(extracted from guidance from the FA)

Young People can expect adults to........

• give help, encouragement & support
• NOT embarrass them when watching
• give them examples of excellent behaviour
• help them understand the rules
• praise effort and performance of both teams
• look for positive things to praise
• leave coaching to managers & coaches!
• display patience & consistency

Young People can expect that adult spectators do not........

• ignore children who need help/first aid
• use any jargon or dictate tactics
• attempt to coach or manipulate the players while they are playing
• unduly criticise match officials in public
• argue, swear, become violent or use sarcasm
• ridicule or shout at a player for making a mistake or losing. Praise them or keep quiet.

In the case of Misconduct ........

Any club member, manager, parent or a member, or spectator associated with a MYFC member, who does not comply with the above code risks being reported to the General Committee for behaviour which could bring the club into disrepute and will be subject to the club's misconduct procedure. The preceding statement also applies to serious breach of the laws of association football.

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In the event that any member feels that he or she has suffered discrimination in any way, or that the Club Policies, Rules or Code of Conduct have been broken, should follow the procedures below.

1. They should report the matter in writing to the Club Secretary or another member of the Committee, if your complaint is pertinent to Child Protection then address the complaint to the Club's Child Protection Officer. This will then be dealt with by the Club Complaints Committee.

Your complaint should include:

• Details of what, when, and where the occurrence took place.
• Any witnesses along with their statements.
• Names of any others who have been treated in a similar way.
• Details of any former complaints made about the incident, date, when and to whom made.
• A preference for a solution to the incident.

2. The Club's Complaints Committee will then arrange a meeting to be held at the earliest convenience so that all parties can discuss the complaint.

3. The Club's Complaints Committee will comprise of at least five Committee members of which two must comprise of either The Club Chairman, the Secretary or the Treasurer and in all cases of Child Protection issues, the Club's Child Protection Officer, will have the power to:

• Warn as to future conduct.
• Suspend from membership.
• Remove from membership any person found to have broken the Club's Policies or Codes of Conduct.
• Determine whether any Child Protection issues should be referred to an official body, ie. The Police.

The Club Complaints Committee will not make judgment on squad and team selection issues.

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The Disciplinary Committee

The Disciplinary Committee will be made up of three Committee Members. This will be:-

• The Disciplinary Secretary
• Two Other Committee Members

Mis-Conduct Procedures

• Any player who is sent off twice during a season will be suspended for the rest of the season.
• Any player who is cautioned five times during a season will be suspended for the rest of the season.
• Any player who is cited in a "disrepute charge" or it becomes established is the cause of a "disrepute charge" made against the club will be permanently banned from the club.
• Any player who is booked or sent off and does not pay the fine in the agreed timescales will be suspended from the club for the rest of the season.
• Any Member (as defined in the Club's Constitution) who behaves in a way that is contrary to the Code of Conduct or causes malicious damage to Club property will face a suspension from the Club at the discretion of the Disciplinary Committee. In such circumstances the Member will be requested to appear before the Disciplinary Committee who will hear the evidence and then take appropriate action. In the case of malicious damage the Member may be asked to pay for the repair or replacement (should a Member fail to pay in such circumstances they will be permanently banned from the club).
• If a parent or guardian of a boy behaves in a way that is contrary to our code of conduct and/or in such a way as to bring the club into disrepute, the Disciplinary Committee will have the right to act against both the parent/guardian and the boy with whom the parent/guardian is connected.

• The player will appeal in writing to the Disciplinary Secretary giving the background to the appeal. The appeal must be lodged within 14 days of the date the penalty is imposed.
• The Disciplinary Committee will hear the appeal within 14 days of the appeal being lodged.
• Until the appeal is held the suspension remains in force.

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