AFC Lightning Membership 2019/20

Joining Us

Before anyone joins AFC Lightning we recommend that they contact the age group manager or any of our coaches, then come and meet the squad and join in up to four training sessions prior to signing.

Teams, Ages & Managers

School Year	Ages	Gender	Team	Manager	e-mail Address
Reception & Year 1	4, 5 & 6	Boys & Girls	Under 6s	TBC	manager.u6s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 2	6 & 7	Boys & Girls	Under 7s	TBC	manager.u7s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 3	7 & 8	Boys & Girls	Under 8s	Darren Stenning	manager.u8s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 4	8 & 9	Boys & Girls	Under 9s	Darren Stenning	manager.u9s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 5	9 & 10	Boys & Girls	Under 10s	Helen Merrington	manager.u10s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 6	10 & 11	Boys & Girls	Under 11s	Giles Robertson	manager.u11s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 7	11 & 12	Boys & Girls	Under 12s	John Cullen	manager.u12s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 8	12 & 13	Boys & Girls	Under 13s	Nigel Dean	manager.u13s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 9	13 & 14	Boys & Girls	Under 14s	Darrin Charlton	manager.u14s@afclightning.co.uk
Year 10	14 & 15	Boys & Girls	No team	n/a	n/a
Year 11	15 & 16	Boys	Under 16s	Alex Finch	manager.u16s@afclightning.co.uk

Membership Fees - 2019/20 Season

For this season our fees are as follows:

Under 6s to Under 7s = NO FEE (down from last season's £50 and £70)
Under 8s to Under 10s = £80 (no increase)
Under 11s to Under 16s = £120 (up £10)

Players joining mid-season will pay a commensurate amount at the manager's discretion.

In addition, AFC Lightning run a family discount scheme (see below). We are able to offer support, in confidence, to anyone who may have difficulty in meeting these costs. Talk to your Team Manager for details.

All fees are payable by July 31st, or as soon as a player completes and returns his/her registration form, as this helps us meet the up-front costs of league registration, kit, equipment, referees, pitch hire and training venues. Please note that Membership Fees are non-refundable.

All cheques to be made payable to "AFC Lightning" and are to be handed to your manager or coach with the name of the player and team on the reverse side. e.g. "Josephine Bloggs, U10s"

What is included in the price?

AFC Lightning membership covers the following:

All match fees for the season (unless specified*)
Training sessions for the season (unless specified*)
League fees and third-party indemnity insurance
Provision of club equipment to support training
Subsidies for some club social events
End-of-season medals & trophies

* Small voluntary contributions may be requested for third-party location indoor / astroturf training & tournaments.

The AFC Lightning Family Discount Scheme

We do offer a family discount for more than 1 player within the same immediate family: The oldest child pays full price, second child pays 50%, third and subsequent children pay 25% (of the subscribed amount). For example a family with 3 players aged 12, 9 and 6 would pay £110 + £40.00 + £15.00 = £165.00.