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Issue 20 - Newsletter - February 2008
www.lowerbeedinglions.co.uk
Car Parking
From time to time parking cars on a Saturday at our home ground can be problematical. This occurs when we have two or more teams playing at home and the LBA have hired out the Hall for some event or other. The Football Club appreciates that the hire charges are a valuable source of income to the LBA and has agreed to minimise congestion at the hall by parking off the tarmac area and as far away as possible from the hall buildings. The Saturday's that are likely to be a problem will be highlighted on the Club web-site next season.
We would also like to encourage car sharing to both our home ground and away games in order to do our bit for the environment and ease congestion.
Please try to help .
New storage Shed
Lower Beeding Lions JFC recently received a grant from the parish council which will help to replace the old shed where we store our football equipment. The LBA have agreed that the new shed can be placed near the concrete garages adjacent to the Hall so it can feed off the electricity supply and is closer to the pitches. The work is due to commence this month. Malcolm Gould, one of our parents, has agreed to work out exactly what materials and work is needed and then we will be looking for volunteers to mix some concrete!! Anybody that has some time to spare on Saturday 23 rd February please contact James Woodlock Club secretary.
Dinner Dance
Due to lack of support, it was with regret that we had to cancel the Dinner Dance. We will look at another alternative at a later date. Any suggestions welcome.
New Committee Member
We welcome Eleanor Harries, mother of Kwame, one of our U9's, to the committee.
Her role as Procurement Officer will be to organise and purchase new kit and equipment for the club.
We thank her for giving up some of her time and volunteering to help.
NEW TREASURER NEEDED
After four years, Andrew BlairRains has decided to step down as treasurer and we are therefore looking for someone to fill his shoes. It would probably be no more than one or two hours a week and would involve basic book-keeping - using a PC package called DOSH, settling invoices, reconciling bank and petty cash balances , paying in cheques , attending committee meetings and preparing accounts - DOSH does this - so no real experience necessary
Andrew will be happy to shadow a new incumbent for the first few months.
The Committee would like to thank Andrew for all his help and time that he has given to the club as treasurer over the past few years.
ADULT BEHAVIOUR
Due to an increasing amount of incidents that have occurred within Horsham District League clubs, we have been asked by the League to bring the following guidelines to the attention of all our members.
As parents, coaches etc. we have a responsibility towards our children to behave appropriately. Please read through, and follow the guidelines set out.
• Although both the league and the SCFA have been making strong statements about the importance of good adult behaviour, sadly we have not seen the improvement we have hoped for. It remains a very high priority for us and, we hope, for our membership.
• In the ‘heat of the moment', and the ‘excitement of the game', it is sometimes difficult for club officials and parents to take an objective and balanced view about youth football, and adult football for that matter. The Management Committee would be grateful if you would bear the following in mind.
• Adults, whether they are officials, parents or spectators have a responsibility to encourage players to keep to the rules. The players will only respond to adults, with respect, if adults provide a ‘model' of behaviour, which is consistent with that responsibility.
• Never ridicule, or shout at, players for making a mistake, or not performing to your expectations. Young people respond better to, and learn better from, praise and encouragement.
• Also set an example by applauding good play by both teams.
• Never publicly question a referee's decision, or doubt his or her honesty. Almost all referees do their best and try to be fair to both sides. Referees do make mistakes, but at least they have the courage to put themselves forward to take on what can be a thankless task. If you have concerns about a referee, talk to your club secretary, who will advise the league if they feel it is appropriate. The league will note issues, which have arisen, and will deal with things if they see any pattern of concern arising about a particular referee.
• Verbal or physical abuse will not be tolerated and, where evidenced, will be dealt with firmly by the league. The league will also refer matters of concern to the SCFA. Usually, when players use bad language, it is often learned from adults around them. Listen for yourselves to what is going on within your team of adults at a match – are you proud of it – if not do something positive to change things around, in extreme case, asking people to ‘stay away'.
• If you are an adult who acts as an assistant referee or a referee, please take those jobs seriously. You must act as an official, with the powers and responsibilities that come with it. Please do not try to coach your players and do an official job at the same time. The official job alone will require all your powers of concentration.
• If you attempt to coach players at the same time, let us be frank, you will appear to be biased, you will appear to be taking an unfair advantage of your opponents, and you will lose your personal credibility instantly. The assistant referee who calls his players forward, and then flags for offside will irritate and anger his or her opponents.
• Most assistant referees are men, and should well know that multi-tasking is not their forte. Plan your match so the officials, the coaches and the spectators all know what is expected of them, and stick to those roles, and those alone.
• If you are confronted with unacceptable behaviour by opposition adults, ‘sleep on it', discuss it with your club secretary, then agree with them whether they should write to the league secretary by way of a formal ‘complaint. |
