St Angela’s Primary School
Football Team
Season 2013/14
Parent Pack
CONTENT
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SFA CODE OF CONDUCT 3
IMPORTANT TEAM INFORMATION 4
THE FOOTBALL TEAM CONSTITUTION 5 – 6
SCHOOLS IN OUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE 7
BEING PART OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM 8 – 9
PLAYER PERSONAL LEARNING GOALS 10
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT 11
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD TEACHER 12
CONTACT DETAILS 12
PARENT FEEDBACK AND/OR COMMENTS 13
SFA - CODE OF CONDUCT
We look forward to working with your child in helping them learn; respect each other, develop responsibility and recognise the merits of effort and success.
To meet those aims we will follow the below code and ask that you also follow them. We thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Please:
Accompany your youngster to football whenever you can and show your appreciation.
Be enthusiastic, encourage your youngster and his or her team-mates.
Leave coaching to the team coaches.
Let your youngster be a young person.
Consider taking an SFA coaching course.
Please do not:
Use tactical instructions. They are busy enough with themselves, the ball and their opponents.
Become angry, especially when they have lost.
Criticise the referee. He or she is trying their best too.
Overemphasise winning. Losing is part of the game too.
IMPORTANT TEAM INFORMATION
We request that you and your child agree and respect the below to help us create a safe learning environment and minimise disruption.
The Football Team
ALL parents or guardians of players must submit appropriate signed Glasgow City Council School Consent Forms to allow their children to participate at school training sessions and football matches.
ALL football league matches are played on a Saturday with a 10:00am kick off.
For ALL home games players must arrive 9:15am prompt at the school football pitch to allow for appropriate warm up and team discussion.
For ALL away games players must arrive 9:00am prompt at the school gate to allow for safe travel, warm up and team discussion.
ALL players are provided with a School Football Strip and Tracksuit Top.
ALL players are expected to attend football matches wearing their School Football Strip and Tracksuit.
ALL training sessions will take place on a Tuesday evening 6:00pm – 8:00pm at St Angela’s Primary School football pitch.
ALL players must arrive promptly to ensure a smooth training session.
ALL players are provided with a school winter and summer training kit.
ALL players are expected to attend training wearing their school training kit.
ALL players should consider wearing additional warm clothing and/or appropriate sporting ‘under armour’ underneath their school kit dependant on weather conditions.
The Football Team - Constitution
1. This is the constitution for St Angela’s Primary School Football Team (hereafter referred to as the Football Team).
2. The Football Team plays in the Glasgow Catholic Primary Schools Football League. The Coaches of the Football Team will select players (boys & girls) from primary school years 5, 6 & 7.
3. The objectives of the Football Team are:
a) To help promote partnership between the pupils, staff, parents and the Catholic Church.
b) To work in partnership with the school, parents and the wider community to create a welcoming and safe environment that is inclusive for all.
c) To develop and engage in Football activities which support the education and welfare of all pupils, allowing them to fulfil their potential, leading to lifelong activities.
d) To identify and represent the views of parents on the Learning, Health and Wellbeing experience offered by the Football Team.
4. The Football Team is a sub group of the Parent Council (where it exists).
5. The Football Team membership is made up of the Football Team Head Coach, Assistant Head Coach (where position occupied) and Goalkeeping Coach (where position occupied), Team Captain (Pupil), 2 parents (preferably parents with children who are part of the Football Team) & 1 teacher (preferably a teacher involved in school football or sporting related activities).
6. The Coaches of the Football Team will decide on all football related matters.
7. The Team Captain will represent the views of the players. The parents will represent the views of parents and encourage other parents to become involved in the organisation of the Football Team e.g. supporting their children at matches on a Saturday morning. The teacher will represent the views of teaching staff and encourage other teachers to put forward their views and encourage attendance by teaching staff at training and/or school football matches on a Saturday morning.
8. There is no expectation placed on any Football Team member (apart from the Football Coaches) to commit regular personal time on school football team matters.
9. All monies fundraised by the Football Team will be lodged in the Parent Council account (where it exists) or a sub account or a school account and the Football Team will have the authority to distribute funds in a way that meets the objectives of the Football Team and the Parent Council (where it exists).
10. The Football Team will access funds after seeking approval from the majority of the Football Team and submit an appropriate invoice or receipt. This can be undertaken by email with a record being kept and held in the Football Team Folder.
11. The Football Team shall meet twice yearly to monitor current and agree future activities.
12. The treasurer of the Parent Council (where it exists) or the School will provide regular financial reports to the Football Team.
13. Should the Football Team cease to exist, any remaining funds will be passed to the school, to be used for the benefit of the pupils in sporting related activities.
SCHOOLS IN OUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The below list of schools may change dependant on school participation in the football league. We will advise you if any schools are added or drop out of the league. For inter league cup games we will advise you when known the name and address of the school we are competing against.
Corpus Christi Primary School
179 Pikeman Road
G13 3BH
Lourdes Primary School and Nursery Class
150 Berryknowes Road
G52 2DE
Our Lady of the Annunciation Primary School (OLA)
80 Friarton Road
G43 2PR
Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School and Nursery Class (OLR)
50 Tarfside Gardens
G52 3AA
St Bernard's Primary School
14 Dove Street
G53 6BP
St Brendan's Primary School
170 Hawick Street
G13 4HG
St Conval's Primary School
140 Shawhill Road
G43 1SY
St George's Primary School
101 Muirdykes Road
G52 2QJ
St Monica's Primary School
30 Kempsthorn Road
G53 5SR
BEING PART OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM
1. Respect – I will listen to my coaches at all times.
2. Sportsmanship – I will let my game do the talking.
3. Team Player – I will listen and support my team mates at all times.
4. Training Sessions – I will turn up on time ready to take part.
5. Football Matches – I will turn up on time at pre-arranged locations ready to travel and take part in football matches.
6. I will look after my school football strip and tracksuit top.
7. I will wash my strip after each school football match.
8. I will attend each school football match in a clean school football strip and tracksuit top.
9. I will look after my school training kit, wash it after each training session and attend each training session in a clean school training kit.
The school training kit, football strips and tracksuit remain the property of St Angela’s Primary School and will be returned after each school year by each player. I acknowledge and agree to the above rules and will return all kit after each school year or at the point I leave the school football team if that is earlier.
Player Name: Signature:
Parent Name: Signature:
Date:
PLAYER PERSONAL LEARNING GOALS
St Angela’s Primary School
Football Team
2013/14
Name:
Class:
THREE football aspects to improve (please circle):
Control Passing Dribbling Shooting Finishing Throwing
Tackling Catching Corners Penalties Shielding Positioning
Shot Stopping Goal Kicks
Parent Signature: Player Signature:
Date: Date:
Review:
Joint Player and Coach Assessment:
Parent Signature: Player Signature:
Date: Date:
Certificate of Achievement appropriate – YES/NO
Coach Signature: Date:
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
We hope you enjoy watching and supporting your child and their team mates as they progress.
Each year we need parents and family to support our activities, including, match days and the end of season event.
FOOTBALL TEAM – As per our constitution we need 2 parent members. Please volunteer and help guide the team.
TRANSPORTATION - On match days we require sufficient drivers and vehicles to safely transport all the children to away matches. As Coaches we are also parents with responsibilities and are not able to transport all the children without your help.
HOSPITAILITY - At home games we provide hospitality for our visitors, parents and children. To ensure this happens we require parent volunteers to organise the tea, coffee, milk, biscuits, juice and crisps for parents during the match and the players and friends after the match. The cost of these will be met by the Football Team.
FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT – At home games we may require help to install and put away football goals and other equipment.
END OF SEASON EVENT – We held a successful event in February 2013 and would like to repeat this as an annual event. This requires organisation, teamwork and your involvement.
Please consider helping your school team by getting involved
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD TEACHER
St. Angela’s Primary School Football Team is an important part of our school community. As well as developing football skills, participation will allow our children to represent the school across Glasgow and further enhance the excellent reputation of St. Angela’s. Everyone in our school community is appreciative of the excellent work being undertaken by our coaches. Please continue to support our football team.
Brendan Duffy
SCHOOL TEAM CONTACT DETAILS
“We look forward to working with the children helping them to enjoy football, stay healthy and improve.”
Tom Buik
Mob: 07570794919
Email:
Paul Lett
Mob: 07989329930
Email:
Christopher Moore
Mob: 07782163373
Email:
PARENT FEEDBACK AND/OR COMMENTS
Consider providing feedback and/or comments about this Parent Information Pack and any other aspect about the running of the school football team. We respect and welcome your constructive views to help us improve the management of the school football team. If you are happy with the Football Team a simple acknowledgement of such views would suffice.
------TEAR OFF ------
To the Football Team
Please consider the following:
“The day you think there is no improvement to be made is a sad one for any player.”
Lionel Messi
“I have changed nothing; my style of play is still that of a child. I know that above all it is my job and that I should approach it in another way, but one must not lose sight of the fact that football is a game. It is imperative one plays to amuse oneself, to be happy. That is what children do and I do the same thing.”
Lionel Messi
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