Rossvale Boys Club
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Kick Racism Out Of Football – www.kickitout.org In recent times, with different nationalities now becoming a big part of Glasgow culture, we at the Club must ensure that they are treated with the respect that we would expect for ourselves. People from whatever backgrounds they come from should feel that they can come to play football and not feel awkward about and have to listen to language and behaviour which is totally inappropriate. Terms of “Paki”, “Chinky” etc are not acceptable terminology and should not be used, and what has been deemed acceptable in the past, and by acceptable I mean unchallenged, is definitely not acceptable now. We have to create an atmosphere within the Club which is a safe, enjoyable experience, without isolating people through ignorance of others. If you feel you want to talk to somebody, please feel free to contact Tommy Twigg, Child Protection Officer. His number is on the website. Anything said will be confidential. Bullying – www.childline.org.uk/Bullying.asp We are trying to provide a safe environment within the Club, and whilst we try our best to minimise bullying, we believe that there maybe cases which are happening at the present. We want to stamp it out immediately, and would ask that if you are suffering from any forms of bullying, physical or mental, please get in touch with Tommy Twigg, Child Protection Officer (his number is on website). Anything said will be confidential. Warning about Scouts
I am writing to make you aware
about Scouts from Professional Clubs and what you should
expect. As a Club we actively promote that Senior Clubs
speak to our players, whilst ourselves being present,
introducing them to the parents or giving them permission to
speak to parents. They are by rights supposed to contact the
team manager to ask if they can approach a player. As a lot
of the coaches either know or get to know them it is easy
for them to communicate with us.
However, there are scouts who
do not follow that policy and may approach you as a parent,
or even as a player direct. We never refuse access to scouts
to speak to parents and most Clubs know this, therefore it
shows you the quality of the scout that he doesn't approach
us. Secondly if they do this please make sure that they show
you an identity badge for the Club they claim to represent.
The reason why the SFA, SPL
and SFL have told Clubs they must contact the coaches of the
boys Club is that it provides a buffer for us to be able to
monitor people who are not scouts, and may have other
motives to want to contact young boys. Having been coaching
for twenty years I know a lot of scouts or have at least
know of them, as youth football is quite a close knit
community, and if I have doubts about someone's credentials
I can always contact someone to have them verified.
We are delighted when a player
moves on to a higher standard, and we want to ensure that
your son is treated correctly.
"T" (Training) Forms
With the recent upsurge in Professional
Clubs taking boys under the age of thirteen, there is now a bit of a
dogfight between them to firstly get hold of the best talent between 7
and 12, and them hold them. They have now devised a form to be signed by
the boys and the parents, which has not been sanctioned by the SFA and
are not valid/legal documents. There are only two forms sanctioned by
the SFA and they are the "D" (Development) Form to be signed for one
year, or the "S" (Schoolboy) Form, which keeps them until they are
sixteen. These two forms can only be signed when the boys are thirteen
and not before.
Please do not be fooled into thinking that
the Clubs have a responsibility to your son once he signs this "T" form
as they can let him go whenever they want. It also means that you can
walkaway whenever you want also.
Parental Discipline
With events since the start of the season, I
intend speaking to every team in the Club and insisting that each team deals
with discipline on the touchline strongly, my own team included. What has
been noticed is that referees are getting a harder time of it recently, and
whilst it is generally agreed that the standard is not the best at the
current time, it doesn't help greatly if your sideline is berating him to
make it worse. This has happened in teams where it was least expected to
happen.
To abuse a referee, and then state that you
are only a parent, isn't acceptable, as it is the team managers
responsibility to keep his touchline in order. If you thought that is bad I
have been at games when the opposition parents have been on our side of the
park abusing the referee, he stopped the game and asked me to put an end to
it. When it was pointed out that they were with the opposition, I was
informed it was still my responsibility as they were on my side of the park.
With unsocial behavior you are bringing the
Club into disrepute, and we are likely to receive a heavy fine or expulsion
from the league. Unlike previous years leagues are clamping down on
inappropriate behavior, therefore the stakes are too high for teams to allow
parents and coaches to shout their mouths off. You are also antagonizing
referees and they are more likely to give decisions against you.
If parents are unwilling to heed these
warnings then we would have no option to ask them to leave the Club, an
option we wouldn't take lightly. The vast majority of people are not like
this and do not give any concern, however it only takes one to give a bad
reputation.
This piece is not meant to give offence,
however when it happens it gives extra unnecessary stress to people who are
giving their time up.
Ian Grey ( Club Chairman )
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