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Aimee Kay

Aimee Kay

Foundation Phase Lead (U9-U10) at Brighton & Hove Albion FC; former Lincoln City Women captain and Academy coach

Jun 29, 2026

19:15
Due to be implement- implemented next season, so in the '26, '27 season, what are your thoughts around this quite big shift then in grassroots football and any maybe longer term impact that might have upon other sort of programs within the, uh, the game in, in, in the UK?
19:30
Uh, yeah, like for me, I know there is s- also, like, the rule changes like you spoke about coming in with that.
19:35
So if I just mo- focus on the format first.
19:37
So, like, for me, the FA's probably done a lot of research into the benefits of small formats as an introduction to the game.
19:45
They've seen other footballing nations shift and decide to act on that too, and keep with the current knowledge and times, so we're not the first country to go to small formats.
19:54
Um, quite a lot of the other countries are already doing that.
19:57
Um, yeah, like the th- things often change.

11 MINS LATER

30:45
So, z- um, Amy, thinking about 11 v 11 specifically, talk us through your thoughts with regards to players moving into this format, thinking about game understanding, physical maturation, um, yeah, game insight, those types of things.

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