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A National FA Community Charter Club INTRODUCTION Hethersett
Athletic is a fast growing football club situated in the Norfolk village of
Hethersett, six miles south of the City of Norwich. Hethersett
has a population in excess of 5,000 and in the years 2001 and 2006 was named Norfolk
Village of the Year for villages with populations of over 500 in the annual
competition run by the Eastern Daily Press Newspaper. Hethersett
Athletic Football Club was founded in 1991 as Hethersett Jubilee. It changed its
name in 1995 when it went fully independent (having previously been affiliated
to the Hethersett Jubilee Youth Club). Today
the club provides football for both sexes and all ages from eight to adult. This
development plan is written as an extension of the club's aims which are: "To
encourage and promote the development of football within the community of
Hethersett, with an emphasis on youth teams. "The
club will strive to provide an opportunity for players of both sexes and all
abilities to
participate in football at all age levels. The club will seek to compete at the
highest possible level. "We
will endeavour to facilitate the provision of the best playing amenities and
equipment available to us in line with the growth of sport in Hethersett." The
Development Plan incorporates the following documents - all of which are
available separately and published on the club's web site at
www.hethersettathletic.org.uk. Club Aims
and Mission Statement Club
Constitution Roles of Officers (not defined in Constitution) Club
Codes of Conduct Child
Protection Policy Recruitment
and Retention Policy Equity Policy Mini Soccer Policy Links
with Schools Links with Youth Soccer Staff
Development Programme Development of New Teams Policy Exit Route Policy Managers/Coachers Vetting procedures Overall Support for Sport in Hethersett Policy Business Case for Club Sponsorship Social
Side CLUB AIMS
and MISSION STATEMENT The
aims of Hethersett Athletic Football Club are as follows: "To
encourage and promote the development of football within the community of
Hethersett, with an emphasis on youth teams. "The
club will strive to provide an opportunity for players of both sexes and all
abilities to
participate in football at all age levels. The club will seek to compete at the
highest possible level. "We
will endeavour to facilitate the provision of the best playing amenities and
equipment available to us in line with the growth of sport in Hethersett." We
will achieve the above by: ·
Encouraging
the development of football at all levels with the emphasis on giving priority
to local residents. ·
Achieving
this through a policy of equal opportunity where the best possible facilities
are made available for both sexes, all ages and all abilities. ·
Encouraging
sportsmanship and fair competition and competition at the highest possible
levels. ·
Supporting
the development of football and sport in general throughout the village and
supporting attempts to improve sporting venues and facilities. In addition to the above the club has defined short and long term aims as follows: Short Term Short term aims are designed to be achievable within three years and where possible within one year. The present short term aims of the club are:
Long Term Long Term aims look into the future (10 years plus). The present long term aims are:
The
club is fully affiliated to Norfolk County Football Association The
aims of the club shall be to provide opportunities for local inhabitants of any
age or gender to take part in football activities as required by demand, with
the emphasis on youth teams. The club will seek to compete at the highest
possible level and will endeavour to facilitate the provision of the best
playing amenities and equipment available to us, in line with the growth of
sport in Hethersett. Club
membership shall be open to all inhabitants within the village of Hethersett and
the normal catchment area of the village schools, subject to maximum limits
defined by leagues. Club
officers or team officials shall not actively recruit outside that catchment
area except where insufficient numbers can be attracted from within the
catchment area to honour commitments. Requests for membership from outside the catchment area can be considered on their merits by club officers or team officials. Once granted membership such an applicant will be able to continue membership without further request except for disciplinary reasons. TEAM AFFILIATION To constitute a
team and enjoy all the benefits of club affiliation, a team must meet
the following minimum requirements: a)
Have a management team of a minimum of two and preferably three
or more to cover the managerial, coaching and administration functions. b)
Have at least 1 FA Level 1 qualified coach and all team officials
to be CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checked c)
Provide a budget each season covering income and expenditure by
31st August each year after taking guidance from the
treasurer on pitch fees and other matters. d)
Have a minimum of 1 team representative at every club committee
meeting. e)
Officials from new teams to meet with the club’s head coach,
secretary, referees’ co-ordinator and child welfare officer before the
start of the season in order to help them plan for the season and
understand club rules. All other duties,
responsibilities are included in the other relevant sections such as
duties, finance and voting.
VOTING Each
member will be entitled to one vote at any General Meeting of the club or any
team meeting for which he/she is a member. For
members aged under-16 their vote will be passed to a parent with similar voting
rights. At
closed meetings of the Club committee each elected officer, co-opted member and
team delegate (one per team) is entitled to one vote with the Chairman having an
additional casting vote in the event of a tie. At
meetings of a Team Committee each elected member is entitled to one vote with
the Team Manager having an additional casting vote in the event of a tie.
The following officers shall be elected by majority vote at the Annual General Meeting and shall form the management committee of the club:- Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Marketing Officer, Child Protection Officer, Development Officer and Football Development Officer. The posts may be combined as appropriate. Other posts may be created by a majority vote at an Annual General Meeting. Members may be co-opted onto the Club Committee by majority vote at a Club Committee meeting. A Development committee shall be formed to include the above officers and will also have the power to co-opt additional members where appropriate. A discipline committee shall be formed to include the chair, vice-chair, secretary and one co-opted member to discuss disciplinary matters as outlined in the club's development plan. In addition the club will consider annually appointing an honorary life member. This honour will be bestowed on somebody who has made an outstanding contribution to Hethersett Athletic, to soccer in the village, to sport in the village or to village life. Any club member can nominate a person for honorary life membership and the nomination will be considered by the club's committee before the annual presentation evening. In
addition the management committee has the right to appoint appropriate people
from either within or outside the village as honorary vice-presidents. The
committee shall consist of the elected officers plus the team managers (or
appointed deputy) of each participating team. The
team manager, and other team officials as required, shall be elected annually by
the members of that team. The
club shall hold an Annual General Meeting between June and August each year. All
members shall receive 14 days notice of the Annual General Meeting. Other
meetings shall be on an "as required" basis. Club members (or parents
if members are Under-16) may call a General Meeting subject to a minimum of four
such members notifying the secretary. Committee meetings will be held at regular
intervals throughout the year. The
Chairman shall carry out the following responsibilities:- ·
Be a
figure-head for the Club ·
Attend
official functions as required ·
Call and
chair meetings in line with the constitution The
Vice-Chairman shall carry out the following responsibilities:- ·
Support
other officers as appropriate ·
Deputise
for the chair as required The
Secretary shall carry out the following responsibilities ·
All
correspondence with Football Authorities and Leagues. ·
Arrangements
for facility hire ·
Control
and maintenance of centrally held club equipment ·
Confirmation
of fixtures, results, match cards and forms ·
Arrangements
for Insurance ·
Co-ordination
of press reports as required by team managers ·
Maintenance
of club records and statistics The
Assistant Secretary shall carry out the following responsibilities ·
All
correspondence not specified in the Secretary's responsibilities ·
Arrangements
for and minutes of meetings The
Treasurer shall carry out the following responsibilities ·
Maintenance
of records of all receipts and payments ·
Honouring
all invoices received ·
Preparing
end of year accounts for review at the Annual General Meeting. Team
Managers (or other appointed officials) shall carry out the following
responsibilities:- ·
Honour
fixtures as required by competition organisers ·
Select
players and inform them of arrangements ·
Collect
fees as appropriate, maintain records and pass moneys to the club treasurer on a
regular basis ·
Complete
match cards and pass to club secretary in time for deadlines to be met.
All
funds relating to the club shall be maintained by the club treasurer and bank
accounts opened as appropriate. Funds
raised specifically by individual teams may be earmarked within the accounts to
be at the disposal of those teams at a later date. Bank
mandates shall be maintained to allow cheques and payments to be signed by the
treasurer and any one of the other club officers. All
monies collected by club or team officers must be passed to the Treasurer with
details within 14 days of collection. No
individual team or person may spend over £50 on a single item without the
permission of the club committee or, in an emergency, the permission of club
officers. 10% of money raised by individual fund-raising should go to general club funds. This does not include money raised from subscriptions, match and training fees. Each team should aim to
collect 50% of their subscription income by 30th September
and the second 50% instalment by January 30th. If a team is over
subscribed with players and only takes training or match fees each week
from some members, this can continue provided club membership fees are
paid up front. No team can purchase
items not included in their budget or purchase items if they have
insufficient funds in their individual team records, even if included in
their budget, without the permission of the club committee. In the event of the Club being wound-up the Officers shall ensure that, after payment of all debts of the Club, any surplus assets are transferred only to another Club, a Competition, a County Association or the Football Association, the exact disposal to be agreed at a General Meeting of the Club.
Club
members, officials and parents/supporters must conduct themselves at all times
both on and off the field in a manner which does not bring the club into
disrepute. Anyone failing to do so may be subject to disciplinary action,
including suspension or exclusion, by the club committee. The
club has codes of conduct for players, supporters, officials, managers and
coaches and these must be adhered to at all times. All codes of conduct are
published on the club's web site at www.hethersettathletic.org.uk. A
discipline committee shall be formed to include the senior officers of the club
(chair, vice-chair, secretary) and one other co-opted member to deal with
matters of a disciplinary nature. The committee will have the power to call
players before it and also to impose additional fines and suspensions over and
above those imposed by Norfolk County FA. Players who are adjudged to have a
particularly bad disciplinary record will also be asked to appear before the
committee. Players will be charged a fee of £10 for bookings, made payable
direct to the club. The committee also reserves the right to cancel the registration of
persistent offenders. To do this the discipline committee will make a
recommendation to the full club management committee. CHILD
WELFARE POLICY The club has appointed a Child
Welfare Officer and
adopted the Norfolk County FA child protection policy - copies of which are
available separately. Any
amendments to this constitution shall require the consent of two-thirds of the
members at a General Meeting. Amended
at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 11th November, 1999 Amended
at the Annual General Meeting 17th August, 2000 Amended
at the Annual General Meeting 19th July, 2001 Amended at the Extraordinary General Meeting 11th October, 2001 Amended at the Extraordinary General Meeting 7th February 2002 Amended at the Annual General Meeting 18th July 2002 Amended at the Annual General Meeting 17th July 2003 Amended at the Annual General Meeting 16th July 2007 Amended at the Annual General Meeting 14th July 2008
The Roles of Officers (not defined in the constitution) The roles of officers of the club are detailed in the club constitution. In addition to these the club will also appoint the following officers: Football
Development Officer
The Football Development Officer should be a qualified coach and, in addition to the above, he/she will be responsible for the general development of football within Hethersett Athletic. He/she will also have the remit to organise coaching sessions for players from outside the club. Development Officer This officer will be responsible for Developing Hethersett Athletic off the field of play. He/She will be responsible for:
Marketing Officer This officer will be responsible for the general promotion of Hethersett Athletic Football Club within the community. This will include liaising with the Media and seeking out any other publicity and promotional opportunity in order to further the good name of Hethersett Athletic Football Club. This officer will also be responsible for enhancing the club's reputation both in the local community and the wider community. He/She will work alongside other officers to create and run an official club web site. Volunteer Co-ordinator Officer The functions of this officer are as follows:
Schools' Liaison Officer The functions of this officer are as follows
The club will appoint a sponsorship/commercial manager who will receive a fixed fee for monies that they raise for and on behalf of the club. This fee will be agreed through consultation between the officer and the club's management committee. In addition to the above the club will consider annually appointing an honorary life member. This honour will be bestowed on somebody who has made an outstanding contribution to Hethersett Athletic, to soccer in the village, to sport in the village or to village life. Any club member can nominate a person for honorary life membership and the nominations will be considered by the club's committee before the annual presentation evening. In addition the main committee has the right to appoint appropriate people from either within or outside the village as honorary vice-presidents.
The
management committee of Hethersett Athletic has adopted the following codes of
conduct: ·
Players ·
Spectators
and Supporters ·
Managers,
Coaches and Officials Copies of all codes of conduct will be given to new committee members, new coaches and managers following their vetting by club officials. Any players of club officials who are in contravention of the club's codes of conduct may be asked to appear before the club's discipline committee where fines and/or suspension can be recommended to the club's management committee. The
following
are the club's adopted codes of conduct for players: It is designed to
ensure that the club's reputation is enhanced and that players enjoy their
football. Code
1: All
players will at all times conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike and reasonable
manner. Whilst playing football they will be aware of the fact that they are
representatives of the whole Hethersett Athletic Club and the club expects high
standards of behaviour. Code
2: Bad
behaviour from players will not be tolerated. This includes cheating, time
wasting, verbal abuse, racial abuse, abuse of officials, feigning injury,
kicking the ball away, insulting other players or team-mates and insulting or
abusing the referee. Fighting, spitting, foul language, discouraging fellow
players and threatening behaviour will not be accepted at any time. Any players
guilty of serious breaches of the above will have their club registration
cancelled. This action will be at the discretion of the team manager/coach
and/or club committee. Code
3: Players
are encouraged by the club to always abide by the rules of football, to accept
all decisions however much they may disagree with them, to be honest, to show
consideration for both their own team-mates and the opposition, to show concern
and help injured players and to always be sporting. Code
4: Players
will be expected to look after club equipment at all times. They will also be
expected to help out by putting up nets, corner flags and undertaking other
duties required of them by the manager/coach. Code
5: Players
will be expected to turn up to matches with clean kit and clean football boots.
Failure to do so reflects badly on the individual, the team and the club as a
whole. The managers/coaches will retain the right to drop players who transgress
this code. Remember TAKE A PRIDE IN YOUR APPEARANCE. Code
6 It
is the players' responsibility to turn up for matches on time, to turn up at
meeting points for away games on time and to turn up with the necessary
equipment for the game. Players turning up for matches after the designated time
can be either named as substitute or dropped from the team at the discretion of
the manager/coach. Code
7 It
is the player's responsibility to pay any signing-on fees/match fees as levied
by their individual teams. For Under-16s and younger, this can be through
parents. Failure to do so on time could result in the player being dropped or
excluded from subsequent fixtures until payment has been made in full. Any
players who have difficulty in meeting fees should speak in confidence to either
their team manager/coach or the club treasurer or secretary. Code
8 Players
should accept that the team manager/coach is responsible for selecting the team
and he/she will not enter into any discussion with players regarding this
selection unless he/she chooses to do so. Code
9 Any
player failing to turn up for a match, having been selected and informed of
his/her selection, who does not have an acceptable reason and who has not
contacted the manager/coach before the game will risk not being considered for
the following week's game. Acceptable reasons include injury and illness.
Leaving such a player out will be at the discretion of the manager/coach. Code
10 Players,
whenever possible, are expected to attend training sessions organised by their
team. If unable to do so they should inform their manager/coach as soon as
possible. Code
11 Players
unavailable for selection should inform their team manager/coach as soon as
possible. It is not acceptable to pull out on the day of a game unless this is
through a new injury or illness. Early notice helps managers/coaches with their
arrangements. This
code of conduct was formally adopted by the club committee and ratified by the
club annual meeting on July 19th, 2001.
The
following is the club's adopted codes of conduct for managers/coaches and club
officials: It is designed to ensure that the club's reputation is enhanced and
that everyone enjoys their football. Code
1: Managers,
coaches and club officials will at all times conduct themselves in a
sportsmanlike and reasonable manner. Whilst taking part in matches, they will be
aware of the fact that they are representatives of the whole Hethersett Athletic
Club and the club expects high standards of behaviour. Code
2: Bad
behaviour from coaches/managers and club officials will not be tolerated. This
includes verbal abuse, racial abuse, abuse of match officials or any member of
the opposition. Any manager/coach or club official guilty of serious breaches of
the above will be asked to appear before the club committee and can be relieved
of his/her duties at the discretion of the committee. Code
3: Managers,
coaches and club officials must accept all refereeing decisions. They will be
expected to act in a professional manner and show consideration for both their
own team and the opposition and always to be sporting. Code
4: Managers,
coaches and club officials will be expected to look after club equipment at all
times. The
code of conduct was formally adopted by the annual meeting on July 19th, 2001
The
following is the club's adopted codes of conduct for spectators and supporters:
It is designed to ensure that the club's reputation is enhanced and that
everyone enjoys their football. Code
1: Whilst
attending matches, spectators and supporters are representatives of Hethersett
Athletic Football Club and will be expected at all times to conduct themselves
in a sportsmanlike and reasonable manner. The club expects high standards of
behaviour from all its players, staff, officers and supporters Code
2: Bad
behaviour from spectators representing Hethersett Athletic Football Club will
not be tolerated. This includes verbal and racial abuse, abuse of match
officials and insulting players or officials of either team. Threatening
behaviour will not be tolerated at any time and can result in the offender being
asked to leave the game. Code
3: Spectators
are in particular asked not to abuse match officials or members of the opposing
team. Code
4: Spectators
and Supporters are expected to keep off the field of play during the match
unless they are representing the club in an official capacity such as linesman
or first aid trainer. The
code of conduct was formally adopted by the annual meeting on July 19th, 2001 Please
Note: When Issued separately, the codes of conduct are preceded by the club's
Mission Statement and also the following words: Hethersett
Athletic prides itself on the behaviour of its players, coaches, managers and
supporters. The following codes of conduct are designed to ensure that we
continue to be held in high regard in local football circles and conform to the
club's aims of providing football for all ages and both sexes in a friendly and supportive
environment with the emphasis on teamwork.
Discipline Policy A discipline committee shall be formed to include the senior officers of the club (chair, vice-chair, secretary) and one other co-opted member to deal with matters of a disciplinary nature. The committee will have the power to call players before it and also to impose additional fines and suspensions over and above those imposed by Norfolk County FA, subject to ratification by the club's main management committee. Players who are adjudged to have a particularly bad disciplinary record will also be asked to appear before the committee. The committee also reserves the right to recommend cancellation of the registration of persistent offenders or players in blatant contravention of either club or Norfolk FA rules. To do this the discipline committee will make a recommendation to the full club management committee. Any player suspended or fined by the club will not be allowed to be a club member until their suspension and/or fine has been completed or paid. Players who have their registration cancelled by the club will not be allowed back into membership until they have made a personal appeal to the club management committee who will make a decision on the issue. Any player receiving more than one red card (sending off) or three yellow cards (bookings) during a season whilst playing for Hethersett Athletic will be asked to appear before the Disciplinary Committee. The playing of unregistered players will not be accepted under any circumstances. The manager of any team playing an unregistered player will be asked to attend a club disciplinary hearing. Fines can be imposed on any team knowingly playing unregistered players. The full club committee holds the right to withdraw any of its team from a league. The club secretary will monitor bookings and sendings off and will monitor suspensions and/or fines imposed by Norfolk FA and ensure that players re-imburse the club committee where necessary. All players must adhere fully to league, county FA and club rules. Any player receiving a club fine will be deemed to be suspended from playing for any of the club's teams until the fine has been paid off. Similarly any player receiving a club suspension will be banned from appearing for any club team until the suspension has either been served or cancelled by the club management committee. Any application by a player to pay a fine in instalments must be referred to the club's disciplinary committee who will make recommendations to the main committee. The disciplinary committee of the club will meet as and when necessary. All club players should be made aware of the club's constitution, development plan and codes of conduct, all of which are available on the Internet. Ignorance by players of these will not be accepted as a defence. Managers of all teams will be made aware of the disciplinary record of players on a regular basis. This will include the current state of any fines and/or suspensions.
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY Hethersett
Athletic has adopted the following Child Protection Policy
which is set-out below.
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY 1.
Hethersett Athletic Football Club acknowledges its responsibility
to safeguard the welfare of every child and young person who has been
entrusted to its care and is committed to working to provide a safe
environment for all members. A child or young person is anyone under the
age of 18 engaged in any club football activity. We subscribe to The
Football Association’s Child Protection and Best Practice Policy and
Procedures, Safeguarding Children and Young People in Football (revised
edition 2006) and endorse and adopt the policy statement contained in
that document. 2.
The key principles of The FA Child Protection Policy are that: ·
The child’s welfare is,
and must always be, the paramount consideration ·
All children and young
people have a right to be protected from abuse regardless of their age,
gender, disability, culture, language, racial origin, religious beliefs
or sexual orientation ·
All suspicions and
allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly
and appropriately ·
Working in partnership
with other organisations, children and young people and their parents or
carers is essential. 3.
We acknowledge that every child or young person who plays or
participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and
safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse.
Hethersett Athletic Football Club recognises that this is the
responsibility of every adult involved in our club. 4.
Hethersett Athletic Football Club has a role to play in
safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people by protecting
them from physical, sexual or emotional harm and from neglect or
bullying. It is noted and accepted that The Football Association’s
child protection regulation (see The FA Handbook or FA Safeguarding
Children & Young People in Football appendix 3) applies to everyone
in football whether in a paid or voluntary capacity. This means whether
you are a volunteer, match official, helper on club tours, coach, club
official or medical staff. We endorse and adopt The
FA’s Child Protection and Best Practice Guidelines for recruiting
Volunteers and will: ·
Develop a role profile ·
Request identification
documents ·
As a minimum meet and
chat with the applicant(s) and where possible conduct interviews before
appointing ·
Reserve the right to ask for
two references before appointing if necessary ·
Require an FA CRB Unit
Enhanced Disclosure where appropriate in line with FA guidelines All current Hethersett
Athletic Football Club members with direct access to children and young
people will be required to complete a CRB Enhanced Disclosure via The FA
CRB Unit. If there are concerns regarding the appropriateness of an
individual who is already involved or who has approached us to become
part of Hethersett Athletic Football Club, guidance will be sought from
The Football Association. It is noted and accepted that The FA will
consider the relevance and significance of the information obtained via
The FA CRB Unit Enhanced CRB Disclosure and that all decisions will be
made in the best interests of children and young people. It is accepted that The
FA aims to prevent people with a history of relevant and significant
offending from having contact with children or young people and the
opportunity to influence policies or practice with children or young
people. This is to prevent direct sexual or physical harm to children
and to minimize the risk of ‘grooming’ within football. 5.
Hethersett Athletic Football Club supports The FA’s ‘whistle
blowing’ policy. Any adult or young person with concerns about a
colleague can ‘whistle blow’ by contacting The FA Child Protection
Manager on 0207 745 4771, by writing to The FA Case Manager at The
Football Association, 25 Soho Square, London W1D 4FA or by going direct
to the police, social services or the NSPCC. Hethersett Athletic
Football Club encourages everyone to know about it and utilise it if
necessary. 6.
Hethersett Athletic Football Club has appointed a Club Welfare
Officer (CWO) in line with The FA’s role profile and required
completion of the child protection and best practice workshop. The post
holder will be involved with designated person’s training provided by
The FA. The CWO is the first point of contact for all club members and
parents or guardians regarding concerns for the welfare of any child or
young person. They will liaise directly
with the CFA CPO and will be familiar with the procedures for referring
any concerns. They will also play a proactive role in increasing an
awareness of poor practice and abuse amongst club members. 7.
We acknowledge and endorse The FA’s identification of bullying
as a category of abuse. Bullying of any kind is not acceptable at our
club. If bullying does occur, all players, parents or guardians should
be able to tell and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly.
Incidents need to be reported to the CWO, a member of the committee or,
in cases of serious bullying contact the CFA CPO. 8.
Codes of conduct for players, parents or spectators, officials
and coaches have been implemented by Hethersett Athletic Football Club.
In order to validate these codes of conduct the club has clear sanctions
to deal with any misconduct at club level and acknowledges the
possibility of potential sanctions which may be implemented by leagues
or the CFA in more serious circumstances. All prospective members will
be informed of these codes. 9.
Further advice on child protection/safeguarding children matters
can be obtained from: ·
Hethersett Athletic
Football Club Child Welfare Officer sue.buffin@norfolk-pct.nhs.uk
– 07733 190728 ·
The County Football
Association’s Child Protection Officer raffi.coverdale@norfolkfa.com
– 01603 704050 ·
The Football
Association/NSPCC Child Protection 24-Hour Helpline 0808 800
5000 ·
The FA Child Protection
Team on 0207 745 4649.
RECRUITMENT and RETENTION POLICY The
following policy is within the aims and objectives of the club to ·
Encourage
and promote the development of football within the community ·
Provide
the opportunity for players of both sexes and all ages to play competitive
football ·
To
support and provide the best playing amenities and equipment available. Recruitment It
is club policy to, wherever possible, give priority to players living within the
village of Hethersett or the immediate catchment area which includes Little and
Great Melton and a number of other small villages. Following
this, priority will be given to players living outside the village but who attend
full-time education at schools within Hethersett or the immediate catchment area
i.e Woodside First School, Hethersett Middle School, Hethersett High School,
Hethersett Old Hall School and Little Melton First School. Following
this, priority will be given to players living in immediately surrounding towns
and villages such as Wymondham, Cringleford and Mulbarton. Any
team unable to provide a playing squad under the above criteria will be allowed
to look further afield for players. If insufficient players are available to run
a team, Hethersett Athletic will not rule out the possibility of combining with
another local team in a similar position. It
is not club policy to approach other clubs with the idea of signing players. If
players from outside clubs approach Hethersett Athletic they will be accepted in
line with the above criteria with priority always being given to locally-based
players. Retention
Policy It
is the policy of Hethersett Athletic to encourage local players to join the club
in line with the above criteria. Once a member of Hethersett Athletic, players
are encouraged to play a full part in the life of the club by attending training
and social events. If
a player indicates a wish to leave the club, it will be the duty of the relevant
team manager/coach to establish any reasons for unrest and to report these to
the club's committee. The
club will actively back any player and/or official wishing to take coaching,
first aid or any other football connected qualifications which are likely to
benefit both the individual and the club. It
is hoped that by supporting personal and team development, players will foster a
loyalty to Hethersett Athletic Football Club. Attracting Players The club will actively attempt to attract players under the above criteria by: Liaising on a regular basis with local schools. This will be done by personal contact with staff, posters, information sheets about the club, direct contact with pupils (with the schools permission) and appeals through school newsletters. The club will endeavour to foster good relationships with local schools and to use school facilities wherever and whenever possible. This will include pitches and changing facilities. We will attempt to attract players by undertaking the following.
Members of the club will be responsible for promoting the good name of Hethersett Athletic Football Club wherever and whenever possible. EQUITY POLICYHethersett Athletic has adopted the Football Association's Equity Policy. The club's aims and mission statement includes the following words: "The club will strive to provide an opportunity for players of both sexes to participate in football at all age levels." The club's full Equity Policy is a s follows: Hethersett Athletic Football Club is committed to providing opportunities for everyone to participate in football regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or ability. In order to achieve this Hethersett Athletic will work closely with the community to ensure that the above policy is adopted. This will include contact with youth groups, schools and other interested organisations both within the village and the catchment area as previously outlined. Hethersett Athletic will also study areas of good practice involving sports clubs both locally and nationally with regards to Equity. This will be done through contact with other clubs through the county football association and through contact with other clubs and groups through officers of Hethersett Athletic. Hethersett Athletic Football Club is committed to a policy of equal treatment of all members and requires all members of whatever level or authority, to abide and adhere to this general principle and the requirements of the Codes of Practice issued by the Equal Opportunities Commission and Commission for Racial Equality. Hethersett Athletic will abide by the requirements of the Rac | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||