Issue 30

Welcome to this weeks e-newsletter.

** NEW LEAGUE NOTICES**

• The League Welfare meeting on Tuesday 9^th February is cancelled and will now take place on Tuesday 23^rd February at the Philadelphia Club  with a 7:30pm start.
• A reminder that all annual trophies are to be returned at the drop-off session at the Philadelphia Club on Wednesday 10^th February. The Drop session starts at 7:30pm
• Congratulations to Hillsborough Pumas who were awarded the Charter Standard at Club level recently.
• Club Secretaries should receive issue 4 of the Sheffield & Hallamshire magazine (SoccerScene) shortly along with the County FA Football Development Programme Handbook for 2010.
• Details regarding Charter Standard discipline prodecures can be viewed on the League website (http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1867)

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**OLD BUT RELEVANT LEAGUE NOTICES**

• The tick-box returns were sent out on the 29^th December 2009 by email. The deadline for returning the forms is the 12^th March 2010

• Details of the arrangements of the League extension dates: http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1740

• Charter Standard Clinics (To help support clubs obtain Charter Standard also to help the clubs that will be going through the new Charter Standard annual renewal process) http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1741

• Nominations for the Eric Service award need to be sent to the League Secretary before the 31st March 2010. This is the award for any club member that does work behind the scenes for a club all without reward and above the norm - loosely termed the "Unsung hero Award."

• In order to help with developing the League can I ask clubs to consider the following questions: A) What does the League do well? B) Where can the League improve? C) What suggestions does your club have in order to help improve the League? No time limit in responding to the above, but I am keen to hear from every club. Please send comments to the League Secretary (nathan.batchelor@junleague.com).

• If you have any news stories, please let me have them, so that I can include them on the League website.

• I have put an information sheet in the League Info area on the League Website (www.junleague.com). The sheet answers the most frequently asked questions I receive, so I hope you find it a useful tool – please make sure all your managers read it.

• 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 A number of people are emailing results to the League Secretary, which prevents the other people who access the results@junleague.com email address from viewing the results.

• A reminder that the up-to-date contact details for all managers can be found on the League website (www.junleague.com) in the League Info area.

• Details regarding the Charter Standard annual health check are now on the League website (http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1547). If the deadline for the health check is not met, then clubs will lose this award.

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**WELFARE NEWS**

You can view the FA Respect guide for Parents & Careers on the League website http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1663

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.

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

The League Welfare evening takes place on Tuesday 23^rd February at the Philadelphia Club with a 7:30pm start. Club Welfare Officers need to attend, and club secretarites are also invited.

**WEBSITE NEWS**

Articles added this week:

Non-fulfilment of Matches

(http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1838)

Thorncliffe FC Annual Gala

(http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1840)

Meetings Next week

(http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1863)

New Charter Standard Discipline Procedures

(http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1867)

Sheffield Park Pitches News

(http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1868)

New Date For Welfare Meeting

(http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1874)

A Photo Gallery now available (to have your photo included send to Pete Sockett, so that they can also appear in the Green’un)

If you have any news stories, please let me have them, so that I can include them on the League website.

**COUNTY FA WEBSITE ARTICLES**

Owls launch search for junior reporter

Important Notice
England U21s v Greece U21s

Time to have your say about Sheffield & Hallamshire CFA

http://www.sheffieldfa.com

**SUSPENSIONS**

A list of County FA player/managers suspensions can be found on the League Website, in the documents section.

**CLUB DEVELOPMENT**

Your club not Charter Standard Yet?  Find out the benefits of charter standard at http://www.sheffieldfa.com/Development/CharterStandard/ over 70% of the teams in our League are at Charter Standard Clubs

Details of courses in the Sheffield & Hallamshire CFA region -> http://eventspace.thefa.com/sheffieldfa/participant/s.aspx

**MEMBER CLUB TOURNAMENTS**

Thorncliffe FC Annual Gala

http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1840

Chesterfield Town FC - Annual Mini-Soccer Tournament.- http://www.junleague.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=1637

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

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