Foxhall Juniors Football Club
Club Constitution
1. NAME:
The Club shall be called Foxhall
Juniors Football Club, hereinafter referred to as the Club.
2. OBJECTIVES:
a) To provide
Association Football for boys and girls aged up to 16 years old.
b) To promote and
maintain friendly and social activities for Club members
and others connected with
the Club.
3. MEMBERSHIP:
a) Membership is open to any boy upon payment of a subscription and
includes their parents/guardians.
b) Associate membership is open to any person upon
application to the
Management Committee. Applications to be sponsored by a parent
member.
A subscription is payable.
4. MANAGEMENT:
The Club shall be managed by a committee, which shall be called the
Executive Management Committee, which shall comprise:
a) Chairman
b) Vice-
c) Secretary
d) Treasurer
e) Financial Administrator
The
Officers and members of the Management Committee shall be elected at the A.G.M.
Each
Officer will serve for two years and will be elected on alternate years thus: (a,
c, e,) (b, d,)
Team managers and assistant mangers shall be elected annually. The
Management Committee will meet once per calendar month or as deemed necessary.
5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
The A.G.M. will take place within eight weeks of the close
of the Football
League season.
TheExecutive Management Committee will set the date
of the A.G.M. Twenty-
The
Treasurer will present a full and audited statement of the Club finances.
6. EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING:
An E.G.M. will be called by the Secretary twenty-
7. CHAIRMAN:
The members will elect at the A.G.M. a Chairman who will preside over
Club
affairs. The President shall serve for a two-
8. VICE CHAIRMAN:
The Vice Chairman will be elected annually at the A.G.M. from nominated
persons who have given long and valuable service to the Club.
9. ALTERATIONS AND AMENDMENTS:
Alterations and amendments to the constitution or rules
shall only be made at the A.G.M. Notice of proposed alterations or amendments to
be considered at the A.G.M. shall be submitted to the Secretary no later than thirty
days prior to the date of the A.G.M. and such proposals will be published with notice
of the A.G.M.
10. DISBANDMENT OF THE CLUB:
In the event of the Club being disbanded the Secretary
will call a Special General Meeting in order to discuss the disbandment of Club funds
and property. Fourteen days notice to be given of any such meeting. The Club funds
and assets to be left in the care of the Foxhall Junior Club Trustees which would
be appointed at the said meeting as Trustees. In the event of the Club wishing to
restart, the Trustees shall only release the funds and assets after consultation
with members and Officers of the previous Club’s Executive Management Committee.
11. FINANCE:
No Officer or member of the Executive Management Committee shall act
as auditor.Official receipts for all monies received shall be signed by the treasurer.
The Executive Management Committee shall authorise cheques to be signed by at least
two from three of its Officers, one of which must be the Treasurer the other one
being any one from either the Chairman or the Vice Chairman.
12. SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Subscriptions will be payable annually and will be fixed at the
A.G.M.
13. RULES AND REGULATIONS:
The Club shall have the status of an Affiliated Member
Club of the Football Association by virtue of its affiliation to/membership of the
Football Association. The Rules and Regulations of the Football Association Limited
and
parent County Association and any league or competition to which the club is affiliated
for the time being shall be deemed to be incorporated into the club rules. The club
will also abide by the Football Association's Child Protection Policies and Procedures,
Codes of Conduct and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-
CLUB
RULES:
1. COLOURS:
The Club colours will be Emerald Green & White Hoops.
2. TEAMS:
A manager and an assistant will manage each team.
3. MANAGERS:
The manager and assistant will be over eighteen years of age. In the
event of a manager resigning he or she shall be held responsible for all assets and
monies held in the name of the team.
4. PLAYERS:
a) Each player will be a paid up member of the Club. In the event of misconduct
of a player whilst representing the Club they shall be liable to such action as deemed
necessary by their manager and/or the Executive Management Committee.
b) All players
will have to play at there own age group and will not be allowed to register for
an age group other than that of their own.
5. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:
The Property and assets of the Club shall be vested
in the Committee. Minutes shall be kept and approved by the Committee.
A quorum for
meetings shall be five members. The Committee shall have full authority for the enforcement
of all Club rules. The Committee shall have the power to suspend or expel any member
deemed
guilty of conduct prejudicial to the good name of the Club. The Committee shall have
the power to appoint such sub-
sub-
the power to fill
such vacancies as may arise in its constitution. If a Committee member is unable
to attend a meeting, due notice must be given to the Secretary. Any Committee member
who does not attend two consecutive Committee meetings without reason shall be called
before the Committee to explain him
or herself and the Committee shall have the power
to take any action deemed necessary.
CHAIRMAN:
Shall chair the meetings of the Management Committee. He or she will be
responsible for initiating or assisting as required in the furtherance of the Club.
He or she shall have the casting vote when votes counted are evenly split.
VICE CHAIRMAN:
Will act as Chairman during the absence of the Chairman.
SECRETARY:
Will be responsible for the administration of the Club.
TREASURER:
To be
responsible for the accounts and finances of the Club and to keep suchbank accounts
as required by the Executive Management Committee and to present an audited balance
of the accounts at the AGM. To supply to any person having reasonable cause any statement
of account as required by the rules of that person's organisation with which the
Club is registered. To ensure that all the Club assets are covered by the necessary
insurance and that the Club is insured for public liability.
The following posts will not be deemed members of the Executive Management Committee:
MINUTES SECRETARY:
To be responsible for taking of minutes of all Management Committee
meetings
and the keeping of minutes record. Distribute minutes to Committee
members.
CLUB CHILP
PROTECTION OFFICER
To co-
6. RESIGNATIONS:
Should at any time during their period of office an Officer of the
Club resign, that position will be filled by that Officer’s deputy or any other Officer
agreed by the Committee for the remainder of the resignee's term of office. A coopted
person agreed by the Committee will fill any vacancy remaining. This includes team
managers and assistants.
7. EQUIPMENT:
All purchases of equipment will be at the discretion of the Committee
and in the case of negotiated sponsorship the kit may be selected and purchased by
the team manager with the agreement of the sponsor and Committee. The sponsor paying
such monies to the treasurer for settlement of account. The Secretary will keep a
list of all Club equipment.
8. FINANCE:
All accounts and invoices received on behalf of the Club will be passed
to the Treasurer for payment. All monies received by the Treasurer will be paid into
the appropriate account. Team managers must supply a balance sheet/receipts to the
Treasurer for all sundry income and expenditure applicable to their team before the
monthly meeting
9. SPONSORSHIP:
It will be the responsibility of the team manager
or person or persons appointed by the manager to seek sponsorship for that particular
team for the the purchasing of team kit etc etc
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CODE OF CONDUCT
COACHES WILL ENDEAVOUR TO:
* Provide training and coaching in accordance with rules and guidance from the Football
Association.
* Provide an enviroment for training and competitive matches that are
safe.
* As Individuals, provide enthusiasm, integrity, persistance and patience.
*
Set and demand good standards from players, especially regarding attitude to other
players.
* Be punctual, reliable, available and helpful
* Provide an atmosphere for
learning that is informative, fun and friendly
PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO:
* Respect the opposition, team-
* Show attention and
enthusiasm.
* Practice techniques at home, outside of structured training sessions.
*
Avoid intimidation, direct aggression, verbal abuse and disagreements with officials
or anyone in authority.
* Demonstrate fair play towards players, parents and officials
of Foxhall FC and to opposition at all times.
* Work hard and have fun.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE ASKED TO:
* Support players by being punctual before and after training, competetive matches,
events and tournaments.
* Reward good play by either own or opposition players.
* Encourage
fair play towards players, parents and Foxhall officials, particularly on the touchline
during matches.
* Support and agree with managers and coaches in all aspects of training
and team selection.
* Approach managers or club officials with goodwill, patience
and in a friendly manner if concerned or disagree with any aspect of training or
match play.
* Support all club functions.
* Be good ambassadors for the league, club
and youth football.
* Be liable for any fines received from the Leagues Governing
Body, failure to honour this motion could result in said player registration being
withdrawn. All fines to paid within fourteen days of receipt.
EQUITY POLICY STATEMENT
This club is committed to ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges and adopts the following definition of sports equity:
Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of sport to ensure it becomes equally accessible to everyone in society.
The club respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender , race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
The club is commited to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an enviroment free from threat of intimidation, harassment and abuse.
All club members have a responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour and promote equality of opportunity. The club will deal with any incidence of disriminatory behaviour seriously, according to club disciplinary procedures.
FOXHALL CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
Child Protection Officer: Jane Stinger
Tel: 01253 345540 Mob: 07760494180
E-
As a club we will be adhering to the FA Child Protection Policy, If anyone wishes to view the policy it is available from www.thefa.com/TheFA/GOALChildprotection or ask a member of the coaching staff for a copy.
Foxhall Football Club agrees with the FA's policy's opinion that " every child and young person who plays football should be able to participate in an enjoyable and safe enviroment and be protected from abuse. This is the responsibility of every adult involved in football"
The key principles are:
- The child's welfare is, and must always be the paramount consideration.
- All child and youn people have the right to be protected from abuse regardless og their age, gender, disability, culture , language, racial origin, religious beliefs or sexual identity.
- All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
Working in partnership with children and young children and parents/carers is essential.
Any concerns about a child's welfare should be addressed to the Child Protection Officer on the above telephone numbers.
