- Club Constitution/Rules
- Copy of Annual Accounts
- Code of Conduct for players, coaches, parents and officials
- Equity Policy: To show equal opportunities in the club
- FA Child Protection Policy: Appoint a designated Child Welfare Officer who should have attended FA Child Protection workshop & completed a FA CRB check.
- Every volunteer who has unsupervised access to children must undertake a CRB check, via The FA CRB unit.
- Public Liability Insurance (included in County FA Affiliation)
- Qualified Coaches: One Coach per youth team should have achieved Level 1, have an upto date Emergency Aid and Safeguarding Children Certificate & applied for or completed an enhanced FA CRB check.
- Minutes from committee meeting's, AGM's and EGM's
- School-Club link established - clubs should have a link with at least one school. This could be an informal link to help recruit new players or a more formal link where club coaches may help deliver football sessions
- First Aid Equipment - club to ensure first aid equipment is available at all coaching sessions & matches
- One coach to have attended The FA Age Appropriate -Introductory Module
- Regular Briefings - club to hold a briefing for players, parents / carers & officials at the start of each season to address acceptable standards of behaviour & promote positive playing environments
- Signed up to the RESPECT Programme
- Designated Volunteer Co-ordinator
- One club coach to hold The FA / 1st 4sport Level 2 Certificate In Coaching Football Qualification (Lead Coach)
- One coach to have achieved The FA Youth Award - Module 1 Certificate by July 2010
- At least ten teams ranging from youth through to adult including a minimum of one female team
- Mini Soccer Provision
- Boys and girls teams
- 5 year football development plan
- One person to have attended The FA Mentoring Course by July 2010 (new clubs) or July 2011 (existing clubs)
- One coach to have achieved The FA Youth Award - Module 2 Certificate by July 2011
- A designated school co-ordinator
• (All coaches at Under 16 level and below should have The FA Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football as well as a up to date Safe Guarding Children Certificate and Emergency Aid Certificate). All coaches with adult teams must have an Emergency Aid Certificate or equivalent.
• Football Development Plan including the following areas:
- Club Vision
- Club Development Table looking at the following -
Growth and Retention
Raising Standards and Addressing Abusive Behaviour
Better Players
Running the Game
Workforce Development
Facility Develoopment
Promotion