HUNTINGDONSHIRE FA Uniting Huntingdonshire to improve the Football Experience Handbook 2019/20 125 Years Huntingdonshire FA HUNTINGDONSHIRE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Founded 1894) OFFICIAL HANDBOOK Season 2019/20 Huntingdonshire Football Association Limited Headquarters and Registered Office Ambury House, Sovereign Court Lancaster Way, Ermine Business Park Huntingdon PE29 6XU General Enquiries: 01480 414422 Email: [email protected] Website: www.huntsfa.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/HuntsFA Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuntsFA Incorporated as a Private Limited Company July 2002 Company Number 4451011 Registered as a Registered Charity April 2016 Charity Number 1166644 1 Huntingdonshire FA Contents Name Page Advice on Illegal Approach 92 Articles of Association 29 Club Directory 364 Council 3 Council Standing Orders 89 County Cups 99 Disciplinary - Commissions and Procedures 298 Disciplinary - On Field Disciplinary Procedures 265 Disciplinary Procedures - Regulations for FA Appeals 309 Disciplinary Process - Safeguarding Children 317 Equality Policy 338 FA Regulations for Flexible Football 211 Football Debt Recovery 94 Girls Cup Rules 180 Goalpost And Pitch Sizes 339 Goalpost Safety Guidelines 343 Guide to Referee Marking 240 Junior Cup Rules 136 Kit & Advertising Regulations 351 Leagues Directory 191 Lower Junior Cup Rules 147 Matches Against Foreign Clubs 26 Membership Rules 74 Obtaining a Result from the Penalty Mark 112 Referees Directory 248 Referees Secretariat 245 Regulation for the Regulation and Control of Referees 215 Regulations for the Sanction & Controls of Competitions, 192 Regulations for the Sanction & Controls of Youth Football 210 Regulations of The Association 82 Respect 345 Safeguarding Adults At Risk Policy & Regulations 326 Safeguarding Children Policy & Regulations 321 Scott Gatty Intermediate Cup Rules 125 Senior Cup Rules 114 Sunday Cup Rules 158 Useful Addresses 97 Youth Cup Rules 169 2 Huntingdonshire FA Council COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION Patron Rt.Hon. Sir John Major KG, CH. President Maurice Armstrong Chairman Mark Frost Vice-Chairman Michael Hair Trustees Mark Frost (2019 - 2020) Tel: 07378 341221 Email: [email protected] Mike Hair (2018 - 2019) Tel: 01733 552754 Email: [email protected] Richard Stephen (2018 - 2019) Tel: 01480 434091 Email: [email protected] Andy Barks (2019 - 2021) Tel: 01733 239283 Email: [email protected] Maurice Armstrong (2019 - 2021) Tel: 01832 293262 Email: [email protected] 3 Huntingdonshire FA Council LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTS Maurice Armstrong (1974) Alan Andrews (1989) Tel: 01733 735726 Email: [email protected] Eric Heads (1979) Tel: 07933163108 Email: [email protected] Brian Obray (1982) Tel: 01480 454362 Email: [email protected] Vice-Presidents R Adams - Ramsey M C Frost - March A Barks - Peterborough M A Hair - Peterborough S Bassett - St Neots Mrs M Howlett - Huntingdon R J Bull - Huntingdon L J Lenton - Yaxley Cooke - Holme A Poulain - St Neots R S Matthews - Catworth I Taylor - Brampton K Miles - Brampton R TerrelI - Peterborough K C Minney - St Neots J S Walker - St Neots G S Richardson - Abbots Ripton N Vidale - Eynesbury R Stephen - Huntingdon R Yezek - Huntingdon A C Dockerill - Fenstanton A McCormick - Somersham J Drewnicki - Peterborough D Walker - Yaxley 4 Huntingdonshire FA Council SERVING VICE-PRESIDENTS Ray Bull (1999) Tel: 01480 451363 Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2018-2021) Kevin Miles (2004) Tel: 01480 457770 Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2019-2022) Lawrie Cooke (2004) Tel: 01487 830114 Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2017-2020) Mike Hair (1998) (3 Year Term 2018-2021) Richard Stephen (2004) (3 Year Term 2019-2022) Mark Frost (2004) (3 Year Term 2017-2020) REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION F.A. Life Vice President Maurice Armstrong Huntingdonshire FA Representative Mark Frost (3 Year Term 2017 - 2020) 5 Huntingdonshire FA Council HUNTINGDONSHIRE FA DIVISIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Division 1 Andy Barks (2005) Division 4 Tel: 01733 239283 Ian Taylor (2012) Email: [email protected] Tel: 07436 799655: (3 Year Term 2019-2022) Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2017-2020) Division 2 Alan Poulain (2019) Division 5 Tel: 07852 813510 Russell Yezek (2011) Email: [email protected] (3 Tel: 01480 394903 Year Term 2019-2022) Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2018-2021) Division 3 Stephen Bassett (2010) Division 6 Tel: 01480 474839 Marina Howlett (2011) Email: [email protected] Tel: 07951 760481 (3 Year Term 2017-2020) Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2018-2021) Division 7 Dee Walker (2013) Tel: 01733 312216 Email: [email protected] (3 Year Term 2019-2022) Hunts Youth League Representative Richard Cosbey (2017) Tel: 07734 136419 Email: [email protected] (1 Year Term 2019 - 2020) 6 Huntingdonshire FA Council Huntingdonshire Referees Association Representative Russell Matthews (2008) Tel: 07721 030649 Email: [email protected] (1 Year Term 2019 - 2020) Huntingdonshire Sunday Football League Representative Chris Skepper (2017) Tel: (m) 07894 176932 Email: [email protected] (1 Year Term 2019 - 2020) 7 Huntingdonshire FA Council MEMBERS OF STAFF County Secretary / Company Secretary Dean Watson Tel: 01480 447480 (m) 07946 195988 Email: [email protected] Senior Football Development Officer Andy Coles Tel: 01480 447483 (m) 07931 956651 Email: [email protected] Football Development Officer Gary Marheineke Tel: 01480 447486 Email: [email protected] Marketing and Referee Development Officer Stefan Renwick Tel: 01480 447481 Email: [email protected] Finance Officer Susan Brydon Tel: 01480 447488 Email: [email protected] Football Development Officer (Disability) Sarah Hudson Tel: 01480 447487 Email: [email protected] Football Services Officer David Copson Tel: 01480 447485 Email: [email protected] Course Administrator Wendy Chambers Tel: 01480 447482 Email: [email protected] Designated Safeguarding Officer (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) Mark Moffett Tel: 01480 447484 (m) 07963 323787 Email: [email protected] Independent Financial Examiner: David Mason DWM Accounting 8 Huntingdonshire FA Council COMMITTEES 2018-2019 The Chairman, Vice Chair and County Secretary are Ex-Officio Members of all Committees Emergency Committee Consists of any five Members Club Accounts Committee Chair: Andy Barks Vice Chair: Richard Stephen Secretary: Dean Watson Committee Members: Alan Andrews, Steve Bassett, Mike Hair, Kevin Miles, Brian Obray, Chris Skepper, Dee Walker, Mark Frost, Ian Taylor and Russell Yezek County Cups Committee Chair: Lawrie Cooke Vice Chair: Richard Stephen Secretary: Dean Watson Committee Members: Maurice Armstrong, Andy Barks, Steve Bassett, Ray Bull, Richard Cosbey, Mike Hair, Eric Heads, Marina Howlett, Kevin Miles, Brian Obray, Alan Poulain, Russell Mathews, Ian Taylor, Dee Walker, Mark Frost, Russell Yezek and David Copson Disciplinary Committee Chair: Maurice Armstrong Vice Chair: Mark Frost Secretary: David Copson All Council Members are ex-officio members of the committee providing they have attended an FA Training Course within the previous 12 months 9 Huntingdonshire FA Council Referees Committee Chair: Mike Hair Vice Chair: Russell Matthews Secretary: Dean Watson Senior, Adult & FA Cups Appointments Secretary: Russell Matthews Youth Cups Appointments Secretary: Martin Brock Assessing Secretary: Phil Crossland Referees Development Officer: Stefan Renwick Committee Members: Maurice Armstrong, Andy Barks, Ray Bull, Eric Heads, Chris Skepper, Mark Frost, Lawrie Cooke and Richard Stephen Rules, Advisory and Sanctions Committee Chair: Marina Howlett Vice Chair: Richard Cosbey Secretary: Dean Watson Committee Members: Alan Andrews, Lawrie Cooke, Richard Stephen, Mike Hair, Chris Skepper, Mark Frost, Dee Walker and Russell Yezek Marketing Committee Chair: Alan Poulain Vice Chair: Ian Taylor Secretary: Dean Watson Committee Members: Andy Barks, Lawrie Cooke, Mark Frost, Mike Hair, Maurice Armstrong, Richard Stephen, Alan Andrews, Kevin Miles, and Dee Walker 10 Huntingdonshire FA Council Governance Review Working Party Chair: Alan Andrews Vice Chair: Dee Walker Secretary: Dean Watson Working Party Members: Lawrie Cooke, Richard Cosbey, Mark Frost, Marina Howlett, Russell Matthews, Alan Poulain, and Ian Taylor Huntingdonshire FA Youth Forum Chair: To be appointed Secretary: Gary Marheineke Youth Forum Members Callum Hamilton, Alex Satchell, Luke Cosbey, Jacob Young, Chris Ferguson, Sophie Marjoram, Molly Berryman and Phoebe Webb Huntingdonshire FA Inclusion Advisory Group Independent Chair: Abbasali Damani Secretary: Andy Coles Trustee Representative: Mike Hair 11 Huntingdonshire FA Council TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS Meeting Dates 2019 - 2020 Council Disciplinary Committee Thursday October 3th 2019 All meetings when required. Thursday December 5th 2019 Thursday February 6th 2020 County Cups Committee Thursday April 2nd 2020 Thursday October 17th 2019 Thursday June 4th 2020 Thursday January 30th 2020 Thursday July 2nd 2020 Thursday May 7th 2020 Trustees Marketing Committee Tuesday September 10th 2019 All meetings when required. Tuesday November 12th 2019 Tuesday January 14th 2020 Referees Committee Tuesday March 10th 2020 Thursday September 5th 2019 Tuesday May 12th 2020 Thursday November 21st 2019 Tuesday June 16th 2020 Thursday March 12th 2020 Thursday May 21st 2020 Annual General Meeting Monday June 8th 2020