The FA Charter Standard League Programme
League Development Plan Template
The FA Charter Standard League Programme
League Development Plan Template
League Name
Leicester & District Sunday Juniors Football League - HL 00017
League Secretary
(name and contact details)
Mr Nigel Garner
79 Main Street
Bushby
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 9PL
Charter Standard League Coordinator
(name and contact details)
Mr Mike Hale
86 Knightthorpe Road
Loughborough
Leicestestershire
LE11 4JT
League Welfare Officer
(name and contact details)
Mr Nigel Garner
79 Main Street
Bushby
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 9PL
Seasons Covered by Plan
Season 2010-11
Season 2011-12
Season 2012-13
Growth and Retention
Increasing and sustaining participation
This section identifies how the league plans to retain and grow provision and develop flexible league formats that will support
existing players, and introduce new male, female and players with a disability and from diverse communities into football.
Number of teams (divisions) currently
Target number of teams (divisions) for
the period of the plan
Overall change in numbers of teams
+/-
Mini-soccer teams
N/A
N/A
N/A
Youth Male small sided
(including 9-a-side)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Youth Male 11-a-side teams
179 teams
182
+4 (Teams seem to be decreasing year on year.
Possibly due to birth rates year on year. Monitor
National birth statistics.
Youth Female small sided
(including 9-a-side)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Youth Female 11-a-side teams
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adult Male small sided teams
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adult Male 11-a-side teams
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adult Female small sided teams
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adult Female 11-a-side teams
N/A
N/A
N/A
Male Disability (Youth & Adults)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Female Disability (Youth & Adults)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total number
179
N/A
N/A
Growth and Retention - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Start
Mini Soccer
N/A
N/A
Youth Male Small Sided
N/A
N/A
Youth Male 11-a Sided
Senior Football Development Officer
June 2010
Work with Leicestershire and Rutland CFA to develop new teams to
enter the League. Focusing on U13's, U14's and U15's age groups.
League will inform the Senior Football Development Officer with
information related to increase and decrease of teams participation.
CS League Co-ordinator
League Committee
League Welfare Officer
Cost
N/A
N/A
Support existing FA Charter Standard Community Clubs to develop
new teams.
Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
How representative is the league of your local community? (e.g women, disabled
people, ethnic minorities, emerging communities etc?)
How could you attract people from under-represented groups into your league?
(e.g women, disabled people, ethnic minorities, emerging communities etc? )
What challenges do you face in maintaining the number of teams in your league
and what can you do to address these?
What links do you have with other Charter Standard leagues in your area to enable
quality progression routes for players and how could you improve these?
What potential do you have to expand and grow the league and what would need
to happen for you to do this?
What partnerships do you need to establish to increase participation and how will
you develop these?
Growth and Retention - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Youth Female Small Sided
Responsibility
Start
Cost
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Youth Female 11-a side
N/A
Adult Male Small sided
N/A
Adult Male 11 a side
N/A
Growth and Retention - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Adult Female Small Sided
Responsibility
Start
Cost
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Adult Female 11-a side
N/A
Male Disability Youth and Adult
N/A
Female Disability Youth and Adult
N/A
Raising Standards
and addressing behaviour
creating a safe and positive environment
This section identifies ways in which the league can create a fun and safe environment for everyone involved
in its structure. This includes how the league will raise standards of behaviour and ensure a safe and positive
environment for children and vulnerable adults.
Charter Standard League Criteria
Current position
Target for the period of the plan
Percentage of teams with Charter Standard
66%
100%
The league actively promotes the Respect
Programme through implementation of:
League signed up to RESPECT programme - September 2008
League to continue to actively promote the RESPECT
Programme.
• The Respect Codes of Conduct
• Designated Spectator Area for games
• Captains taking more responsibility for the
behaviour of the players
• Referee managing the game
Equality and Safeguarding Children policies
and procedures
Leicester & District Sunday Juniors FL was rewarded the CFA
Respect Youth League for 2010.
Promotes Respect Information on News Letter and on Fulltime.
Collected data of which Designated Spectators' Barriers each
club uses.
League officials and CFA CS Committee Members to attend
match day visits and complete an Observation Match Day Visit
Form
Leicester & District Sunday Juniors FL uses
the FA policy and directs its teams to the FA
website to view and download the policies to
ensure correct procedures are used in youth
football.
All teams within the League have signed up to FA Respect
Programme.
Distribute RESPECT club packs to member clubs
Ensure all League teams have Spectator Barriers in place on
match days.
League included a new Respect Rule to the constitution See attached League handbook 2010-11
League adopted the FA Standard Equality and
Safeguarding Children Policies. Policies to be
distributed to all League teams as and when
teams requests these.
To be included in next season's League
Handbook
Youth League Welfare Officer
Welfare Officer (Nigel Garner) appointed and
present to all League Meetings
NG will continue to attend Welfare Officers training as
and when required by the County FA Welfare Officer.
NG to attend League Meetings
NG to attend CFA Youth Committee Meetings
NG to meet with SFDO to continue with developing the
Respect Programme within the League Create a pool of Respect Ambassadors - One Respect
Marshall within each football team to support the League
and the CFA on match days
Raising Standards and addressing behaviour - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Start
Cost
Monitor and Evaluate team's behaviour and discipline on and
off the field of play.
League Committee
- To review data and take appropriate
action against club/team if appropriate
October 2010
None
The CS League Co-ordinator will work with the Senior Football Senior Football Development Officer + October 2010
Development Officer to ensure The FA Charter Standard
League CS Co-ordinator
Clubs criteria is met / adhered to, by all Charter Standard
League Welfare Officer
Clubs involved in the Charter Standard League. Support
those clubs who will be working towards the status
Charter Standard Committee members,
Work with County FA Charter Standard Committee to
Charter Standard League Coordinator,
Monitor / Observe league matches.
League Committee members
Clubs and teams
Support the SFDO with feedback on Clubs and teams going
through the FA CS Club Annual Health Checks (commencing
in September 2010)
None
- Liaise with Football Operations Team via Senior Football
Development Officer.
-Review data (discipline reports / disciplinary Points)
CFA Football Operations Team
- To report discipline data to Senior
Football Development Officer
- Analyse trends in discipline within teams by looking into club
offence history records
Senior Football Development Office to
feed data to League
Raising Standards - Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
How are you engaging young people in developing their own codes of conduct?
How do you deal with complaints and what could you do to improve in this area?
How do you deal with allegations of abuse and discrimination and what could you
do to improve in this area?
What links does your League Welfare Officer have with participating team Club
Welfare Officers to share best practice and ensure adherence to codes of conduct?
What can the league do to improve standards of discipline and behaviour in
the league?
Raising Standards and addressing behaviour - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Start
Cost
Respective League Representatives to attend Leicestershire
& Rutland County FA Committees
- CFA Development Committee
- CFA Youth Committee
- CFA Youth Sub Group
- CFA CS Committee
- CFA Rep Team Committee
- CFA Competitions Committee
- CFA Discipline Committee
Leicestershire and Rutland County FA
- SFDO to inform league of meetings
October 2010
None
October 2010
None
October 2010
N/A
Monitor and evaluate FA RESPECT Programme key areas
- Codes of Conduct
- Captains responsibility (were applicable)
- Refereeing / Managing the game (attended Respect
Referees Workshop)
- Designated Spectators' Area
League CS Co-ordinator
League Committee
- Selected League members to attend
the meetings.
League RESPECT Lead Officer
SFDO
- Attend Match Day Visits - Complete Reports
- Follow up on Commission Reports / CFA Correspondence
- Awareness of updates to the FA Respect programme
Formalise a form to identify which Designated Spectators
Areas are being used across the clubs.
League RESPECT Lead Officer
SFDO
- Clubs to report back to the League should a team fail to
adhere to the League Ruling
- Through the Leicester City FC Respect Ticket Scheme
identify worthy team as winners to receive 10 FREE ticket
vouchers to watch Leicester City FC match games.
SFDO to identify the game and support
League Committee
worth £170
Better Players
developing better players with a focus on the
5-11 age group
This section outlines how the league will support every player to reach his/her potential – and in particular
support the development of skills at a younger age. The 5-11 year old age group is absolutely crucial to
embedding basic skills, enhancing enjoyment of the game, developing healthy lifestyles and creating a new
generation of talented players.
Charter Standard League Criteria
Current position
Target for the period of the plan
Work with the Leicestershire 9 v 9 Youth
League to develop a 9 v 9 format for U13's
teams who may fold if there is a lack of
sufficient players to play a full season.
Sign post teams with less then 14 players to
the Leicestershire Youth 9 v 9 FL.
1 x U13's Division for season 2010/11
Size of divisions not to exceed 12 teams
(from 09/10 season)
League currently has 3 Age Groups - U13's 6 Divisions, U14's - 5 Divisions, U15's - 6
Divisions. None exceed 12 teams per
Division
Ongoing commitment to the present structure.
Working with the CFA Youth Committee in
terms of developing a better pathway to youth
players.
No league tables at U7,U8 age groups
N/A
N/A
Encouraging the provision of flexible format festivals
N/A
N/A
Access given to Leicestershire & Rutland
County FA Coach Education and FA Charter
Standard In-service Training Programme via
Website, SFDO, E-News
SFDO to update League with latest Coach
Education information and Courses at CFA
Youth Committee Meetings; e-mail, and other
correspondence
Youth leagues
Use of small-sided football formats
Youth leagues and Adult Leagues
Coach education programme
Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
Have you considered the structure, timing and rules of your league; do these contribute to the development of players?
BETTER PLAYERS - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Distribute copies of County FA Coach Education Programme to all
member clubs / teams
Share information on Coach Education Courses on League News
Letter
Responsibility (Who will lead?) (Consider
what support you would like from the CFA)
Start
Cost
CS League Co-ordinator working with
October 2010
SFDO
- Help distribute Programme at League
Handbook Evenings
None
CS League Co-ordinator
- To distribute programme
None
Invite Senior Football Development Officer to attend League
Meetings to deliver specific updates or projects related to Coach or
Player Pathway.
Give member clubs / teams access to the Leicestershire &
Rutland CFA Charter Standard Club In-Service Training
Programme. - Club coaches to attend In-Service Workshops
to enhance their coaching styles and knowledge.
Invite Senior Football Development Officer to attend League
meetings to deliver specific presentations related to better
players. Will include presentations / handouts
SFDO
- To present to League Clubs at
selected League Meetings
League Clubs
- To attend In-Service Training
workshops throughout the year
October 2010
BETTER PLAYERS - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility (Who will lead?) (Consider
what support you would like from the CFA)
Start
Cost
RUNNING THE GAME
Leading and governing the game efficiently
This section focuses on the identification of ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how the
league is run.
Charter Standard League Criteria
Current position
Target for the period of the plan
League is sanctioned by the FA/CFA
Leicester & District Sunday Juniors FL is
sanctioned and affiliated by Leicestershire &
Rutland County FA - June 2010
League is signed up to The FA Standard Code
of Rules
LDSJ FL is signed up to FA Standard Code of LDSJ FL to continue to use Standard Code of
Rules
Rules.
Charter Standard League agenda item at
league meetings
Item on League Agenda - Plan in progress.
Clubs aware of the League's intentions
LDSJ FL to continue to be sanctioned and
affiliated by Leicestershire & Rutland County
FA
FA Charter Standard item on League Agenda
as and when required
League Meetings held every month - 8
meeting in any one season
Youth League Welfare Officer and League
Coordinator sit on the league committee
LDSJ FL Welfare Officer and League
League Welfare Officer (NG) and League
Coordinator both sit on the League Committee Coordinator (MH) both continue to attend
League Committee Meetings.
League uses a web based administration system for
results, tables and fixtures
LDSJ FL has completed the transition to using League Officials/ Secretary to maintain using
Full Time website.
Full-Time to manage league fixtures and
5 x League Delegates attended Full Time
various reports.
Training Workshop delivered by FA Staff on
the 19th July 2010
Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
How representative of the local community are the people involved in running the league? (e.g women, disabled people, ethnic minorities, emerging communities etc?
RUNNING THE GAME - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility (Who will lead?) (Consider
what support you would like from the CFA)
Start
Cost
Ensure LDSJ FL has officials who are committed to running the
League to a high quality standard.
League Chairman
Secretary
CS League Coordinator
October 2010
None
League Secretary
October 2010
None
League Secretary
October 2010
None
October 2010
None
October 2010
None
- Ensure League Officials are role models to member clubs / teams.
- Ensure League Officials attend League Meetings for input and
updates
Continue to affiliate to the Leicestershire and Rutland County
FA.
Adhere to deadlines / criteria set by the FA - Yearly League
Affiliations
Continue with LDSJ FL Rules updated with the most up to
date set of FA Standard Code of Rules
Rules and Sanctions Officer / Group at
the CFA
Ensure that there is an FA Charter Standard League item by monthly at
monthly League Meeting Agenda. Items to include
- Benefits package
- Welfare
- Review of Development Plan
- In-service training
- Respect Ticket Vouchers
- Bursaries to CS Clubs
League Secretary
Seek advise for Full Time training from County FA - website
updates
League Secretary
SFDO to advise league secretary.
League Referees' Secretary
CFA to send updates to League Secretary
Operations Manager County FA - to
support with training
Workforce Development
recruiting and supporting a skilled and diverse
football workforce
This section looks at how the league will recruit, train and develop the workforce that will support the
administration, development and promotion of the league.
Charter Standard League Criteria
Current position
Target for the period of the plan for the period of th
Volunteer Charter Standard League Coordinator
LDSJ FL has a named volunteer workforce of:-
League will continue to have an appointed
volunteer workforce
- President - Mr A Marsden
Vice Presidents - B. Timson, K.Eggleston, J.M. Hale, L Brierley &
J.Meany
Chairman - Mr M Hale
Vice Chairman - Mr A Marsden
Charter Standard Coordinator - Mike Hale
League Secretary - Nigel Garner
League Welfare Officer and CRB Verifier Mr N Garner
League Respect Officer - Mr M Hale
Treasurer Referee Officer - Alan Markely
League Delegates - x 3 volunteers
League provides a minimum of 3 CPD opportunities
per season
League to continue seeking for committed
volunteers to help with the smooth running of
the League to facilitate affiliated football for
youth players to its member clubs / teams
LDSJ FL provides support to its volunteers Learning from others, sharing good practices
by using examples from personal careers.
League to work with County FA to provide
CPD events each season to be part of the
League Volunteer Development Programme.
- Work with SFDO to find opportunities to
support the personal development of League
Officials. (as and when required)
Some CPD will be provided in conjunction
with LRCFA Running the Game workshops,
CFA Youth Committee and the FA Charter
Standard In-Service workshops.
Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
How can you raise standards in officiating, coaching and administration by making rule changes which force clubs to comply?
Workforce Development - How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility (Who will lead?) (Consider
what support you would like from the CFA)
Start
Cost
Provide opportunity for CPD events linked with Leicestershire and Rutland CFA
Coaches Association and Charter Standard In Service training programme.
League Committee
CS League Co-ordinator
SFDO
October 2010
None
October 2010
None
June 2010
None
Provide opportunities for each league club to attend 3 CPD events each season.
- Equality Workshop
- FA Respect and Discipline Monitoring
- Welfare Officer Workshop
- CFA Practical Coaching Sessions
SFDO
Raise awareness of the Club Ambassador Role to support the League Committee
FA Respect Programme within the County
CS League Co-ordinator
- Support with the deployment of Club Respect Ambassador / SFDO
Marshall at match days
LDSJ FL to make sure current and future league workforce
have all necessary positions filled and workforce have attend
correct workshops and courses.
- Recruit new League Officials as and when necessary
League Committee
CS League Co-ordinator
SFDO
Facility Development
improving the quality and access to facilities
This section identifies the facilities required by the league to sustain and increase
participation.
How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Start
Cost
If Clubs do not have Goalpost that meet the correct standard. Sign
post them to the Football Foundation Goal Post Safety Scheme as
and when the Foundation re-opens the scheme
League Committee / Secretary
CS League Co-ordinator
SFDO
October 2010
None
October 2010
None
October 2010
None
Direct Clubs/Teams to M.Harrod Ltd - Official Goal Post provider
for the Football Foundation
Direct League Clubs to the Football Foundation Grants Scheme as SFDO and County Development
and when it re-opens and to other grant sources
Manager working with CS League
e.g. : Under 20k / Over 20k
Co-ordinator
- In-Service Funding Workshop
Work with FF Facilities to maximise their facility usage for clubs training
sessions and match days Rawlins Communtiy College; Judgemeadow Community College;
Brockington Community College; New College; Beaumont Leys;
Linwood - (Aylestone Park FC); Hamilton, Rushey Meade and
Aylestone Park
CDM and SFDO working with League
Officials
Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
How can you ensure that the dimensions of pitches and the sizes of goalposts across the facilities that your league utilises, are appropriate to the age and format of
football that your teams are playing?
PROMOTION
This section identifies the facilities required by the league to sustain and increase
participation.
How will we get there?
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Start
Work with the County FA to raise the profile of LDSJ FL and Youth Football in
Leicestershire & Rutland
- Share good news stories on CFA Website
- County FA E-news
- County & League Newsletter
- Send news articles to local media
- Nomination to FA Community Awards - RESPECT - FAIR PLAY Awards
CS League Co-ordinator
SFDO
October 2010
Advertise on local media to recruit new players / teams
using Full Time and CFA website.
League Committee with support of
SFDO
October 2010
Cost
- Include 1 x report in LCFC's Match Day Programme
Development questions to consider when producing your action plan:
How can you make greater use of the Charter Standard logo to promote the
league? (e.g website / printed materials)
What opportunities do you have to promote the league’s Charter Standard status
in the local community? (e.g local papers / open evenings)
How are you using the Charter Standard certificate and crystal award to promote
the status of the league?
County Football Association Support
The following table identifies the support package that has been agreed between the (insert league) and (insert CFA) based on delivering the identified aims, objectives
and targets of the league and the County Football Association.
Development Plan Area
Growth and Retention
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Start
Cost
Leicestershire & Rutland CFA to support LDSJ FL with recruitment /
retention / development of new teams.
SFDO
October 2010
£0
SFDO
CS League
Co-ordinator
October 2010
£400
SFDO
CS League
Co-ordinator
October 2010
Bursaries
through the CS
Club Programme
Signposting coaches to youth football as and when opportunities rise
on FA Level 2 CCF courses.
- Coaches seeking youth teams to deliver Level 2 practical sessions.
Raising Standards and
Addressing Behaviour
Leicestershire and Rutland County FA will support LDSJ FL achieving
Charter Standard. (Currently 66 %)
34% funded by County FA, 33% funded by League, 33% funded by
the Club
Leicestershire and Rutland County FA will feed back to LDSJ FL and
visa versa any discipline matters that arise concerning members of the
League (Club Officials, Parents, Spectators and Players)
Better Players
SFDO to present coach education updates at league meetings
Deliver CPD courses - League to decide on season by season basis on teams
needs e.g. FA Emergency Aid, FA Safe Guarding Workshop, Equality
Workshop, Welfare Officer Awareness Training Workshop to assist with costs
towards courses as well as CFA C/S League benefit package funds).
League clubs will gain access to Leicestershire and Rutland CFA Coaches
Association and FA Charter Standard In-Service Training Events.
Running the Game
- Support League with Full Time Training Programme.
- Support League with developing awareness to Club
Administrators.
- Support League with FA Member Services training
programme
Football
October 2010
Operations
Manager & SFDO
£0
Development Plan Area
Workforce Development
We will (actions)
Responsibility
Provide bursaries through the County FA Plan for club
welfare officers on the following
-Welfare Officer Workshop
-Safeguarding Children
Start
Cost
CS League
Co-ordinator and
SFDO
October 2010
County
Development
Manager and
SFDO
October 2010
£0
SFDO
CS League
Co-ordinator
October 2010
£0
Provide support with CRB checks
Facilities
CFA support the LDSJ FL Clubs with advise on funding
applications and when required.
LDSJ FL invite CDM and SFDO to League meetings to
highlight grants for Goal Post Safety Scheme, Football
Foundation Information and other Funding Providers
Promotion
LDSJ FL supports the County FA and visa versa with advertising information
related to youth football
- Website
- News letter
- Local Media
-Professional Club
CFA to support with application for funding through the FA League
Administration Funds for Leagues
Signed (league representative):
Name:
Nigel Garner
Date:
27th September 2010
Signed (CFA representative):
Name:
Marion Hayton
Date
27th September 2010