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Useful Information and Questions Answered
Useful Links
www.playbytherules.net.au
Provides information and certification on discrimination, child protection and harrassment etc. Well worth a visit for any team coaches/managers.
www.soccernsw.com.au
The official websire for Soccer NSW. All the news for football in our state.
www.footballaustralia.com.au
The official home of Football Federation Australia.
www.eteamz.com/soccer/instruction/tips/
Handy tips and tricks for coaches.
www.soccernet.com
The very latest in world football results and news
The official laws of the game (revised for 08/09)
The final word on how the game is played - FIFA's official laws of the game. Now you have no excuse
http://www.mwfra.com.au/
Manly Warringah Football Referees Association. All the info on local by-laws and procedures for our competition. Also details on how to become a referee.
Club Facilities
We are privileged at FKSC to be one of the few clubs in the area to have great canteen facilities and a clubhouse with a licensed bar.
The bulk of the Club's revenue comes from the profits raised in the canteen and bar and this, in turn, allows FKSC to subsidise the registrations and improve the facilities and equipment.
Canteen and Fields
The Canteen is well-stocked including tea, coffee, hot chocolate, fruit, BBQ (on Saturdays) with an extensive range of soft drinks, chips and confectionery. The canteen is also open on Sundays when the fields are in use and instead of the BBQ we offer pies, sausage rolls and muffins.
Each team will be rostered on to help in the canteen, prepare the fields and clean-up at the end of the day at least once in the season and your co-operation at these times is greatly appreciated.
Clubhouse
The clubhouse opens each Saturday and Sunday afternoon during the season and offers a family-friendly smoke free area to catch up with friends and team mates at the end of a long day. A variety of softdrinks, snacks, pies & sausage rolls are available for purchase as well as a selection of beers, wines and soft drinks (sorry - no spirits).
You are welcome to reserve a table for your team, family & friends, just speak to one of the committee members.
The netball court lights are on for the children to play. However, it is the responsibility of the parents/guardians to supervise the children.
Coaches and managers info
On behalf of the players and the Committee, thank you for your involvement and commitment to your team and we hope that the following notes assist you with your duties. We will be conducting Managers & Coaches meetings throughout the Football season. This will assist in a much-needed flow of information between all teams and the committee. Being able to communicate the current information you require and answer any enquiries you may throughout the season, will improve the management of the teams and club tremendously.
We have outlined the following points that may be helpful with your involvement as a coach or manager this season. Please also see the printable versions of all info which you may wish to distribute to team members.
COACHES
- Please ensure equitable rotation of all players during the season.
- Arrange and conduct suitable coaching sessions to increase the football skills of the players in your team.
- Ensure the players carry out warm‑up and warm‑down exercises before and after a game. Insist the players attend all training sessions and arrive at matches at least 30 minutes prior to kick‑off.
- Encourage fair play, discipline, and team cohesion and commitment. Insist that no player question or abuse Referee's/Linesmen and that they shake hands with the opposition at full time regardless of the mood of the game.
- Alert the Referee to any on‑field dangers (eg., potholes etc.). Do not let a player take the field for a game or at training if you are concerned about their health or well‑being.
- PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW training in the in‑goal area. Cones or corner posts can simulate goals just as easily.
MANAGERS
- Assist the Coach in the equitable rotation of all players in all age groups during the season (in accordance with the Club Constitution).
- Check your team folder (near the Canteen) each week and distribute the Club magazine, Soccer Post. special notes etc., to the parents/players. Distribute any fundraising material and collect monies. Provide a Team list and Games Draw to all parents/players.
- For U10 age groups and older check the Registration Cards with the opposition Manager well before each game and correctly fill‑out the Referee's Card noting teams, field location and time of game. Ensure you have available for checking, the Registration Card of any borrowed player from another team. The Referee's card is to be provided for each game by the "home team" (i.e., the team appearing first on the Draw).
- It is MOST IMPORTANT that all scores are recorded on the Score Sheets provided at the Canteen after each game. If you have an away‑game, please return to Melwood Oval and fill‑in the score or delegate another team member or parent to do so. This is A MUST for U10 age groups and over as the daily scores have to be given in to the MWSA on each day of play or we incur fines. If you are playing a Sunday game and the Canteen is not open, phone the scores through to the competition secretary.
- Maintain proper care of Club equipment. The team kit bag will include playing strip, two training balls, one match ball and medical kit. For enquiries, contact the Gear Steward.
- Arrange a shirt-washing roster with the players or parents. The shirts ARE NOT TO BE WORN OR TAKEN HOME INDIVIDUALLY, OR WORN AT TRANING. The full kit must be accounted for at the end of the season. The shirts cost $65 with numbers and printing which is why we have this rule.
- Promote team morale and cohesion amongst the supporters and players. The parents/supporters are encouraged to offer positive comment to the players, however there should be NO sledging of opposition players and definitely no abuse toward the Referee or Linesmen. Also, encourage your supporters to leave sideline coaching to the team Coach ONLY.
- Make yourself and the Coach known to the Referee before the game so he/she knows the team officials with whom to deal. The Manager and Coach MUST remain within the halfway Technical Area if marked and wear the approved official armbands.
- Organise a Roster for Field Set‑up and Canteen Duty when required (usually only one day per season). Ensure that your team's parents are aware that under no circumstances are children allowed in the Canteen on these days as our Public Liability insurance is voided.
- The Manager, Coach or appointed supporter, should complete a match report, after each game and lodged at the Canteen for publishing in the Club magazine.
PLEASE NOTE: Player Registration Cards MUST be returned with the Kit Bag at the end of the season
Code of Conduct
The following Code of Conduct is intended equally for players as well as Managers, Coaches and supporters. It is aimed at encouraging both individual and team sportsmanship on the field as well as on the sideline.
Your Club is committed to promoting the game of football through the promotion of a professional image. Sportsmanship and positive attitude costs nothing and achieves everything.
- The Referee’s decision is final and based on his/her interpretation of play. PLEASE ACCEPT THE DECISION AS FINAL, whether you think it right or wrong, show due respect and get on with the game. The Referee should, in fact, be thanked for his/her contribution to the game at its’ conclusion.
- The Club DOES NOT support swearing at, sledging or criticism of Referees, opposition players or their supporters. These actions reflect on the team as a whole, and in turn on the Club and are NOT acceptable.
- Individual efforts should be directed toward a team result. Offer positive encouragement and support to your team-mates both on and off the field.
- Supporters are encouraged to offer POSITIVE SUPPORT to their team as much as they like, however PLEASE LEAVE coaching and player instruction to the Coach only.
- You become an ambassador of the Club when you wear our playing strip, so please remember your responsibility and PROMOTE THE IMAGE OF THE CLUB THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS.
- Leave any on-field incidents, on the field, at the conclusion of the game.
- Skillful play by players of either team should be duly acknowledged.
- Play by the rules of the game. Observe sportsmanship and fair play, and play to win.
PLEASE NOTE: Violent play should be rejected by the team as a whole, as Forest Killarney Football Club deems it COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
Please remember, continued failure to comply with the Code could result in the cancellation, or suspension, of registration and/or membership
Judicial Process
If you are given a red card by the Referee and sent from the field of play, the following is a general outline of the process undertaken and the requirements of the player.
- Certain offences attract stipulated penalties for which Judiciary attendance may not be required. If so, you will be notified through the Club and will have the choice of accepting the penalty and the possibility of a one game deduction for non-appearance, or you can choose to appear before the Judiciary which may or may not achieve a favourable outcome.
- If you are required to attend the Judiciary, you will be advised of the night of the hearing. Cases are heard at MWFA Clubhouse, Cromer Park on a first-in, first-served basis. A book is available from 6:30 pm in which to register your name, and cases are heard in that order. You are not permitted to play until your case has been heard and finalized and you have the right to have witnesses attend your hearing with you to help your case.
- You have the right to appeal your Judiciary sentence, however an appeal will only be heard on the basis of the presentation of new evidence and notice of appeal plus an outline of the new evidence to be presented must be given in writing to the MWFA within 48 hours of the Judiciary hearing. The Club Committee will offer advice on how to conduct an appeal, however payment of the Appeal Fee and carrying out the appeal is the responsibility of the player concerned.
- Further appeals can be directed through Soccer NSW, again at the expense of the player.
- The MWFA will advise when the card will be available following serving of any Judiciary sentence imposed and collection of the card is again the responsibility of the player involved. Any enquiries you wish to direct to the MWFA MUST be directed through the Club Secretary or Competition Secretary
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