AFFECTS ALL competition players from Under 12 to Adults (plus JDL U8-U11ys and G10 Diamond League)

OUR GOAL: Ensure unique shirt numbers within each team and minimise duplication across age groups.

Shirt Number Assignment

• Shirt numbers are allocated by the Uniform Shop, not by managers or Age Coordinators (ACs). This is different to recent seasons, but is necessitated by the uniform shop staff being the only ones who know what numbered shirts, in which sizes, they have in stock.

• The Shirt Number Master List tracks available numbers for each team and age group, helping to ensure no duplication. The Uniform Shop will assign the next available number based on this list.

• Number sequencing (e.g 1-11) is not important; nor achievable in most instances - the focus is on avoiding duplicate numbers within a team.
  There is no option to REQUEST a particular number (unless you already have a Blue shirt and need to get a white shirt with the matching number). Please respect our staff’s time (and the long queues) and don’t ask them for particular numbers.

Player Responsibilities

• Existing Players: Confirm with your manager if you plan to keep your current shirt number for the season. If you need a new shirt, you will receive a new number

• New Players: Order a shirt from the shop (ideally, try a sample first from the shop or a teammate to avoid mistakes). Inform your manager of your allocated shirt number once received

• Social team players are requested to wait until your teams are set up and your manager advises you to order your shirt - we need a list of the full team and any existing numbers before we can allocate new players a number