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Club Rules
[Revised: 17/05/05]

Purpose & scope

This document is intended to establish a basic understanding for the club. To ensure that all members fully understand their duties and commitments to the club.
To have an effective and organised method of dealing quickly with situations as they arise.

Responsibilities

Chairman - is responsible for overseeing the full running of the club. To assure all aspects are performed efficiently. To hold regular meetings, to understand and correct any situations that may occur within the club.

Vice-Chairman - to support the Chairman and assist the smooth running of the club. To stand in and act as chairman during the absence of the Chairman.

Secretary - is to organise all playing fixtures, ensuring the correct correspondence is used and completed.
To control all players registrations and licenses, and to liase with League officials if necessary.
To deal with all club correspondence, including minutes of meetings.
To feedback to the committee any item that would effect the smooth running of the club.

Treasurer - is responsible for the control of all club finances, including a regular financial statement for each committee meeting.

Managers - are responsible for team selection within the club rules.
To be responsible for the conduct of players and spectators at all times.
To ensure all kit and equipment is kept in good condition and returned after use.

Club Coach(s) – are responsible for all players training activities in compliance with Manager requests.

Club Captain - is responsible at all times for the behaviour of all club members.
To be the players’ representative regards any complaints within the club.
To raise these issues at committee meetings on behalf of the players.
To feedback to the players any committee decisions, or changes within the club.

Committee - to actively take part and contribute and assist wherever possible in the general running of the club.

References

Club constitution
Minutes
Treasurer’s report
Club insurance
Players’ licenses
League documentation

Procedure

The committee will hold meetings on a regular basis, as determined by the committee, with an agenda set by the Secretary.
Regular reviews of the financial status will occur.
Players that apply to join the club will be vetted as the committee see fit, prior to acceptance. This is to prevent known disruptive persons being allowed to become a member of the club.
Any player that has a previously recorded outstanding debt with the club, must pay the debt in full before a registration can be accepted.
Club members will pay on a regular basis, subscriptions as determined by the committee.
Club members will abide by the “code of conduct” at all times.
THE COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL.

Code of conduct

Non-playing members: -

1. Proven cases of misconduct will result in a period of expulsion from the club, when involved with club activities.

Playing members: -

1. Proven cases of misconduct will result in a period of expulsion from the club, when involved with club activities.
2. Sending-off for violence, will result in an immediate 1-match ban, and then complete the suspension.
3. Repetition of the same individual will result in immediate suspension until suspension ends.
4. Sending-off for dissent will result in completion of the suspension.
5. Repetition of the same individual will result in immediate suspension until suspension ends.
6. Training; preference in team selection will be given to those who train; failure to attend at least 2 in 4 will be dealt with on its own merit by the Club Manager.
Exceptions will be made for those with a valid reason i.e. working, illness, or family commitments.
7. Non-payment of the subscriptions in excess of two weeks will result in the individuals being classified as ineligible for team selection.
8. In the interests of health and safety, drinking alcohol before matches or training will not be permitted. Additionally, smoking in any changing facility on match days or at training sessions is prohibited. If reported, executive committee members reserve the right (via the team manager) to impose immediate suspension.
9. A common courtesy call is expected on both training and match days if a player is going to be late or absent.
10. All players and Managers are to meet at the club headquarters on Saturday match days.
11. Players absent or injured for 4 (four) weeks or more will result in the individuals being classified as ineligible for automatic team selection.
12. Team selection; will be determined by taking items 6-11 into consideration.
13. THE COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL.

NB. Up to 1st March, all cautions must be paid for within 1 month. After 1st March, all cautions must be paid for within 2 weeks. Failure to do so will result in being unavailable for team selection until paid up in full.

Matters not provided for

Will be dealt with as seen fit by the Committee.The Committee of Pontypool Town AFC have authorised the above rules and regulations, reference to the Club Constitution.