Shepshed Dynamo Youth & Juniors are pleased to announce that the Shepshed 7’s tournament will be taking place in May of 2025. The tournament was first organised in 2002 and to date, there have been over 50 different football clubs that have won our tournament. Will your name be on this year’s trophy?
FA Affiliation: Shepshed Dynamo Y&J has applied for FA Affiliation for this tournament and is currently waiting for confirmation.
This year’s tournament will be held on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of May 2025. The tournament will be split over the 3 days in May to accommodate as many teams as possible. Age groups will have a dedicated day in which to play their tournament. Each league will be run independently and each will have its own winner. All age groups are based on the 2024/2025 football season.
Dates and timings are as follows
Friday 9th May | |
U13’s Registration: 17:30 Kick Off: 18:30 Format: 11-a-side | U14’s Registration: 19:00 Kick Off: 19:45 Format: 11-a-side |
Saturday 10th May | |
Registration: 08:30 Kick Off: 09:00 Format: 7-a-side | U8’s & U10’s Registration: 14:00 Kick Off: 14:30 Format: 7-a-side |
Sunday 11th May | |
U6’s & U7’s Registration: 08:30 Kick Off: 09:00 Format: 7-a-side | U10’s Girls Registration: 14:00 Kick Off: 14:30 Format: 7-a-side |
Key Details
All matches are to be played at the Dovecote Stadium, the home of Shepshed Dynamo Football Club. Referees will be provided by Shepshed Dynamo Y&J during the tournament leaving coaches free to manage their teams. The Shepshed 7’s is a 7-a-side (5-a-side for U6’s and 11-a-side for U13’s and U14’s) tournament across all specified age groups.
We ask that teams try to limit the number of players in their squads to 10 players (for U13’s and U14’s, 16 is the max squad size). Please let the organiser know if squads are bigger than this using the form below. A medal will be provided for players participating in the tournament. However, if the number of players exceeds the limit previously mentioned a medal may not be guaranteed for all players.
The matches will consist of 15-minute games with a 5-minute pause between matches. Teams will play a minimum of 4×15-minute games in the tournament. The U13’s and U14’s format consists of 20-minute games and will play a minimum of 40 minutes.
The Shepshed Dynamo Y&J football teams play in black and white striped shirts. Coaches, please be aware that there is very little space to practice/train and warm up. As such please bring minimal training equipment.
Entry is £45 per team which includes a medal for each player. At the end of the tournament, a trophy will be presented to the winning team in that league.
Food, drink and toilet facilities will be available throughout the day at the Dovecote Stadium. Entry for all non-players/coaches is £2 per person payable upon arrival at the Dovecote Stadium. Under 16’s can enter the grounds free of charge.
Tournify League Results
To ensure everyone at the tournament can view their team’s standings, Shepshed Dynamo Y&J will be utilising the Tournify application. This is a free application that provides coaches and parents with the results, team standings, tournament schedule and pitch location. A button and QR code to the Tournify application can be found below. Coaches, please share this page and the Tournify link with your parents.
Photography & VEO
DE Photos will be providing the photography at the 7’s tournament. In the below contact form, we ask that coaches either accept or deny the use of DE Photo for their team as a whole. We appreciate that some parents may not want pictures being taken of their son/daughter. Any pictures taken will be available for purchase at the tournament.
As well as DE Photos, Shepshed Dynamo Y&J also utilises VEO video cameras to record finals. However, to do this we also require that coaches either accept or deny the use of VEO for their team as a whole. Videos taken of matches will be shared with the team’s coach to be shared with the parents. All we ask is that these videos are not shared online.
Event Parking
Unfortunately, there is no parking at the Dynamo Dovecote Stadium. However, parking is available at Iveshead School which is just a short walk around the corner (Forest Street, Shepshed, LE12 9DB). Marshals will be on hand to help you park and direct you to the ground. Please be aware that there is limited disabled parking at the Dovecote Stadium and this is likely to fill up very quickly. Coaches, please share this page with your parents as there are location details available below for reference.
Contact & Payment Details
Please use the contact form below to register your teams’ interest in the tournament. Once your place is confirmed you can proceed to the payment section by clicking the button beneath the form or scanning the QR code.
For further information or questions about the tournament please contact the club using the contact page.
Making Your Way To The Dovecote Stadium
Once parked at Iveshead School, the Dovecote Stadium is a short walk around the corner as shown below.
Iveshead School Location
Please use the below map to find your way to the Iveshead School car park.
Shepshed Dynamo Stadium Location
Please use the below map to find your way to the Shepshed Dynamo Pitches.