(12 Apr 2015, 7:56 pm)aureolin wrote Development and up to U9 or U10 are fine, as most fixtures in the RFYL are arranged on the four 'development centres' own pitches. We've played at Newbottle, but not at any of the others. Even the grass pitches there are miles ahead of anything else you're likely to encounter.
Most places we play at have hills and ditches on the pitch, and the goals are probably not match legal. The pitch we played at on Saturday was in desperate need of watering and seeding, and you ended up with a cloud of dust in the keeper's face every time the wind blew. Madness.
Have you been lucky enough to play at one of the cricket pitches?
Bournmoor has been used for RFYL and Gateshead Fell for GYL.
Smooth and lovely flat surfaces, but not a football pitch and ultimately, more money filtering out of the system in the form of rental costs.