CRT Game On Primary School Fun Football Festival

Tuesday 14th July 2026
University of South Wales Sport Park – Indoor Sports Park

Invitation

CRT Game On Wales invites your school to participate in the first CRT Game On Primary School Fun Football Festival – a mixed festival – taking place on Tuesday 14th July 2026 at the University of South Wales Indoor Sports Park.

With participation in football continuing to grow across Wales, we are excited to introduce this new primary school festival, designed to give children a positive first experience of football in a safe, fun and inclusive environment.

Parents and teachers consistently tell us that pupils love attending CRT Game On festivals because they are welcoming, energetic and allow children to develop skills while playing with their friends in a relaxed setting.

Festival Aims

This annual festival will:

• Encourage boys and girls in Years 3 & 4 to be active, supporting the health and wellbeing of young people living in our former coal mining towns and villages.

• Support the Football Association of Wales Grassroots Strategy 2024–30, ensuring high-quality school football experiences for all children.
  CRT Game On Wales (Coalfields Regeneration Trust) is proud to be an Affiliate Partner of the Football Association of Wales.

• Adopt engaging game principles such as retreat lines, game imbalance adaptations and music, in line with the FAW Primary and SEN Schools Football Framework.

• Provide a positive first taste of football and, for some, a stepping stone into club football or local informal opportunities such as Fun Football.

• Strengthen and champion our coalfield communities through football at one of the UK’s leading indoor facilities.

• Create new, targeted participation opportunities to grow and retain young players.

There is no entry charge.

All CRT Game On Wales coaches and volunteers are fully DBS-checked.

Festival Information

• Minimum 5 players, maximum 8 players per team (Years 3 & 4 only).

• Minimum of 2 girls per team, with at least 1 girl playing in every game.

• Maximum of 3 teams per school.

• Registration: 9:30am

• Festival start: 10:30am

• Finish: 2:00pm

• Each team will play a minimum of 5 games.

Entry deadline: Tuesday 7th July 2026.

How to Enter

Please use the online “Lets Reg” system to secure your place at the 2026 Summer Festival.

Upon completion, you will receive an automated booking confirmation. A reminder email will be sent to the address provided 7 days prior to the event.

Entry deadline date: Tuesday 7th July 2026.

Please use this online 'Lets Reg' system to secure a place at the 2026 Summer Festival. In completion, you will receive an automated order/booking confirmation. We will send a reminder to the email provided 7 days before the event. 

Contact details: [email protected] / 07976 559040

Entry is open to all primary schools from Wales' former coal mining towns and villages, namely the local authorities:

Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Flintshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, RCT, Swansea, Torfaen, Wrexham.

CicStart Teacher Training Opportunity

The CicStart Framework has been developed to support and guide football provision for children aged 7–11 in both primary schools and Additional Learning Needs (ALN) settings across Wales. The framework promotes an inclusive approach with a strong focus on participation, learning, and player development.

As part of the festival, the FAW will either deliver a 45-minute workshop designed to upskill teachers or provide information to build confidence and provide practical tools to help bring the CicStart Framework to life in schools.

Please find some more information to the framework below:

https://faw.cymru/cicstart/

Facility Information

• The Tournament will be played across USW's fantastic Indoor Barn 3G (airflow system operational).
• USW Sport Park, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF37 5UP
• Only trainers or training shoes suitable for 3G pitches / moulded boots are acceptable.
• Light refreshments (vending) are available to purchase on-site. Changing facilities and toilets available.
• Plenty of parking directly on site. Car parks have a gated entry system with automatic number plate recognition (no tickets issued). Before leaving please download and pay for your parking via the app 'Trust'. The barrier will then lift when exiting.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (Game On Wales) will take photos and/or film footage at these festivals. These images will be used by the group named above in the following ways: The group’s printed publicity; The group’s online publicity (including Facebook, Instagram and X); Shared with the following third-party organisations for use in their printed and online publicity (including Facebook and Twitter): USW Sport, Individual Participating Schools.

The images will be stored securely and will not be kept for longer than they are needed for the purposes listed above. To ensure privacy, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information.

If you would prefer a school child not to be photographed, please speak to organisers Ryan Jones or Ceri Hudson on registration.

If you would like to see your images or would like us to delete them, please get in touch with: [email protected] 

Any updates will be posted on the @CRTwales Facebook page.

How we will use the information: The information will be used to deliver Game On, monitor the programme's success and help us plan future activities. Sensitive information is collected for health and safety and to ensure that the programme is targeting the right people. Statistical data will be created from this information to support future funding bids. Your details will be stored securely. Data will not be shared with any third parties.

Please see our privacy statement on the Coalfields Regeneration Trust website for more information.