1. NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION.
a) The Group shall be called the Nursery Sevens Activity,
hereafter called 'this activity' in these rules. The constituent teams shall be grouped by age into Divisions as
determined by the Management Committee.
b) The Activity shall be confined to Clubs whose grounds are situated within a radius of 20 miles from Milton Keynes.
Clubs outside this limit may apply but shall be subject to acceptance by a two thirds majority of Member Clubs
present and voting at the Annual General Meeting.
c) Under 7, 8 and 9 sections will be friendly, non-competitive football with (5, 6 or 7) players and up to (3)
continuously used substitutes. Under 10 and 11 sections will be competitive Football with (7) players and up to
(3) continuously used substitutes.
d) All Clubs shall be affiliated to their respective County Football Associations and their details shall be returned
annually by this activity to the County FA on Form 'D'.
e) All member Clubs shall give preference to a child's
school commitments before Club football activities.
2.
OBJECTIVES.
a) To provide opportunity for children in the local
community and surrounding areas to participate in a purposeful and friendly Nursery Football environment.
b) To encourage and develop the highest standards of sportsmanship through exemplary behaviour from Team Managers,
Club Officials, Parents and all other interested parties.
3.
ENTRANCE FEE, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DEPOSIT
a) Application for membership of the Nursery Sevens
Activity shall be made in writing on the appropriate form which is obtainable from the Hon. General Secretary,
and shall be submitted no later than 31st May. Entrance fee shall be free per Club.
b) An annual subscription for each team shall be agreed at the AGM and is payable by l July. Any late payment shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.
c) A Club shall not participate in any Nursery Sevens Activity match until the annual subscription has been paid.
d) All Clubs shall advise the Hon. General Secretary in writing of their County FA Affiliation number no later
than 1 July annually. Failure to comply, shall incur a fine not exceeding £5.
4.
OFFICERS
a) The Officers of the Activity, shall be Chairman.
Vice Chairman, Hon. Secretary. Hon. Treasurer, Hon Registration Secretary. Hon. Fixture Secretary, Hon. Referees
Secretary and Minute Secretary Officers who shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
b) The Executive Officers shall be Chairman. Vice Chairman. Hon. General Secretary and Hon. Treasurer.
5. MANAGEMENT, ELECTION AND NOMINATION
a) The Activity shall be governed by a Management Committee
comprising of the elected officers and one representative from each competing Club.
b) Nominations for the offices and all other Management Committee positions shall be submitted to the Hon.
General Secretary in writing not less than fourteen (14) days before the Annual General Meeting. Where
more than one nomination is received for any officer, voting shall be by secret ballot.
c) Retiring Officers shall stand for re-election without nomination.
6.
POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
a) The Management Committee may appoint an Executive
Committee and such Subcommittees as they
consider necessary and may delegate all or any of their powers to such Committees. These Committees
shall have the power to co-opt members when deemed necessary The decisions of all such Committees
shall be reported to the Management Committee.
b) The Management Committee shall meet monthly to properly conduct the business of the Activity. Each
member of the Management Committee shall be entitled to attend and vote at meetings but shall not be
entitled to vote on any matter relating to themselves or to a Club with which they are associated. In the event
of
the voting being equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a second casting vote.
c) Ten members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum to enable the transaction of Activity business.
Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the Subcommittees of the Activity.
d) The Management Committee shall have the power to exclude from further participation in the Activity any Club
Official whose conduct has, in the opinion of the Management Committee, been objectionable or contrary to the standard
of a Club competing in this Activity.
c) All questions of eligibility, qualification and interpretation of these rules shall be referred to and determined
by the Management Committee, except in the case of an emergency, as provided for in Rule 16c.
f) The Management Committee shall have sole responsibility for allowing postponements on the basis of
proven illness and school calls. To prove illness a letter from a doctor or teacher shall be submitted. In the
event of a school call fourteen-(14) days notice is required. The name of the school, the activity involved
in, the names of the players together with schools contact name and telephone number shall be submitted to
the Management Committee
g) The Management Committee shall have power to appoint Vice Presidents from time to lime in recognition of service
to football within the Activity.
h) Except where otherwise ordered all communications shall be addressed to the Hon. General Secretary, who shall
conduct the correspondence of the Activity and keep a record of all meetings.
i) The Management Committee shall have the power to recommend to the Annual General Meeting or Special General
Meeting to suspend or exclude from further participation in the Activity, any Club whose conduct has, in the opinion
of the Management Committee, been objectionable or contrary to the standing of a Club competing in the Activity.
j) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have the power to fill any vacancies in the constitution.
k) The Management Committee shall have the powers to apply, act upon and enforce the rules of the Activity and
shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Activity including any not provided for by these rules.
7.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later
than June 7th in each year. The following business shall be transacted:
i. Apologies for Absence,
ii. The minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting read and confirmed, and business arising therefrom dealt
with.
iii. The Presentation and Adoption of the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts.
iv. Election of new Clubs.
v. Constitution of Activity for ensuing season
vi. Election of Officers. Management Committee and Appointment of Auditors.
vii. Alteration to Rules
viii. Fix date for Conclusion of Forthcoming Season.
ix. Any other Business of which seven (7) days notice shall have been given to the Hon. General Secretary in writing.
b) A copy of the agenda duly audited Balance Sheet to 3lst March of each financial year and Statement of Accounts
shall be sent to each Club at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting.
c) All Clubs shall attend the Annual General Meeting (or Special General meeting if so called) of which fourteen-
(14) days notice shall be given.
d) Each Club shall be empowered to send one delegates to all General meetings. Each Club shall be entitled to one
vote.
e) The quorum for the Annual General Meeting shall be ten (10) member Clubs.
f) Clubs who have withdrawn their membership of the Activity during the season or who are not continuing membership
shall attend the Annual General Meeting but shall vote only on matters relating to the season being concluded.
g) Any Club failing to be represented at any General Meeting shall be fined a sum not exceeding £5.
h) Officers and members of the Management Committee shall be entitled to attend and vote at General meetings. Where
votes are equal the Chairman shall have a second and casting vote.
i) No Club shall have the power to vote at the Annual General meeting if any fine for the past season remains unpaid.
j) All voting shall be conducted by a show of hands unless a ballot is demanded by at least one third of the delegates
present or the Chairman so decides. Any ballot shall be made by means of cards issued to Club delegates. In each
case normal voting rights shall apply.
k) A signed copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the Berks. &
Bucks Football Association within seven (7) days of its adoption by the Annual General meeting.
8.
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
The Chairman, Secretary and two members of each Club
shall complete and sign the following Agreement
which shall be deposited with the Activity together with the application for membership, or upon indication
that the Club is intending or continuing to compete in the Nursery, Sevens Activity,.
We (Name) of (Address)
Chairman
(SIG) .................................................
and (Name) ....................... of (Address)
Secretary
...............................................
(SIG) .................................................
and (Name) of (Address)
Member
...............................................
(SIG) .................................................
and (Name) of (Address)
Member
...............................................
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(SIG).................................................
All members of the Football Club. having been provided with a copy of the Activity's rules do hereby agree for
and on behalf of this Club to conform to those rules and to accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the
Management Committee of this Activity,. for the period July l to May 31, subject to the right of appeal contained
within these rules.
This Agreement signed
Chairman .................................................
Dated ...................................... 19
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9.
REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
a) Registration of Players
i. Each participating team shall provide the Hon. Registration Secretary with a Registration of Players Form (NS7/R
1) no later than 1 August of each year. The minimum number of players to be registered on Form (NS7/R1) shall be
five (5) for the Under 7, 8 and 9's and seven (7) for the Under 10's and Under 11's.
ii. Additional players may be registered thereafter on Registration of Players (Supplement) Form (NS7/R2). There
shall be no limit to the number of registered players.
iii. Players shall not be registered to play until the Hon. Registration Secretary receives Form (NS7/R1). However,
during the course of the season additional players may be registered as follows:
1) A team may register a player on the day of the match by, completing Form (NS7/R2), informing the opposition
manager, obtaining their signature before the match commences.
2) The Form (NS7/R2) shall be posted to the Hon. Registration Secretary within five (5)days of the match.
b) Age Levels
i. Under 10 - Boys must be 9 years of age before becoming eligible to play and not 10 years of age on or before
the previous 3l July of the season commencing in September.
ii. Under 9 - Means under 9 years of age on the previous 31 July of the season commencing in September
iii. Under 8 - Means under 8 years of age on the previous 31 August of the season commencing in September.
iv. Under 7 - Mcans under 7 years of age on the previous 31 August of the season commencing in September.
Note: Mixed teams boys and girls) are eligible ill the Under 7. 8.9 and 10's.
c) A member of the Management Committee, or its representative, may request examination of Registration of Players
Form and a player may be asked to give proof of identity, by signature. and date of birth, at any time during the
season. A refusal or failure to comply shall be dealt with in the same manner as fielding an ineligible player.
d) Any protest regarding eligibility,of player(s) shall not be considered by the Management Committee unlessteams
have complied with rule 9c.
e) Teams shall be in possession of the Registration of Players Form prior to commencement of any fixture.
f) A player whose name fails to appear on the Registration of Players Form shall be deemed ineligible, and shall
not play in that match.
g) A Club playing an ineligible player shall be filled a sum not exceeding £5 for each offence and the match
awarded to the opponents.
h) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes. In the event of a player signing a
Registration Form or having a Form submitted for more than one Club, priority of registration shall be decided
by the Hon. Registrations Secretary for which Club he/she shall be registered with. The Hon. Registration Secretary
shall notify the Club/s of his decision. which will be final.
i) It shall be deemed misconduct for a player to:
i. Play for more than one team in the same age group or any other age group in the same season without first being
transferred.
ii. Having signed Registration Forms for one team then to sign for another team except for the purpose of a transfer
iii. Submit a signed Registration Form that he / she has wilfully neglected to accurately or fully complete.
j) The Management Committee shall have the power to accept or refuse the registration of any player, cancel or
suspend the registration of any player they consider guilty of any conduct they deem undesirable and to disqualify
the player in question from participating in any or all games in the Activity.
k) A Club shall keep records of the games in which a player has played and shall produce such records on demand
of the Management Committee. Failure to comply with this rule shall result in a fine not exceeding £5.
1) A register containing the names of all players registered for each Club, together with the date of registration,
shall be kept by the Hon. Registration Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of any appointed member Club
representative at all Management Committees meetings. or at other times mutually arranged with the Hon. Registration
Secretary.
10.
TRANSFER OF PLAYERS
No registered players shall transfer between Clubs
within the Nursery Sevens Activity during the current season unless: -
i. The player's Club folds
ii. The player's Club is unable to provide him or her with regular opportunity
iii. A transfer to another Club bolsters that Club's playing staff to aid continuity of the Club's team in the
Activity.
The Nursery Sevens Activity's Management Committee shall first sanction all transfers under the three exception
clauses.
11.
COLOURS
a) Each Club in the Activity shall register their distinguishing
colours with the Hon. General Secretary by 1st July before the start of the following season. Failure to comply
shall result in a fine not exceeding £5.
b) Each Club shall play in its registered colour. If the two Clubs have similar colours, the home team shall change.
c) Goalkeepers shall wear a colour that distinguishes them from both teams and the referee.
d) Any Club or team wishing to change its colours after submitting their application form must inform the General
Secretary. Failure to do so will incur a fine not exceeding £5.
12.
PLAYING SEASON, CONDITIONS OF PLAY, SUBSTITUTES, REPORT FORMS, AND POSTPONEMENTS.
a) The Annual General Meeting shall fix the dates for
the following season - start and finishing (no Club or team shall be compelled to play after that date). The Hon.
Fixture Secretary shall arrange all fixtures.
b) All matches shall be played in accordance with the laws of the game (except Law 3, 7 and 11), as settled by
the International FA Board.
i.The match shall be played by two teams each consisting of no more than seven (7) players. One player of each
team shall be the Goalkeeper.
ii.A team may at its discretion use up to three substitute player whose names are to be given to the referee
prior to the commencement of the match. Substitutes may be continuous.
iii. Any of the other players may change places with the goalkeeper, provided that the referee is informed before
the change is made and provided also that the change is made during a stoppage in the game.
iv. A match shall not be considered valid if the playing strength of either team is reduced by more than two players.
v. There shall be no off side.
c) Matches shall be played in accordance with the formula agreed by the Management Committee no later than 10 September.
d) Teams shall be available to play on every other weekend during the playing season. The Activity shall give a
minimum of seven (7) full days notice of any rearranged fixture.
e) Clubs or teams wishing to be excused playing on a set date during the playing season shall apply in writing
to the Activity at least 28 days in advance of the date so that it can be considered by the Management Committee.
Failure to give such notice shall result in the Club or teams having to honour their fixtures as arranged.
f) Except by permission of tile Management Committee, all matches shall be played on the dates originally fixed.
g) A Club or team wishing to postpone a fixture must inform the Activity. A new date will be arranged and you will
be given a minimum of seven (7) days notice.
h Any Club or team under suspension by its County FA or suspended by this Activity and not in a position to complete
a fixture shall have the match awarded to its opponents.
i) Duration of Games
Under 7 20 minutes each way.
Under 8 & 9 25 minutes each way.
Under 10 & 11 30 minutes each way
The half-time interval shall not exceed five minutes without the consent of the match referee.
j) Size of playing area -
Under 7/8/9/10 /11 60 metres by 40 metres.
i If amenities provide a full size football pitch then goals should be placed along the 18 yard line at
each end of the pitch
iii. Goals may be portable but they shall conform to approved Football Association standards. Portable goals shall
be securely anchored in line with local authority and / or Football Association safety requirements or alternatively
cone markers may be used.
iii. In the event of adverse weather conditions or to avoid the use of heavily worn pitches during the winter months
"all weather pitches" at Leisure Centres may be used for Activity matches.
k) The home team shall provide two (2) size four (4) footballs fit for play. For the Under 7's a size three (3)
football may be used if available.
1) Plavers registered with other competitions
i To ensure full opportunity is provided to a large number of boys and girls, players registers with
other sanctioned competitions shall not be eligible for registration ill the Nursery Sevens Activity. Any club
or team found to be in breach of this rule will be fined a sum of no more than £5 and the result or points
awarded to the other team
ii. Players registered to play in another Competition and later de-registered by that competition, subjject to
completion of Form NS7/SR-1 and a successful validation of the information stated on the form, shallbe declared
eligible to register in this Activity during the current season. A player shall not be eligible until a signed
statement is received from the Hon. Registration Secretary confirming eligibility.
m) Matches Played
i. The home team shall be responsible for notifying the Hon. General Secretary of the result of their match including
both teams' goal scorers before 8:00 p.m. (20:00 hours) on the Saturday of the weekend of which the match was played.
ii. If the home team fails to notify the Hon. General Secretary of the result the Club shall incur a cost of 50p
to cover the expense of a telephone call by the Hon. General Secretary, to obtain the match result.
iii. The home team shall be responsible for confirming their fixture with the opposition team at least three (3)
days prior to the scheduled fixture
iv. Each team shall be responsible for recording their match results on the Record & Analysis of Matches Form
NS7/RAM-1. This Form is to be brought to each Management meeting for scrutiny by the Hon. Fixture Secretary and
when fully completed to be sent to the General Secretary.
n) Each team shall provide its own refreshments to ensure its individual preference is met.
o) In the event of an abandoned game or postponement the home team shall inform the Hon.General Secretary by telephone
as per rule 12(m).
p) A Club failing to fulfil a fixture shall be reported to the Management Committee and shall be fined a sum
not exceeding £5. The points and games may, at the Management Committee's discretion, be awarded to the
opponents. A Club that constantly fails to fulfil a fixture or fails to complete its programme of fixtures in a
season shall be liable to a recommendation from the Management Committee to the Annual General
Meeting not to continue their membership of the Activity for the following season.
q) The Activity shall have the power to order a match to be played on a neutral ground or the opponents' ground
if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances
r) The Management Committee shall review all abandoned matches and in cases where it is to the advantage of the
Activity and does no injustice to any of the Clubs shall be empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment
to be recorded as the result. In the cases where the Management Committee are satisfied that a game has been abandoned
owing to the conduct of one team or its Club member or members, they shall be empowered to award the game and points
for the game to the opponents or take what other action they may deem necessary. In all cases where a game is abandoned
owing to the conduct of either teams or the Club members, the Management Committee shall take such action as they
consider appropriate. Such action is subject to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate County FA.
s) No child shall be allowed to play more than one full match over a single 48-hour period.
13.
GROUND CONDITIONS
a) Each Club shall take all reasonable precautions
to ensure its ground is fit for play, and when ground conditions are such as to render play impossible, shall ensure
that the opponents and the referee have adequate warning.
b) Where a Club travels to a ground which proves unfit for play, the home Club shall be called upon to explain
the circumstances in writing to the Management Committee and, failing satisfactory explanation, shall reimburse
reasonable out of pocket expenses of the visiting Club on production of satisfactory receipts. Failure to give
a satisfactory will result in the home Club being fined a sum not exceeding £5.
c) The home Club shall ensure that the field of play, has adequate markings and correctly fixed goal nets, subject
to the Nursery Sevens Activity Minimum Standards for Health and Safety document. They shall also have a whistle
available or be fined a sum not exceeding £5.
d) Both teams shall provide a well-equipped First aid kit or be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.
14.
REFEREES
In the event of an official referee being appointed
for a fixture, the home team shall be notified through the fixture schedule and the home team shall confirm the
fixture with the referee at least five (5) days before the game is due to be played.
b) Both teams shall share the cost of the referee's fee. The referee shall be entitled to a fee of £6 and
expenses
of fifteen (15) pence per mile.
c) If the home team fails to notify the referee, the home team shall meet the fee as compensation.
d) Refreshments will be provided to the referee by the home team.
The home team is responsible for the well being of the referee while carrying out his duties on the home teams
premises and shall be answerable for any verbal or attempted actual bodily assault on the referee.
e) In the event of an official referee not appointed for the fixture the home team will provide the referee who
will assume all the above rights.
15.
TROPHIES AND MEDALS
a) Teams winning the under 10 competition shall be
awarded an appropriate trophy, as a memento for their efforts. This is to be retained for one season only. Individual
players' medals are also awarded and these are for the players to keep as a memento for their efforts.
b) Individual medals shall be presented to all the teams taking part in the Activity as a memento for their efforts.
All individual medals shall be engraved with this Activity's title, sponsor's name if appropriate, the age group
and year.
16. PROTESTS
a) The disciplinary Subcommittee shall normally hear
protests to the Activity. The composition of the disciplinary Subcommittee shall be three (3) from five (5) persons
elected at the first Management meeting following the Annual General Meeting.
b) All protests shall be in writing to the Hon. General Secretary signed by the Club chairman or secretary accompanied
by a deposit of £10.00 and sent within seven days of the match or event to which it refers. The deposit shall
be forfeited if the case is not upheld and the Club at fault shall incur the expenses of the hearing.
c) In cases of emergency the chairman is empowered to call a meeting of the Management Committee or of the Officers
to hear. and determine any case of protest or other matter that shall appear to him to warrant an urgent investigation.
d) The provision of rule 6(d) relating to the withdrawal of Committee members voting rights shall apply to all
such meetings.
c) A member of the Management Committee also being a member of or associated with either Club involved in a protest
shall not be present (except as a witness or representative of his Club) when such objections or protests are being
considered and decided.
f) No objection or protest to the dimensions of the ground, goal posts or any other appurtenances of the game shall
be entertained by the Management Committee unless a written protest has been lodged with the referee before the
commencement if the match. Any Club lodging a protest with the referee and not proceeding with it shall be deemed
guilty of serious misconduct and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.
g) Parties to a protest or complaint shall be afforded an opportunity of making a statement when the protest is
being heard and where possible shall receive seven (7) days notice of the meeting. The Management Committee shall
take into consideration when dealing with the protest the possession by the protesting Club of any information
that if properly used might have avoided the protest.
h) Subject to the right of appeal, the decision of' the Management Committee or its appointed Subcommittees (including
the appointment of referees) cannot be over ruled by any Club.
i) All parties to a protest shall be informed in writing of the decisions of the Activity following a protest and
have the right of appeal.
17. APPEALS
Appeals., which shall only be valid if signed by the
chairman or secretary of the appellant Club, shall be lodged in duplicate to the General Secretary of the Berks
& Buck's Football Association stating the grounds upon which the appeal is based. Accompanied by a £10.00
deposit which may be forfeited if the appeal is not upheld. In the event of an appeal considered by the board to
be of frivolous or vexatious nature, the board shall have the power to order. the appellant Club to pay such expenses
as deemed fit. All decisions of appeal boards shall be final and binding on all parties. All appeals shall be made
in writing within fourteen ( 14) days of notification of the Activity's decision (date of postmark being taken
as the day of notification). No appeal outside this period shall be accepted or considered.
18.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
a) A Special General Meeting shall be held:
i. At such time as the Management Committee shall determine
ii. On receipt of a requisition signed by the chairman and secretary of at least four member Clubs.
b) A requisition in accordance with i) above shall take the form of a motion debate and shall clearly indicate
that it is intended as a requisition for a Special General Meeting
c) The Hon. General Secretary shall hold the meeting not later than twenty?one (2) days after receipt of the valid
requisition.
d) Notice of a Special General Meeting shall be sent to all Officers and members of the Management Committee and
to all Clubs not less than fourteen ( 14) days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall set out the motion(s)
for debate and no other business shall be transacted.
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19.
ALTERATION TO RULES
a) Alterations shall only be made to these rules at
the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting especially convened for the purpose called in conformity
with rule 18.
b) Any proposal to amend the rules shall be submitted in writing to the Hon. General Secretary, by, April 30th
in any year. Notice of the proposals together with any proposals by the Management Committee shall be circulated
to the Clubs with the notice of the General meeting at least fourteen (14) days before the date ofthe meeting.
c) Changes to the rules shall require a two thirds majority under Club voting rights.
d) Any alterations or additions decided upon at any meeting should not become operative until approved by the Berks
& Bucks FA.
20.
LEAGUE FINANCES
a) The Hon. Treasurer shall open a bank account requiring
three signatories, cheques being signed by the Hon. Treasurer and one other.
b) All fines. imposed by the Activity shall be paid to the Hon. Treasurer within 30 days of receipt of notice of
fine. Where fines have not been paid within 30 days of written notice the Management Committee shall be empowered
to increase that fine by up to 100%.
21.
CHANGES OF CLUB OFFICERS
Clubs in membership shall notify the Activity within
seven (7) days of any change of Club Officers or of any change of address, telephone number or change of ground
to the list submitted on the entry form at the beginning of the season. Failure to notify changes shall incur a
Fine not exceeding £5.
22.
RULES BINDING ON ALL CLUBS
a) Each Club shall be deemed to have given its assent
to the foregoing rules and agreed to abide by the decisions of the Management Committee.
b) Each Club shall notify the Activity of the details of their secretary, as indicated on the county affiliation
form 'A' together with details of their team managers. Both the Club secretary and the team managers shall be contactable
by telephone.
c) No persons are to telephone any Management Committee member after 9:00 pm. (21:00 hours) unless they have been
invited to do so.
d) The secretary of each Club shall ensure that copies of all minutes of the Activity are passed to all their team
managers without delay.
c) No Club or Club member shall make any comments to the press or media on any controversial issue. The Club secretary
without delay should bring any controversial matter to the attention of the Hon. General Secretary..
f) Except where otherwise ordered all communication shall be addressed to the Hon. General Secretary who shall
conduct the correspondence of the Activity.
g) Any Club failing to be represented at a meeting arranged by the Management Committee shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding £5.
23.
EXECUTIVE POWERS
The Officers have the authority to deal with any matters
arising from the running of the Activity that has
not been covered by these rules
REGULATIONS
PURPOSE
a) The Nursery Section exists to provide open opportunity
to children in the local community and surrounding areas to play their favourite game in a friendly and fun oriented
environment.
b) The Nursery section is open to any Group without discrimination which may emanate from a personal or Group v
Group conflict.
FLEXIBILITY AND COMMON SENSE
a) Team Supervisors, (Managers 1 Coaches), shall come
to suitable arrangements where special requests in the interests of the children are made by either side before
a match
commences.
b) If a special request concerning the inclusion of a child not fully within the age requirement is denied by either
side, that decision is final.
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR
Clubs participating in the Nursery Section are wholly
responsible for the ensuring that Club Officials and parents fully understand the concept of the Nursery Sevens
Activity and shall be expected to take firm action against any Club Official or parent who may behave in an over
zealous or unacceptable manner.
DISCIPLINE
a) Any individual guilty of using obscene or abusive
language in the presence of children BEFORE, DURING or AFTER a game shall be deemed UNFIT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
CHILDREN and shall be banned SINE DIE from the Nursery Sevens Activity.
b) Any individual guilty of violent conduct BEFORE, DURING or AFTER a game shall be deemed UNFIT TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH CHILDREN and CIVILISED PEOPLE and shall be banned SINE DIE from the Nursery Sevens Activity.
c) Any individual guilty of cheating to gain an advantage for his / her team shall be deemed of INSUFFICIENT INTEGRITY
and TRUST to be associated with the Nursery Sevens Activity and shall be banned from the Activity for a period
of twelve (12) months.
MINIMUM
STANDARDS FOR HEALTH & SAFETY
INTRODUCTION
The Nursery, Sevens Activity is anxious to protect
the welfare of those taking part in its children's football activities. The following points are intended as minimum
requirements to ensure the well being of all the children, team officials and spectators.
1. BEFORE YOU GET TO THE GROUND
1) Ensure someone has a supply of fresh clean water
to assist with the cleansing of open wounds.
2) Ensure someone will be able to provide emergency first aid treatment.
2. PITCH & POSTS
1) Remove dog faeces from the pitch and surrounding
perimeter and place in a polythene bag to be taken off site.
2) Check all goalposts and cross bar fittings are secured safely.
3) Ensure corner flag posts are of approved structure and stand above the height of the children.
4) Check the condition of the playing surface for potholes etc.
5) Agree the pitch is suitable for play.
3. BEFORE THE CHILDREN ENTER THE PLAYING AREA
1) Check the condition of the children's studs.
2) Check that all children have removed jewellery etc. which may cause injury.
3) Ensure that all the children are wearing shin guards.
4. DURING THE GAME
1) No child should continue playing with an open wound.
2) Children who have suffered an injury causing an open wound may only continue to play when all traces of blood
have been wiped away and the wound is not openly bleeding.
3) Extreme caution must be taken before allowing a child to continue playing following an injury.
5. TEAMS WITH CHILDREN OF BOTH SEXES (Nursery Football)
1) Appropriate facilities or appropriate arrangements
for the natural privacy needs of both sexes must be available.
NOTES
1) The use of portable goals that do not meet the specified
standards set by local authority or FA regulations is prohibited.
2) Broom handles or any materials other than genuine corner posts must not be used.
3) Using appropriate cone markers to set out a playing area represents simplicity and safety.
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