Junior football league struggling to finish season due to waterlogged pitches

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Rain, rain, go away! This junior football league is battling a season of unprecedented cancellations due to waterlogged pitches. What happens when the weather just won't cooperate, and your passion for the game is constantly on hold?  The team faces a frustrating reality as games are called off week after week, making it incredibly difficult to maintain rhythm and develop crucial match skills. This isn't just an inconvenience; it's a barrier to progress for young athletes in rural Wales, where access to suitable all-weather facilities is already a major challenge. From devoted parents making long journeys only to be met with disappointment, to players missing out on the joy and camaraderie of the game, the impact is felt across the entire community.  The lack of consistent play threatens the development of quality Welsh football, highlighting a critical need for better infrastructure. Without access to pitches that can withstand the elements, this season could be lost, and the future of local football hangs in the balance. Urgent solutions are needed to ensure these talented young players can get back on the field and enjoy the sport they love.  #JuniorFootball#PitchProblems#WelshFootball#GrassrootsSports

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00:00For the past few seasons, the weather's been bad, but this season has been horrible.

00:06There's been a lot more game cancellations than before.

00:09It's making it super waterlogged, we can't play, it's just rubbish.

00:12If we do play, we just slip about, go muddy.

00:15Yeah, this season's definitely been an eye-opener for me.

00:19Normally you'd expect a game here or there to be called off.

00:23Since December, we've only played one game. We're in March now.

00:26And it's obviously frustrating for the team and it's really hard to keep that rhythm going when you're not playing

00:32in such a long time.

00:33We do have parents that are travelling from away and they end up in Aberystwyth after driving an hour and

00:37then the game's called off.

00:38When you live rurally here in the Duffy Valley for us and when we get out and come into town,

00:43we get to connect with each other.

00:44It's really tough because we're all making an effort to make it happen and yeah, it's disappointing for everyone.

00:50I find when I play football, I'm just happy and I'm with my friends and I just find it really

00:54fun.

00:55A lot of people da. Yeah, just team da. A lot of jokes. A lot of jokes. Yeah, it's a

01:02joy.

01:02It makes it quite frustrating for us as players that we can't play football. The one thing that we love

01:10really.

01:10A lot of places in rural Wales that don't have those 3G facilities.

01:15And that can lead to teams really struggling in the end to develop the quality that Welsh football needs, that

01:23British football needs.

01:24So yeah, I think I am quite worried because obviously you can come and do the training but you need

01:30to learn in the matches as well and apply what you do in the training.

01:33And at the moment that opportunity is just hard to come by. If this is a continuing trend, obviously some

01:38sort of action will have to be taken to prevent it and to allow us to be able to play.

01:43You should have like drains, water logs, but obviously there's not enough money and all the rest of the floor

01:48there.

01:49We need to find a different, either a different pitch to play on or some different facilities.

01:55We always look forward to playing every Saturday, seeing other teams, seeing our friends, playing together.

02:01But since that always gets cancelled, it really brings the mood a lot further down and lets our hope down.

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