Issue 18

The newsletter is emailed out to all club secretaries on a Friday and now also appears on the website (www.junleague.com).

**LEAGUE NOTICES**

• Please remember all results have to be reported by 6pm on Sunday evening. Please send all the results to results@junleague.com and League Cup/Trophy results must also be emailed to cupresults@junleague.com

• The Sheffield & Hallamshire Tesco Cup (U13) final will take place Sunday 28^th February 2010 at Millmoor Juniors. Under instructions from the County Association, no under 13 fixtures can take place on this day.

• County Cup draw – reminder if involved let your registrar know and your scheduled league opponents for that day, so that alternative league fixtures can be made.

• Any club wishing to hold the League Cup finals can apply to the League. Grounds must have changing rooms, catering facilities and good car parking. The finals will take place on the 28^th March for the under 9s to under 15s. The under 16 finals will take place midweek under lights and the League have asked Stocksbridge (Cup) and Maltby (Trophy) to host them

• A reminder that postponement requests for fixtures must be made to the League Secretary 28 days or more in advance. The postponement request form can be downloaded from the League website.

• The League Full Time website is currently the most viewed in the UK. To see the top 100 Full Time Leagues visit http://full-time.thefa.com/TopLeagues.do

• As always if you have suggestions on how the League can develop and improve please send them to the League Secretary (nathan.batchelor@junleague.com)

• All club secretaries are reminded that when they have received a standard match card fine i.e. no sporting points they must contact the age group registrar with the missing details (as well as pay the fine).

• A reminder that clubs can bring forward league fixtures, just let your age-group registrar know. If you find yourself with a blank week and also know that another team within your division is not playing please arrange to play your league fixture, as this will help everyone.

• Player Registration Cards. The rules are simple, no cards – no game. Managers are signing match cards to say that they have seen the player cards. If someone complains afterwards despite signing the match cards then both teams are liable for a charge. The team at fault will be charged by the League for non fulfilment. Under no circumstances must you agree to play a friendly fixture in these circumstances, as this match would not sanctioned and teams could land themselves in big trouble with the County FA.

• The Respect Fair Play Handshake should take place prior to all fixtures. Many of you will be aware that this happens prior to all Premier League and Football League matches.

• Teams should have in place a method to stop spectators standing on the touchline. It is recommended that clubs use the FA respect barriers (http://www.respectzone.com/) but cones, an additional white line or rope provided it is safe are more then adequate.

• A reminder that all misconduct must be reported to the County FA. This includes issues with spectators, clubs and referees.

**WELFARE NEWS**

A reminder that from next season (2010/2011) in order to affiliate with the County FA, all clubs in this league must have a named Welfare Officer, who has an ‘accepted’ CRB check via The FA CRB Unit and who has completed The FA Safeguarding Children and Welfare Officer Workshop (WOW). The Safeguarding Children and Welfare Officer Workshop have to be renewed every 3 years and must be valid at the time of affiliation.

In association with Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA, the League are putting on a Welfare Officer Workshop on Monday 30^th November at Barnsley Rugby Club – to book your place go to http://eventspace.thefa.com/sheffieldfa/participant/arrangement.aspx?id=16293

If you have any welfare issues relating to the League then contact Lisa Smith, the Leagues Welfare Officer (lisa.smith@junleague.com)

**WEBSITE NEWS**

Details of Coaching, Welfare, Referee Courses in 2010

Details of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Challenge Cup (U16) Draw

Praise for Ecclesall Rangers U14s

The League is supporting the Sheffield 2018 bid.

County FA Suspensions are now on the website, go to documents and you will find the a link to open an excel spreadsheet with the details of all player suspensions within this league.

**COUNTY FA WEBSITE ARTICLES**

Football related course dates released for 2010 -> http://www.sheffieldfa.com

Text the word SHEFFIELD to 62018 to register YOUR support for Sheffield 2018 to be a host city if England win the World Cup bid. 

**CLUB DEVELOPMENT**

Charter Standard Details and downloads -. http://www.thefa.com/GetIntoFootball/CharterStandard/Club.aspx

That’s it for this week. I hope you find this newsletter of benefit. Please pass it around your club.

Kind regards

Nathan Batchelor

League Secretary

www.junleague.com