Last season I set up a vets team which has continued this season.
On the whole, its about 22+ blokes getting the chance to play a game of football once a month. Shocked to read
@Justylove 's comments about match control, all the games I have taken part in have been played in a great spirit - yes, some tackles have been late, but that's because the body no longer responds as swiftly as the mind would expect!
In our league, the lower age limit is 35, I've played with and against players in their 50s. There will be a wide range of ability & fitness.
We play 35 mins each way, rolling subs. We submit team sheets (upto) a couple of days after the game to the league, we don't give them to the ref. Don't expect, for example, everyone to be wearing the same shorts, or have the right sock tape etc.
The way our league works is we have 3 regional leagues, winner of each league + best place runner up go into semi final play offs, followed by a final. At a league meeting before the start of this season I heard (not sure if true, but the principle is) that there had been no yellow cards in the league games, but 2 yellows within first 5 mins of semi final for a couple of technicalities - the ref's we had in our league games were experienced, pragmatic chaps. I gather young and upcoming thrusters were appointed for the semis who didn't quite understand the "ethos" of the league (sits back, dons tin helmet ...)