@echoleague

Happy Easter to all our member clubs and everyone within the grassroots football community ⚽️ 🥚 🐰

The Echo League were delighted to present a donation to the JP8 football team who all turned up to meet our 2 league officers Keith Di Palma and Pete Maynard with a special thank you to Michael Delaney Club Secretary of Valence Utd who nominated this charity @Jp8Jacko

The Echo Junior Football League would like to wish all our member clubs and the grassroots community as whole a Happy New Year 2025 and wishing it to be an enjoyable year for all. #EJFL

With 846 teams, of which an impressive 714 are now accredited, @echoleague boast an 84% accreditation rate, making them one of the largest in the county to reach this level. Find out about their new @EnglandFootball Accreditation status.

👏 Huge thank you to everyone who attended the @echoleague New Coaches Workshop! Your unwavering passion for nurturing young footballers is inspirational. A huge shout out to everyone involved in making this workshop a success. A special thank you to the @echoleague committee members who were in attendance: Lisa Di Palma (General Secretary) Jamie Wright (Competition Welfare Officer) Paul Dickinson (Chairperson) Together, we're helping shape the future of youth football! stay tuned for more opportunities to learn and grow.

All teams competing in the 2024/25 season should have the minimum players registered on Whole Game by close of today 28/08/2024. U7’s & U8’s (5 players) U9’s & U10’s (7 Players) U11’s & U12’s (9 players) U13’s and above (11 players) please contact your club Secretary for help.

Good evening member clubs, teams & officials The 2024/25 Echo Junior Football Leagues fixtures for all ages have now been published on Match Day and Full Time Season start dates Sunday 8th September U12’s & above Sunday 15th September U7’s to u11’s Good luck Echo Committee

The FA have also released a video to explain how a pass-in or dribble-in will replace the throw-in in Youth football. 2/2 #AThrivingLocalGame

A new Venture at The Echo Junior Football League. We would like to bring girls Football into our constitution for the 2024/25 season. If you would like to show an interest then please ask your club secretary to contact us at the league and we can give you more information.

We are looking forward to hosting our first all girls festival on Saturday 11th May 2024. 8 Teams confirmed with 2 Groups competing and followed by 4 Finals. We are looking to do an Under 9's Festival next email Lisa Di Palma on ldipalma@sky.com your interest. @EssexCountyFA

Our Final Cup Final of the day sees the U15’s Sue Stanfield Cup being competed with Levels & Impact with both teams from our U15 Premier Division.

Our 2nd Cup Final of the day sees us hosting the Peter Coote U18’s Cup with teams Millwall Albion and West Essex Colts competing to be 23/24 Cup Winners

Our first Cup Final of the 2023/24 Season is underway at Aveley Parkside stadium with our Harry Barker U16 Cup ELSS v Buckhurst Hill Great to be back 👍🏻

This Weekend 2nd & 3rd March we as a league will be following the FA’s guidelines and requesting all clubs to follow the “Silent Support Weekend” If you require any further information other than in this post then please contact your club secretary.

Our League Chairman Paul Dickinson visited Havering Town hall last week to hand over a donation cheque for £600 to Mayoress Stephanie Nunn and Mayor Consort Barry Mugglestone towards their chosen charity First Step. Please visit First Step's website at firststep.org.uk

"Enough is Enough" a campaign which aims to raise awareness of discriminatory behaviour in grassroots football and the significant consequences that will face perpetrators of hate. For more info click on the link. englandfootball.com/articles/2023/…

If you would like to make a donation or would like information regarding a bleed kit being installed at your club then please email rickyhaydenmemorial@gmail.com for more information.

Our U12's & U18's Divisional Officer Claire Hunt was extremely proud to hand over our first community donation of £600 to Sue Hedges and April Hayden for the #rickyhaydenmemorial The donation will purchase more Bleed Control Kits so they can be distributed in local communities

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! A new directive from ⁦@FA⁩ youtu.be/YWyjF0hXC5g