Pre-Match Checks

Match Day: Pre-Kick-off

There are a number of key activities that teams, managers and referees need to ensure happen before the start of every match – we set this out here on our website.

By way of reminder, the activities are:

1. Complete the NEHYL Team Sheet, populate with players, coaches/managers names, and First Aider with FAN (if Home team) and exchange with opposition. This can be exchanged before the match electronically or handed over as a paper copy before kick-off
2. Each team MUST present the FA's Club Portal Photo Squad List to the opposition and carry out an ID Parade; the Photo Squad List can be shown on a mobile device or as a printed copy. You should let the referee know when you are about to carry out the ID parade so that they can observe this happening.
3. The Home team must ensure Respect lines are in place; a Respect Steward is mandatory for each team for all NEHYL matches; and both teams must carry out the respect handshake (or fist bump) prior to kick off.
4. Only coaches or managers who are included on the Player's Photo Squad List (downloaded from The FA's Club Portal) are allowed to stand with the teams during the match.

NEHYL will be doing spot checks during the season, as well regularly checking in with referees, that each of these activities has taken place. If a player does not appear on the Photo Squad List for a fixture, it renders that player ineligible to play in that match.

Finally, you can contact your opposition as well as NEHYL registered referees via the Contact Opposition button on the website which takes you to our secure membership system – please use this when advising pre-match details. More information on this is here.

Support on how to download a squad list can be found here.