BUXTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

NEWSLETTER - SEPT 07

WELCOME

Welcome to all players and parents as we start a new season. This year the club is larger than ever with 16 teams (5 girls and 11 boys) which along with our Development Academy for the those just starting out, means we have over 200 young people enjoying the opportunity to play football.

We continue to be a FA accredited charter standard club. This involves having to have an effective management structure for the club, along with policies and procedures for equal opportunities, insurance, training, Heath & Safety, child welfare, to name but a few. All of our managers and coaches have to attend an FA course which lasts for approx 30 hours and it covers football coaching along with other important issues such as child welfare and first-aid. All of this is done to ensure that we are at the forefront of junior football clubs and to provide football for our young people in a safe and constructive way.

After many years as the Club Chairman, Roger Turton has decided it is time for a change and the Club is pleased to announce that Alan Dawson has become the new Chairman. We all wish him well for the future and Roger has now taken the post of Vice Chairman and will be assisting Alan to take the club into the next phase of its development.

Good news, fees will again remain unchanged this season, signing on fee £32 and both training and match fees £2

NEW WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED

The Club has a new website www.buxtonjuniorfc.co.uk

It is designed to be interactive with managers able to input information regarding their team directly on to it. Its early days and do not be too disappointed if your manager has yet to put something on your team page. If you are an IT wizard maybe you could give your manager a little assistance.

If you have a comment or wish to contribute to the site, just do that, as it is your website and we hope that it will become the main source of information for Club members. So have a look and tell us what you think it needs if anything to make it better.

Also on the website on the RULES page is the Club’s codes of conduct for players and supporters. It would be appreciated if you could take a few moments to read them and hopefully we can have a season of football that we can all enjoy.

NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE FUTURE

With a club of over 200 players, FA rules, League rules, legal requirements, finance, future development and many other issues to deal with, the club has to operate as a “small business”

Basically, the demands now placed upon the club has resulted in a change to the management structure in order to address these issues. The new management structure can be seen in full on the website on the RULES page.

This structure is new and we do have vacancies for the following positions, some of which do not require any football knowledge. If you have the attributes and the commitment, then please apply to the Club Secretary: David Green, 2 Dove Ridge, Longnor SK17 0PL, Tel 01298 83170, e-mail dgreen@uwclub.net

Football Director - Responsible for:

All teams and the Development Academy, Representing team views on the management board, Improving coaching and training methods, Charter Standard, Training courses, Recruitment

Coaching Coordinator - Responsible to the Football Director for providing:

A facilitating role to raise coaching standards, Team officials with assistance, either on an individual or group basis, Evaluating external coaching courses, Recommending actions required to raise coaching standards, Liasing with the FA with respect to FA courses, Ensuring all managers attain the Level1 qualification, within 12 months of appointment, Ensuring all managers complete refresher training (first aid & Child Protection) at periods not exceeding 3 years, Ensuring that records of manager qualification are maintained, Ensuring the club retains its status as a Charter club, which includes completing the renewal process at 3 yearly intervals

Events Director - Responsible for and the management of all aspects of club events, e.g.

Interclub, Otters Cup, Presentation Event

Communications Director -Responsible for:

Internal communications, Newsletter, Website, Publicity, Minute secretariat

Publicity Officer - Responsible to the Communications Director for:

Promoting the Club within the community, Advertising club events, where appropriate, Gaining press coverage for club events, Assisting and encouraging team managers to produce match reports for the local press, Monitoring the media coverage by other local sports organisations, Assisting the webmaster to maximise publicity for the Club via the website, Promoting the Club via other media e.g. radio and football websites, Publication of a Club Newsletter.

Facilities Director - Responsible for:

Pitches and changing facilities, Availability of current and future facility requirements, Allocation of pitches and training venues to teams, Liaison with facility providers and contract/lease arrangements.

The club has approx 500 parents and we have just 6 vacancies so if you want to help take the Club forward or require further detail contact the Club Secretary