No slide tackling, no shouting and respect gradings are just some of the new rules mooted by the Football Association for improving children’s football.

The Manchester Respect Junior Football League has released the 12 new rules, following an FA review into how to improve grassroots football.

The theory is on creating a calmer and safer environment, while helping faster development for young players which is designed to help them become more skilful and see games become more competitive.

Other rules includes blue cards - which would result in a two minute sin-bin - and both teams must field youngsters of a similar ability.

Danny Scopes manages Leighwood United Under-14s Yellows and has watched them develop for the last eight years.

And the former Concord Rangers manager says enforcing some of the laws could prove difficult.

“There are good and bad points to this,” he said. “The banning of slide tackles would be ridiculous as it is an art form. It is part of the game, provided it is done correctly. Some kids are excellent tacklers at that age and, if you do that, you might as well make it non-contact.

“My underlining problem with these changes are who will police them? I think it is asking for trouble as a lot of grassroots football is done be less experienced referees. There is a lot more to worry about and are they are capable of juggling all these factors at their early stage in their career?

“There are underlying issues and the more issues referees face may generate more issues on the sidelines as parents will get the hump. It creates a snowball effect.

“There will be exceptions to the rule. You cant get a young ref to tell a parent he can’t cheer for his son or daughter.”

Mark Holmes has been secretary at Leigh Ramblers Girls since 1999, and he is concerned the rules may create a dangerous precedent.

“No sort of guidelines have been sent out to me, but I do have question marks surrounding it,” he said.

“There will be competitive parents and there will always be someone that oversteps the mark now and again. That sort of thing will always exist unless you are playing behind closed doors.

“In mini soccer it is often a parent who ends up refereeing and a decision can end up starting a mini war.

“I don’t think it is necessarily a problem with the football itself as a lot of the national youth teams are very successful. I think the FA should look at what it happening around the football.”

It is not known if the rules will be introduced by the Essex FA, who the Echo contacted for comment but who did not respond.