West Lothian Soccer Sevens Development Association

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West Lothian Soccer Sevens Development Association

Welcome to the West Lothian Soccer Development Association (WLSDA) Web Site, here you will find useful information about the associations role in Grassroots football within West Lothian, Scotland. First introduced in 1993 the WLSDA actively and promotes developmental football in West Lothian Scotland for children aged 12 and below.

WLSDA offers the following game format. Soccer 4s is a FUN based activity (Foundation, Understanding, Nurturing) with 100% involvement at all times, it gives children more touches of the ball and freedom of expression. Super 5s adds a Goalkeeper to the soccer 4 games. Soccer Sevens is a modified version of Football played on a smaller football park with modified goalposts and straight forward rules. Soccer 9s is close to the 11 a side game and helps children get ready for the next step in their development. This principle aids the development of children to gain skills through activity while having fun. Our Trophy Free leagues provide regular organised games of football for all children aged 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

We are an Volunteer Association composed of Coaches and Referees who work closely together to provide a safe and fun environment for children to develop in. The WLSDA liaise with West Lothian Council, The Scottish Youth Football Association, The Scottish Football Association and other interested parties to help us maintain this environment.

2026 Season

Season kicks off Weekend March 7th 2026.

Season Dates are as follows -

March 7th to March 28th

April 18th to June 27th

August 15th to October 17th

October 31st to November 28th

 

Permits

All Games that are not WLSDA Cast Fixtures MUST have a Permit (2 WLSDA Teams, home team Apply, 2 Teams from Different Associations then both teams require a Permit from their Association)

All Teams must be SYFA Registered and All Players must be SYFA Registered

Please use our online Permit Request

 

https://wlsda.digitalfingerprint.co.uk/

Documents

Documents have been updated on our Website

 

 
Interesting Article

Parents have a big influence on the type of player their child becomes. Parents have powerful emotions generated through their involvement with their children, which can be both positive enablers and negative barriers.
These will have wide-ranging and long-lasting influences on those young players. Parents need to look at the “big picture” issues and responsibilities, and not fall into making the common mistakes which abuse this power.
 
Top 10 mistakes
 

  1. Taking their child’s sport experience too seriously, and not mixing in the appropriate levels of fun and recreation.
  2. Expecting perfection in their child.
  3. Living vicariously – as though they were taking part themselves – through their child’s sport experiences.
  4. Making negative comments about other children, parents or coaches.
  5. Having an unrealistically overblown assessment of their child’s talent.
  6. Contradicting the advice and guidance of their child’s teachers, trainers and coaches, leading to the child being confused and torn in loyalties.
  7. Failing to realise when their child is developing their skills rather than being competitive.
  8. Failing to see the value of sports lessons as preparation for life itself.
  9. Not realising that their child can learn valuable sport and life lessons even when they lose.
  10. Labelling their child a choker or other name.

 
 

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President/Chairperson - Jack Brown - jack_brown@wlss.org.uk

Secretary - Jack Brown - jack_brown@wlss.org.uk

Treasurer - Colin Stone - colin_stone@wlss.org.uk

Minutes Secretary - Kerry Burns - burnsk27@hotmail.com


 



 

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