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Parents and Spectators Code of Conduct

Parents and spectators must respect the rights, dignity and worth of each and every person and treat equally within the context of the sport.

  1. Ensure your child is playing football for fun and their own enjoyment
  2. Encourage your child to play by the rules
  3. Teach your child that playing well and fairly is more important than winning
  4. Support and encourage your child for playing well
  5. Act as a role model for your child. Applaud all good play on the pitch
  6. Do not publicly question the referee’s judgement
  7. Racist abuse will not be tolerated
  8. Support all effort to remove verbal and physical abuse from sport
  9. Respect the commitment and dedication of all coaches/managers
  10. If you need to talk to the team coach/manager then do so at an appropriate time
  11. A responsible adult must supervise younger children at training and on match days
  12. Parents must place the well being and safety of each player above all other considerations including the development of performance
Grievance Procedure

In the event that any member feels that he or she has suffered discrimination, in any way, has a grievance or that the Club Codes of Conduct have been broken, should follow the procedure below.

  1. You should discuss the matter with the Parent Representative for your team
  2. If this issue cannot be resolved locally then you and the Parent Representative can bring the matter to the Drighlington Juniors AFC Grievance Team (the team consists of the President, the Chair and Vice Chair, the Treasurer and the Child Protection Officer)
  3. Your report should include;
    Details of what, when and where the occurrence took place
    Any witness statements and names
    Names of any others that have been treated in a similar way
    Details of any former complaints made about the incident
    A preference for a solution to the incident
  4. The club’s grievance team will sit for any hearings that are requested
  5. The club’s grievance team will have the power to;
    Warn as to future conduct
    Suspend from membership
    Remove from membership
    any person that has been found to have broken the Club’s Codes of Conduct

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Players Code of Conduct

Players must respect the rights, dignity and worth of each and every person and treat equally within the context of the sport.

  1. Play because you enjoy football not just to please anyone
  2. Play by the rules and the laws of the game
  3. Players must accept responsibility for their own behaviour and performance
  4. Respect must be displayed for the referee and the assistant referee
  5. Control your temper
  6. Work equally hard for yourself and your team the benefits will be self evident
  7. Be a good sport applaud all good play
  8. Treat all players as you would like to be treated
  9. Remember that the goals of the game are to have fun, improve your skills and feel good
  10. Co-operate with coaches/managers, team mates, opponents, referees and spectators
  11. Racist abuse will not be tolerated
  12. Communicate with your coach/manager. Demonstrate respect by informing him/her of any absences and/or problems
  13. Players must consistently display high standards of behaviour
  14. Always wear appropriate kit including shin pads
  15. Players should demonstrate a commitment to training

Managers Code of Conduct

Managers must respect the rights, dignity and worth of each and every person and treat equally within the context of the sport.

  1. Managers must put the well being and safety of each play first
  2. Managers must adhere to all guidelines laid down within the constitution, management committee decisions and the rules of the FA
  3. Managers must encourage and guide players to accept responsibility for their own behaviour and performance
  4. Managers must ensure that the activities they direct of advocate are appropriate for the age, maturity, experience and ability of players
  5. Managers should communicate with players (and where appropriate with the parents) exactly what is expected of them and what they are entitled to expect
  6. Managers encourage players to play for fun and enjoyment, winning is only part of the game
  7. Managers must maintain a positive learning environment at all times
  8. Managers must consistently display high standards of behaviour and act as a role model
  9. Racist abuse will not be tolerated, the manager must be responsible for challenging and reporting any such behaviour to the club and FA
  10. Managers have a responsibility for communicating the business of the team and club to the players and parents
Equal Opportunities Policy
  1. The equal opportunity policy of the Club is that the selection, education and assessment of players, and in the selection, training, appraisal and development of players the only consideration must be that the individual meets, or is likely to meet the requirements of the Football Association Rules.
  2. The requirements being met, no player or coach will be discriminated against on the basis of their sex, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality (within current Football Association Rules), disability, age or beliefs on matters such as religion and politics.
  3. The Club is committed to provide a safe learning football environment in which the rights and dignity of all its players are respected, and which is free from discrimination, prejudice, intimidation and all forms of harassment including bullying.
  4. This Policy means that all players and coaches of Drighlington Football Club have the right to train and play football in an environment free from discrimination, prejudice and all forms of harassment or bullying.
  5. Drighlington Football Club is committed to a programme of action to ensure that its policy is implemented and monitored at an organisational and individual level.

Club Constitution

  1. The organisation shall be known as Drighlington Juniors Association Football Club, hereafter referred to as The Club.
  2. The object of the club shall be to promote, through their leisure time activities, the social and physical well-being of its members through the playing of Association Football.
  3. The affairs and property of the club shall be controlled by a body known as The Management Committee.
  4. The Management Committee shall consist of a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and at least one representative from each age group. That being the team manager.
    Members of the management committee will retire annually, but shall be eligible for re-election.
    A quorum shall consist of one third of the members of the management committee. The chairman will have a second or casting vote. The chairman must be a team manager.
  5. The Annual General Meeting of the club shall be held in May or June of each your to receive the annual report and an audited statement of accounts and to elect a management committee.
    At the last management committee meeting before the AGM the committee shall decide upon its recommendations for the posts of team managers for the next forthcoming season which shall be put to the AGM for approval.
    Immediately following the AGM the management committee shall appoint the following officers: - Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Two auditors shall be appointed who need not necessarily be members of the management committee.
    At the first business meeting following the AGM the management committee shall appoint such representatives, as required, from the management committee to other bodies.
  6. Club finds shall be established and maintained by members’ subscriptions, special efforts by the club members and management committee. The management committee shall cause to be kept accounts of all moneys belonging to the club and such accounts shall be audited annually and be presented to the clubs AGM.
    The membership subscription will be annual and will be determined by the management committee.
    The club will require a subscription from all registered players at a rate and frequency determined by the management committee, who have the power to dispense with this requirement at their discretion.
    Club funds will be deposited at the bank of the treasurer’s choice.
    Cheques shall be signed by the treasurer and one other member of the management committee. For this purpose, at the management committee meeting immediately following the AGM, three members of the committee shall be nominated to act with the treasurer.
    The financial year of the club shall terminate on the 1st June every year.
  7. The management committee shall meet at least six times throughout the year on a day to be fixed by the committee, and minutes shall be kept of all meetings.
    Minutes of the meetings of the management committee shall be kept by the Secretary. If approved by the committee at the conclusion of the meeting which they record or at the commencement of the following meeting, they shall be signed by the Chairman. If so signed by the chair, they shall then be conclusive evidence that the meeting which they record was properly convened and that the business and any resolutions in the minutes were agreed to by the committee in the manner expressed.
    The management committee shall decide the methods for achieving the objectives of the club and exercise a general oversight into its activities and shall see that those activities are conducted within the principals and aims of the Junior Football Association.
    The management committee shall have the power to set-up sub-committees to carry out specific functions. The membership of any such sub-committee shall include at least one member of the management committee. The function of the sub-committee shall conform to any limitations which may be imposed on them by the management committee.
    The management committee at its meetings shall receive reports from the sub-committees.
    In the event of grave misconduct or dereliction of duty by any member, the management committee have the power to suspend or expel the member concerned. Any member suspended or expelled by the management committee has the right to appeal, against the decision, to a general meeting of the club.
    All members of the management committee shall hold office from the date of the AGM until the next AGM. Any member of the management committee may resign from the committee by writing to both the secretary and the chairman, and such resignation shall take effect from the date of its receipt by the above. The management committee shall have the power to elect a successor to fill the vacancy until the next AGM.
  8. The management committee may propose alterations to the constitution at a meeting specially convened on the request of 25% of the members of the management committee. At least 21 days notice of such a meeting must be given and the nature of the proposed amendment shall be specified in the notice. Any decision must be supported by at least 2/3 majority of members present at a general meeting convened by the committee for the purpose.
  9. The management committee shall establish standing orders for the conduct of meetings.
  10. The management committee shall formulate rules which will be subject to confirmation by a 2/3 majority of members present at a general meeting convened for that purpose. If the rules are so confirmed, they will become the rules of the club. Amendments to the rules may be made in the manner applicable to amendments of the constitution or in accordance with the rules.
  11. In the event of the club being dissolved, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, there shall remain any property whatsoever, the same shall, (subject to any trusts affecting the same) be transferred to the following local school:
    DRIGHLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL