on a straight knockout basis. The championship follows the same grades as those of the league and is played on a straight knockout basis. The draw is open with no restrictions on geography. The Minor Grade 1 Football Championship final is traditionally played as a curtain raiser to the Senior Football Championship Final. Minor competitions usually start in late March, normally with a break in June for exams by which time league games pre-quarter final will normally have been completed. Games played in Grades 1 and 2 are with 15-a-side teams while those in Grade 3 are played 13-a-side. Under 16 & Under 14 Both Under 16 and Under 14 competitions follow the same format, similar to that of minor competitions. In the league, competitions are split into four grades of normally 12 teams each (before 2005 they were split into three as for minor competitions). Each grade is then split into two sections of six in a similar fashion to that for the minor league. Each team plays each other home and away, giving 10 games and the top four qualify for the league quarter finals. The championships are also run on a straight open knockout basis. A team winning a league or championship title at under 14 level will be "promoted" while a team that finishes bottom of their section would be "relegated" when it comes to Under 16 competitions in two years time. E.g. a team that wins the under 14 grade 4 championship in 2007 will play in grade 3 at Under 16 level in 2009. The rules for this are not rigid however, and clubs may ask to be placed in a certain grade before they are drawn up for the year. However the final decision lies with the county youth committee whose job it is to ensure that each grade is competitive for all teams involved. Under 16 promotion/relegation can work in a similar fashion for minor football, but is a little more complicated because of the different number of grades. Games played in Grades 1 & 2 are played 15-a-side while those in Grade 3 & 4 are played 13-a-side. Under 16 competitions are played with a size 5 football while Under 14 games are played with a size 4 football. The Under 14 competitions usually start in March while Under 16 competition starts in late June/early July. Unlike other counties, Juvenile competitions