Guide to Setting Up Your U7's Football Team at Peacehaven & Telscombe FC - September 2022
This guide is designed to assist new managers in establishing their first children's football team at Peacehaven & Telscombe FC. It covers player registration, safety protocols, required courses, training tips, and more, emphasizing the Football for All Policy. Detailed information on tasks, responsibilities, and necessary steps is provided to ensure a successful start in team management.
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Guide to setting up your u7s Guide to setting up your u7 s football team football team Peacehaven & Telscombe FC September 2022
Purpose of this guide Purpose of this guide This guide has been created to help managers who are new to the club to set up their first children s football team at Peacehaven & Telscombe FC. Taking on the management, coaching and administration of a football team involves much more than just talking football with the boys and girls. So this guide will help you get started with the wide range of tasks you ll need to fulfil and also explain the Football for All Policy you ll need to adopt into your team set up
Players Players Each year the club requires parents to complete health questionnaires and the signing-on form. Once you have these for each player you ll need each player registered on the Whole Game system each season. Appendix 1 provides a guide showing how to use the Whole Game System to register players. Players in your u7 s team need to be in Year 2 of primary school (born between 1stSept 31stAug). Football at this age is mixed, meaning girls and boys play and train together. We are a Football for All club. Please read the Anti-Discrimination Youth Policy in Appendix 2. Ensuring the safety of players is the most important aspect of managing the team. If you are made aware of medical conditions of players please take the time to have a conversation with the parents/guardians to fully understand the condition, symptoms and how to treat them should it be required. Support and guidance on this makes up a significant section of the Introduction to Coaching Course you will need to complete ahead of starting your own team. (See slide 4).
Courses, First Aid and DBS Checks Courses, First Aid and DBS Checks All Managers are required: FA Playmaker Course Induction to Coaching (includes first aid and safeguarding) Have a valid FA DBS Police check All Coaches are required: Safeguarding Course Have a valid FA DBS Police check Appendix 3 provides the details of how you access and complete these courses, DBS checks and claim the costs back from the club.
Training Training Each season at the monthly Youth Managers meeting the location for each teams training area is discussed and agreed. Typically the u7s train at the south end of the youth pitches, by Gladys Avenue/Arundel Road. This is also where you will play your home matches. Map below: Training ideas: Space Task Equipment People The STEP approach to training: Sources of ideas: FA Sessions | England Football Learning Twitter @Keepitonthedeck @Wannateachpe @Socdrillsonline Facebook Coaching Youth Soccer Grassroots Coaching Drills Soccer practices, drills and games Remember in the STEP principles - you need to ensure you target the training drills to the age and ability of your players.
Matches Matches - - League League Away Home The fixtures secretary will inform you of the time and location of the match in the week leading up to the game. You ll need to ensure the players parents are aware ahead of time so they can plan their travel arrangements. The league will inform you of your fixtures shortly before the season starts. The Fixtures Secretary will contact you in the week leading up to the match to arrange booking the pitch for the match. There are more than one team using each pitch so you ll need to work with other Managers to ensure fairness in the allocation of fixture timings across the season. The Fixtures Secretary will inform the opposition of time to arrive and pitch location. You ll need to arrive approximately 30 minutes before your players are due to arrive to set up the goals, respect barrier and corner flags so the pitch is ready for when your players and the opposition arrive. You will also be responsible for organising a referee for the fixture. Either a players parents or a Coach can do this, or you can ask other PTFC volunteer Managers from older aged sides if they have a child you will referee. We have some trained child referees who can be used, but a small payment will need to be made to them for their time. Tips: You ll need to text the league the result of each game u7 s football is 5-a-side with 4 x 10 minutes quarters Spond or Hejaare very good app s for communicating fixtures & training to parents who can accept or decline attendance and allow you to time to plan for fixtures & training Always meet and greet the opposition Managers when they arrive, show them where the facilities are and where you have set up their area by the match pitch
Matches Matches - - Friendlies Friendlies Away Home Contact the Fixtures Secretary to inform them of the match, opposition and date of the match. Contact the Fixtures Secretary to book a pitch. You will need to arrive ahead of the kick off time to set up the goals, respect barrier and corner flags so its ready for when your players and the other team arrive. Separately, provide the players parents advanced notice of the time and location of the match in the week leading up to the game. You will also be responsible for organising a referee for the fixture. Either a players parents or a Coach can do this, or you can ask other PTFC volunteer Managers from older aged sides if they have a child you will referee. We have some trained child referees who can be used, but a small payment will need to be made to them for their time.
Equipment What will provide you: Balls First Aid Kit Poles Bibs There is a communal lock up onsite where training equipment are available on a first come first served basis.
Parents & Communication Parents & Communication Clear communication with the players parents is very important. It helps explain your Manager decisions, gains their buy-in and helps retain players. Sometimes you ll have difficult messages to pass to parents (ie, if their child is not picked for a game) and its best to be open and honest with them. As a Football For All club each child should be given similar game time, especially in the younger years, and explaining your plan for the next few weeks or even the whole season will help resolve any concerns the parents may have. If a parent has a complaint regarding your management of the team, their first point of contact is you as the Manager of the team. If this fails to resolve the issue, it then needs to be escalated to the Youth Vice-Chair. If that fails to result in a resolution then the final stage of the complaint is for the parents to raise their complaint with the Youth Chair. Helpful tips: Generate great team and parent engagement through fundraiser events which can go towards the cost of the players training kits, equipment etc. You can book the clubhouse via the Club Chair to host activities like this. It helps build team spirit and you can use it to communicate messages to the parents directly. Also end of season team awards and celebrations events are a great way to maintain this parent engagement. Talking to parents (not just the players) on matchdays goes a long way too. Also promoting attending the PTFC first team matches and the school holiday football academies the club provide is great for the kids and club!
Sponsorship Sponsorship The club provides the first team kit as part of the signing on fee for the players. This includes a home football shirt, shorts and socks. All other training and match day kit comes at costs to the team itself. Sponsorship helps cover the costs of this and equipment. Sponsors can get their company name on training kits, training raincoats, Manager/Coaching clothing, kits bags etc. You will need to source this yourself through any contacts you have. PTFC use Macron for all our training and matchday clothing. To understand the costs of extra football clothing in addition to the home football kits please contact Macron on either 01424 852225 or email hastings@macronstore.com
Club Contacts Club Contacts As of July 2022 for 2022/23 season: Club Club Chair Sue Norwood xxxxxxxxxxxxx Club Vice Chair Mike Bradbury 07772724204 Youth Youth Chair James Smeaton 07803011291 Vice Chair Competitive Josh Baldey 07920097117 Vice Chair Non-Competitive Rob Quayle 07443583066 Vice Chair Girls Adam Jones 07866566228 Secretary Sue Knevett 07767400055 Treasurer Sean Plummer 07879256095 Welfare Officer Vicky Phillips 07951878939 Chartered Standard Officer Mike Bradbury 07772724204 Club Medical Officer Kim Eaton 07870199943 Fixture Secretary Competitive Sam Smeaton 07977845143 Fixture Secretary Non-Competitive Helen Collier 07710485697
Summary Summary Taking on managing or coaching a team comes with much more responsibility than knowing how to talk tactics. Creating and developing your own players and team is very rewarding. Contributing towards the wider football club is also beneficial to you, the club and our town. Everyone at the club wants you to succeed so please make sure you ask friends at the club for advice and help where ever necessary.
Appendix 1 Appendix 1 How to register players on the Whole Game System How to register players on the Whole Game System
Appendix 2 Appendix 2 Anti Anti- -Discrimination Policy Discrimination Policy This is the Anti-Discrimination Policy for our clubs youth section, which focuses on Football for All. This can be found on the club website if parents or players wish to read it.
Appendix 3 Appendix 3 Managers & Coaches Registrations and Renewals Managers & Coaches Registrations and Renewals https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zwk8r4jeLmyCqdd_R NN5lTkDdY_lTtUeb9M0dqKsGE/edit
