Can my son have a football party following guidelines?

[sahbear]

If I hire a pitch, can my son invite 5 friends to play football with him? Is it limited to 6 or can we not do it at all ? I am a bit confused.
My older son had a party in our garden, messing about with 5 friends, all fine.
Ds2 wants a football party. I want to stay within the guidelines, but am getting increasingly confused.

The FA is allowing grassroots teams to have training and matches now so I can't see how a football party would be any different. In 2 weeks time your ds will be back in school and could potentially play football with his whole class so I'd say its fine.
No hand shaking after matches, each child has own water bottle, your ds doesn't blow cake candles out.

In 2 weeks time your ds will be back in school and could potentially play football with his whole class so I'd say its fine.

Surely the idea is that we do everything we can outside school to limit contact/transmission so that opening schools is as safe as it can be?

I think football clubs are different, as they are doing lots of complex risk assessments and procedures. I think up to 6 outside would be OK...

If you want to stay within the guidelines then yes he can have a party with 5 friends outside but needs to be with social distancing. So depends if they can stay 2m apart whilst playing football or not?

But that isn't the case reading guidelines. Football and other team sports are permitted.
It also says
If you are playing one of these sports informally, such as in the park or a private garden, there must be no more than 30 people involved (including participants, coaches, umpires, spectators).
I have no intention of inviting 30 people, but makes it confusing.
The guidelines don't say you have to stay 2m apart while playing team sports, as clearly that isn't possible.

@HipTightOnions

In 2 weeks time your ds will be back in school and could potentially play football with his whole class so I'd say its fine.

Surely the idea is that we do everything we can outside school to limit contact/transmission so that opening schools is as safe as it can be?

Tell me the difference between them playing football for an hour in the school playground and playing football with on a football pitch outside school? If all 6 boys played for the same grassroots football team they would be training and having matches together anyway. 2m apart isnt totally possible the whole time as they will get closer when going in for tackles etc but any close contact will be for seconds only at any one time. I hope your DS has a great birthday party.