (and Ice Cream) available to purchase over the weekend.
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An ‘Action Photographer’ should be in attendance at the tournament. If any player does not want to be photographed, please make this known to us at registration time.
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** We cannot accept responsibility for any loss or injury sustained whilst on site.
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We need to vacate the car park at Redborne Upper School @ 18:30 as the gates lock automatically! Please leave promptly after the tournament.
9-a-side Plate competitions Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP)
The U11 & U12 competitions are separated into Cup and Plate each day. The Cup Competitions will be 9-a-side on grass and the Plate Competitions on the AGP; both formed of groups of 6 teams, playing a 'round robin' format, with trophies for the winner and runner up only.
Please take note the teams entering the U11 & U12 Plate competitions will be playing all matches on the Artificial Grass Pitch; and there is a strict ‘Acceptable Footwear Policy‘ in place (see policy below). Please ensure you read ‘Flitwick Eagles Tournament AGP Footwear Policy’ and that the players and coaching staff are fully aware of this policy.
The Tournament is Online
Entries to the tournament are now closed and full details of our tournament will be online at the FA Fulltime website once we have built the league tables with the final entrants (work in progress). The link to the tournament online is here https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?league=125156416, where you can also track your teams progress online. Results & tables will be updated online real time plus the screens/boards in the pavilion will also display fixtures, results & league tables.
Dates & Times and Formats
There are separate tournaments on 31st Aug & 1st September. Please double check the day your team is playing. It’s the day on the ticket you purchased, plus it’s all online if you are in any doubt.
If you are playing in the AM tournament then please try to register your team no later than 8:30am. First kick-offs for the AM tournament are at 09:00am.
If you are playing in the PM tournament then please try to register your team no later than 1:30pm. First kick-offs for the PM tournament are at 2:00pm.
To view the Tournament Formats and Game Durations etc please click here
The map of the associated Flitwick Eagles pitches can be found here or at the bottom of the page with the rest of the tournament info links.
Team Registration and Rules
Team Registration will take place in the pavilion building. Please complete the Team Registration Form in advance if possible, to save time and queuing on the day. A copy of the tournament rules is attached in the tournament pack, however copies are available on the day.
Tournament Venue
The tournament venue is: The Flitwick Community Football Centre, Ampthill Road, Flitwick, MK45 1BA (opposite the Shell Garage on the A507 roundabout by Redborne College).
Tournament Parking
Tournament Parking and Drop Off Zone are at Redborne Upper School MK45 2NU only. Please ask all of your players/parents/supporters to follow the signs and the instructions of the Flitwick Eagles Parking Marshals on the day. Parking is at Redborne Upper (South) School only (see Parking Details attached for details and exceptions for blue badge holders).
NOTE : There is absolutely NO parking or dropping off at the Football Centre (except for disabled badge holders). Please instruct players / parents to go straight to Redborne College.
Redborne College Parking is a 5-to-10-minute walk away (players can be dropped off in the Drop Off Zone which is closer and walk across the footbridge to the Football Centre). Please see the ‘FE Tournament Address-
Directions-Information’ flyer for a map and more information.
Please advise drivers that they need to allow about 20 to 30 additional minutes to their journey time for parking up,(there are temporary traffic lights by the new Aldi on Ampthill Road that will cause delays) plus another 10 minutes; to give players enough time to walk across to the Football Centre, to be ready for their first match. It gets very busy all around Redborne Upper School for about an hour before kick-off times. Please also advise drivers to take extra care when parking, as there are lots of young children attending!
We ask parents / supporters to not to park in the streets adjacent to the Football Centre please, as this will cause congestion, delays, safety concerns and will inconvenience the nearby residents who will complain to the football centre staff and management which is not fair on them.
All attendees & supporters to only use the tournament parking at Redborne Upper School; or as directed by the Parking Marshalls on the day. Thank you.
We look forward to seeing you on 31st Aug & 1st Sept. If you have any queries in advance of the tournament or problems on the day, please email tournaments@flitwickeagles.org and we will endeavour to help you.
Tournament Related Document Downloads for coaches / managers / attendees (Click to view and download)