Irish League Youth Plate – S63 *** PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ***

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Welcome to the Irish League Youth Plate.

• All teams in Divisions 3 and 4 of the Irish League receive an invite.

• Teams are invited in the order or their One Day ranking at the end of S62

• There will be 16 teams in the cup, or 32, if sufficient numbers accept.

• So the top 16 (or 32 teams) that accept, and no longer in the Irish League Youth Cup, are guaranteed place in the draw.

Warning note: please be patient if you have been knocked out of the cup, sometimes it takes FTP a while to recognise that you have been and so free to join. I promise it does work eventually.

Competition Details:

• It is a knock-out cup.

• The draw is random (there is no seeding).

• Games are played on a Wednesday.

• Games played are T20 friendlies

• Games do not impact player fatigue for league matches.

• Local weather conditions are applied

• Pitch preparation is at the whim of the home team’s groundskeeper (random).

What's the catch?

• There is none, entry is free.

• We ask, but don't enforce, that those who can pull Irish youth players as a contribution.

• Both finalists win an award of Pavilion membership.

Then why?
As always, my hope is to:

• Develop a sense of identity, belonging and community to the Irish league setup.

• Support the Irish national side by encouraging youth pulls where possible.

• Offer teams in lower divisions the chance to test themselves against higher league opposition.

• Have fun.

• Additionally, the plate offers a chance for teams in the lower divisions to compete in something they can progress in and may just win.

It would be great if you would join in by hitting the accept button when you receive your invite.

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Timeline

• 12 November : All Division 3 and 4 sides not in the Irish League Senior Cup draw are invited in rank order; they get priority over those who did.

• After 19 November : Any Division 3 and 4 sides knocked out of the Irish League Senior Cup draw are invited in rank order. If this applies to you, please note that accepting your invitation sometimes doesn't work as the system may still have you recorded as playing in the Cup; be patient and try again later - the system will synchronise and work closer to the deadline.

• 26 November: Acceptance deadline

• 3 December: Round of 32 / 16.

• 10 December : Round of 16 / Quarter-finals.

• 17 December : Quarter-finals / Semi-finals.

• 24 December : Semi-finals / Final.

• 31 September: Final / nothing.

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