organised small sided football
”...providing Small Sided Football opportunities for adults to play structured football at times convenient to their life styles...“
Small Sided Football is the most popular team sport in the country, with over 2.6 million adults playing each year in England. Norfolk County FA, in partnership with UMBRO and supported by the Football Foundation and Active Norfolk, has established County 5IVES Centres around Norfolk, aimed at further increasing participation levels in affiliated football by offering Small Sided Football opportunities in our area.
The project will boost the health and well being of Norfolk's adult population, helping to bring the area in line with Sport England's national target of improving participation and increasing activity and exercise by 1% (2 million people) by 2012.
County 5IVES Centres run at eight specially selected venues across Norfolk; the flagship centre is at the FDC.
All County 5IVES Centres boast state of the art 3rd Generation Artificial grass pitches, a new surface that simulates the qualities of natural grass and accommodates moulded football boots.
Open to all adult males aged 16 or over, all County 5IVES fixtures are officiated by a qualified, registered referee who has attended the FA Small Sided Referees Conversion Course, while a County 5IVES Centre Coordinator is on hand at every fixture to ensure the smooth running of match evenings. As all County 5IVES Centres are affiliated to Norfolk County FA, registered participants receive free public liability and personal accident insurance.