Tournament Information 2026
WE SORT THE FOOTBALL & YOU SORT THE ACCOMMODATION
ACCOMMODATION
After 19 years of supplying accommodation we decided to change our business and allow families to book their own. This has encouraged more teams to take part and whilst we dont make as much profit, our speciality is organising Football not holidays. NOTE many of the larger Holiday Parks have made it clear they do not want Groups..instead they want Individual families, If you book onto a Park you need to be aware of this
You have complete freedom to book any type of accommodation anywhere you wish, including hotels and B&B, but we recommend you book as individual families.
You simply get each family to book and pay the standard Holiday Park price...no more empty bed supplements !!
PAYMENT
We are happy to take bookings now, with £120 Deposit and balance in November...ALL payments will be via BACS
Age Qualifications
All age groups are based on English FA guidelines for the 2025/26 season, for example, u11s must be born after September 1st 2014. (Scottish u11s would be 1st January 2015)
Pitches
All our tournaments are played on Grass or FA approved 3G pitches, a maximum 30 minutes approx from FILEY
Tournament Facilities
All tournaments offer a variety of refreshments, changing and toilet facilities, Bridlington CYP has a brand new Club House which opened in June 2024.
Transport
Teams will require own transport to the football pitches.
Parking
There will be a Parking charge at our events, £2 per car per day, this supports the staffing and control of cars coming in and out. This would be organised and managed by the host venue, not UKFT
Team Qualification
All participating teams must be registered to a county or schools FA and must apply for permission to enter from their local FA. UKFT follow Football Association guidelines for all age groups. Representative and professional teams are not permitted to enter; All players must be registered with the team during the 2025/26 season. We will ONLY allow an academy player if the team can prove a player was registered that season, this helps any player joining an academy after booking the weekend. All tournaments are sanctioned by the Football Association.
Team Registration Fees
A Team Entry fee and then Player Fee is payable, this payment will assist with the cost of trophies, ground hire, referees fees, accommodation for referees and helpers, plus all other general tournament costs. We no longer have income from Caravans and to stage a Coastal event does cost far more than a Club event and we are a full time business.
The price includes 2 Tournaments and 2 Half Days of football and a high Quality medal for every player
Team Entry is £100 plus VAT on entry so £120
Player Fees are £12.50 plus VAT so £15 per player payable
in November
Referees
Fully qualified referees are provided for all matches and receive free accommodation and expenses, anyone interested in being a tournament referee please email our office further details.
Trophies
All players receive a high quality Thick Medal which are 60mm and these are presented at the football venue at the end of the each competition Saturday & Sunday, in addition the Winners receive a Team Cup
FA Insurance
All teams must have Insurance cover to play in our tournaments, usually provided by your local FA or your own insurance company.
Cancellation
The Deposit of £120 per Team in non refundable, final payment is required in November and would then be non refundable...in 2020 & 2021
we gave FULL refunds due to Covid 19 ..
Football Format
All of our Festivals are played over 2 half days, most of them back to back days so it is possible to attend with just one nights accommodation.
We will advise you of the Festival venue at least 6 weeks before the date, the Filey venues will be within 30 minute drive of FILEY
Teams are placed into Groups on Day 1 and we will try and split teams from the same area, our format is always play one match
miss one match, we do not keep you waiting for long periods between matches.
On Day 2 the teams will be split into MAIN, PLATE and possibly other competitions based on number of teams involved.
Majority of age groups in 2025 had Promotion & relegation after Day 1 so we had new winners on Sunday and a variety of opponents.
A typical format is 20 teams per age group split into 4 Groups of 5 teams and then promotion and relegation Sat night based on results, to give everyone a fresh challenge Sunday.
Medal Presentations
The medal Presentation, for every player, would be organised individually by each team
The Winners & Runners Up each day will take place at the football venue, next to the pitches.
We DO NOT hold Presentations at Holiday Parks.
Framed Photos
Our sister Photo Company will be on site taking individual photos at the event,
these will be single or double A4 framed pictures at a very competitive price
WET WEATHER POLICY
Every effort would be made to play the football advertised and only once in 25 years has a day been lost to rain.
We reserve the right change the format should the weather make a Tournament difficult, replacing this with an
individual full match.
In the very unlikely event of no football during the weekend, then 50% of the Fees would be refunded.
In the event of only one day of football then 25% of the Fees would be refunded.