Swanage Town & Herston FC

Swanage Town & Herston FC Youth Section - 2012-13

Listed below are all the contact details for this season's Youth Teams. Also listed is the League and age group for each of our sides. We also have a dedicated Youth Team Secretary, her contact details are also listed:

SECRETARY - Dorset Mini Soccer League - Dorset Youth League 

Alison Newell
Tel: 01929 421306 - Mobile: 07545762401 - E-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

UNDER 9'S - Dorset Mini Soccer League

Manager: Matthew Abrey
Mobile: 07412866665

UNDER 10'S A - Dorset Mini Soccer League

Manager: Dawson Russell
Mobile: 07753142764

UNDER 10'S B - Dorset Mini Soccer League

Manager: Dean Slavin
Mobile:

UNDER 11'S - Dorset Youth League

Manager: Jamie Smith
Mobile: 07814392131

UNDER 12'S - Dorset Youth League

Manager: Andy Dulstel
Mobile: 07771 695358

UNDER 13'S - Dorset Youth League Division Two

Manager: John Peacock
Tel: 01929 426346 - Mobile: 07919 277568

UNDER 15'S - Dorset Youth League Division Three

Manager: John Peacock
Tel: 01929 426346 - Mobile: 07919 277568

UNDER 16'S - Dorset Youth League Division Three

Managers: Godfrey Lovell
Tel:

Coach: David Elm

All our Youth Teams play there home matches at: King George’s Playing Fields Victoria Avenue, Swanage, BH19 1AP

The Football Club would love to hear from you if you wish to get involved in any aspect of the Youth section of our club. 

For more information please contact Swans Youth Secreatry Alison Newell.

Swanage Town & Herston Youth Team's Code Of Conducts

Images Of Players Statement

This Football Club acknowledges its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of every child and young person who has been entrusted to its care and is committed to working to provide a safe environment for all players. We subscribe to The Football Association’s child protection and best practice policy and procedures.

At times the club may wish to take photos or videos of the teams or individuals involved in our matches. We adhere to FA guidelines to ensure these are safe and respectful and solely used for the purposes they are intended for. This is the promotion and celebration of the activities of the club and for possible future training purposes. Some photos will appear on the football club’s website www.swanagefc.co.uk but precautions are in place to prevent the downloading of these images.

The Football Club has appointed Mr Haydn Sparkes as its official club photographer. Whenever possible, he will get prior permission from all concerned before a match starts, to take photographs and to inform those there of their possible publication on the Swanage Town & Herston website.

Should you object to any of these published images relating to your child that are displayed on the website, then you should contact the Club Welfare Officer (CWO), writing, at the address provided below, pointing out your concern so that the image can be withdrawn.

The contact details are as follows:

Club Welfare Officer: Mark Watson
E-mail address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 01929 422175 &  07967 776867

Code Of Conduct For All Youth Team Players, Parents & Spectators

Players, parents/spectators have a great influence on all children’s enjoyment and success in football. All children play football because they first and foremost love the game - it’s fun. It is important that however good a child becomes at football within the club, it is important to reinforce the message to parent/spectators that positive encouragement will contribute to:

Children enjoying football.
A sense of personal achievement.
Self-esteem.
Improving the child’s skills and techniques.

A parent’s/spectators expectations and attitudes have significant bearing on a child’s attitude towards: Other players, officials, managers and spectators

Ensure that parents/spectators within the club are always positive and encouraging towards ALL children, NOT JUST THEIR OWN.

Encourage parents/spectators to, applaud the opposition as well as your own team, avoid coaching the child during the game, not to shout and scream, respect the referee’s decision, give attention to each of the children involved, not just the most talented, give encouragement to everyone to participate in football.

All players must display the correct ATTITUDE at all times, both during training and matches. All players should display a complete commitment to their own development and recognise the role that others may have in this respect, eg advice from Managers and Coaches.

All players are expected to display the appropriate BEHAVIOUR at all times by observing the rules of the game and by respecting all other individuals involved in either training sessions or organised fixtures, eg team mates, opponents, officials and managers/coaches.

Please ensure that all players, parents/spectators at the club agree and adhere to all of the above as the Code of Conduct for Swanage Town and Herston Football club Mini-Soccer and Youth Teams.

Please remember that we are all responsible: players, spectators and club officials for......GOOD CONDUCT before, during and after all matches.

Code Of Conduct For Team Officials

This Code applies to all team and club officials (although some items may not apply to all officials) of Swanage Town and Herston Football Club.

Obligations towards the Game

The team official should:

Set a positive example for others, particularly young players and supporters.
Promote and develop his own team having regard to the interest of the Players, Supporters and reputation of the national game.
Share knowledge and experience when invited to do so, taking into account the interests of the body that has requested this rather than personal interests.
Avoid all forms of gamesmanship.
Show due respect to Match Officials and others involved in the game.
Always have regard to the best interests of the game, including where publicly expressing an opinion of the game and any particular aspect of it, including others involved in the game.
Not use or tolerate inappropriate language.

Obligations towards the Team

The team official should:

Make every effort to develop the sporting, technical and tactical levels of the club/team, and to obtain results by the team, using all permitted means.
Give priority to the interests of the team over individual interests.
Resist all illegal or unsporting influences, including banned substances and techniques.
Promote ethical principals.
Show due respect to the interest of players, coaches and other officials, at their own club/team and others.

Obligations towards the Supporters

The team official should:

Show due respect to the interests of supporters.

Obligations towards the Match Officials

The team official should:

Accept the decisions of the Match Official without protest.
Avoid words or actions which may mislead a Match Official.
Show due respect towards Match Officials.

Code Of Conduct For Team Coaches

Coaches are the key to the establishment of ethics in football. Their concept of ethics and their attitude directly affects the behaviour of players under their supervision. Coaches are, therefore, expected to pay particular care to the moral aspect of their conduct.

Coaches have to be aware that almost all of their everyday decisions and choices of actions, as well as strategic targets, have ethical implications. It is natural that winning constitutes a basic concern for coaches. This code is not intended with that. However, the code calls for coaches to disassociate themselves from a “win-at-all-costs” attitude.

Increased responsibility is requested from coaches involved in coaching young people. The health, safety and moral education of young people are a first priority, before the achievement or the reputation of the club, school, coach or parent.

Set out below is The FA Coaches Association Code of Conduct  (which reflects the standards expressed by the National Coaching Foundation and the National Association of Sports Coaches) which forms the benchmark for all involved in coaching:

Coaches must respect the rights, dignity and worth of each and every person and treat each equally within the context of the sport.
Coaches must place the wellbeing and safety of each player above all other considerations, including the development of performance.
Coaches must adhere to all guidelines laid down by governing bodies.
Coaches must develop an appropriate working relationship with each player based on mutual trust and respect.
Coaches must not exert undue influence to obtain personal benefit or reward.
Coaches must encourage and guide players to accept responsibility for their own behaviour and performance.
Coaches must ensure that the activities they direct or advocate are appropriate for the age, maturity, experience and ability of players.
Coaches should, at the outset, clarify with the players (and, where appropriate, parent) exactly what is expected of them and also what they are entitled to expect from their coach.
Coaches must co-operate fully with other specialists (e.g. other coaches, officials, sports scientists, doctors, physiotherapists) in the best interest of the player.
Coaches must always promote the positive aspects of the sport (e.g. fair play) and never condone violations of the Laws of the Game, behaviour contrary to the spirit of the Laws of the Game or relevant rules and regulations or the use of prohibited substances or techniques.
Coaches must consistently display high standards of behaviour and appearance.
Not to use or tolerate inappropriate language.

Anti Descrimination, Diversity & Equality Policy

Swanage Town and Herston Football Club is responsible for setting standards and values to apply throughout the club at every level. Football belongs to and should be enjoyed by everyone, equally. Our commitment is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or disability.

Equality of opportunity at Swanage Town and Herston Football Club means that in all our activities we will not discriminate or in any way treat anyone less favourably, on grounds of sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or disability.

This includes the following:

The advertisement for volunteers.
The selection of candidates for volunteers Courses.
External coaching and education activities and awards.
Football development activities.
Selection for teams.
Appointments to honorary positions.

Swanage Town and Herston Football Club will not tolerate sexual or racially based harassment or other discriminatory behaviour, whether physical or verbal and will work to ensure that such behaviour is met with appropriate action in whatever context it occurs.

Swanage Town and Herston Football Club is committed to the development of the programme of ongoing training and awareness raising events and activities in order to promote the eradication of discrimination within its own organisation and in the wider context, within football as a whole.