CHORLEY FC 2021/22 PARENT/PLAYER/STAFF HANDBOOK WELCOME Welcome to the Magpie Family! At & District Football League. Entry to Chorley FC we aspire to develop players the Chorley FC Education Programme, socially, physically, psychologically, and in partnership with LLS Online and technically. We work hard to provide Thornleigh College, follows on from the an outstanding football environment under-16 season. for players, parents, and supporters to enjoy. For those under-16s wishing to choose an education path other than our own, Working as a team and putting our playing for the Magpies will still be an members at the heart of everything we option. Alongside the players who join do. We work with the FA best practice our education programme, selected ethos to ensure all players enjoy the players will make up an u17/18 squad best footballing experience. entered in either the Northwest Youth Alliance or the Junior Premier League. We are about to embark on our 5th season, and expect to have 120 The plan is for outstanding players in footballers aged between 13-21, playing the system to train with the first team in 6 teams in 3 different leagues, with to aid their development. We hope to over 20 coaches volunteering to drive produce players that are first team level. the club forward. We are entering the 2nd year of the player pathway, hoping This will give them the chance to gain to build upon the success of the first, experience and develop as footballers, that saw players experiencing first team as well as creating a larger pool of action with Chorley FC. players for the management team to pick from. Most supporters love seeing The pathway begins at under-14 level youngsters coming through the youth and progresses through to under-16s, system at their football club. We’re with teams continuing to compete in no different at Victory Park, so we say 2 the Junior Premier League/ Bolton Bury LET’S DO IT! KEY STAFF 3 Terry Robinson CEO Graham Watkinson Chorley FC Secretary Jonathan Watkinson General Manager Andy Preece Director of Football Leads education program First team Assistant Manager Irfan Kawri Head of Youth Development Katherine Norris Club Welfare Officer, Covid Officer & Youth Secretary VENUES Tuesday and Thursday Training: Lancashire FA County Ground Thurston Road Leyland PR25 2LF Sunday Match Days (U21): Victory Park Duke Street Chorley PR7 3DU Saturday Match Days (U14-U18): Fulwood Academy Black Bull Lane Fulwood Preston PR2 9YR Other Venues: Albany Academy Yarrow Gate Chorley PR7 3AZ Duke Street Field Duke Street Chorley PR7 3DU 4 5 CHORLEY FC PLAYER PATHWAY 14-21 Aim Physically, Psychologically and Socially. Analyst staff with the u18 and u21 highlighting their STRENGTHS and To develop players with a view to play Coaching sessions and matches will be squads to start with. The performance AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT from the in our first team or the highest level reviewed monthly with discussions and analyst will work with the coaches to coaches. possible. We as a staff will endeavour to feedback. enhance the learning of the players. “Create an environment where people We will endeavour to give players Exit Meetings flourish and excel”. Player Development participating in the JPL 50% playing If coaches feel at any point a player We will endeavour to uphold our Morals Our sessions and games programme time as much as we can, however if would benefit from getting game time and Values - HONESTY, INTEGRITY, will allow players to develop IN this is not carried out and parents have elsewhere to better his development TRUST, TEAMWORK, POSITIVITY and POSSESSION, OUT OF POSSESSION any concern parents are to consult with this will be discussed with the parent/ SOLUTION BASED. and TRANSITION. Players will be the Head Coach of the team in the first carer. We will liaise with our contacts encouraged to have as much ball instance. and network to help find the best Coach Development contact as possible to become suitable environment for the player and All sessions will be designed for players confident and competent with the ball. Reports continue to monitor his development. to develop Technically, Tactically, This season we aim to have Performance Every player will get a six-week report SCHOLARSHIP THE Chorley FC Football Scholarship Additionally, course participants can Programme takes young people on study A-Levels as a part of the school a two-year journey of elite training sixth form provision. (headed by UEFA Pro Licence coach Andy Preece & UEFA A candidate coach All education facilities are provided Irfan Kawri), high quality competitive by Thornleigh Salesian College in matches, outstanding education and Bolton. high-quality outcomes. Joining the Chorley FC Scholarship LLS Online, an award-winning Programme gives you the opportunity organisation that specialises in post-16 to develop your football in a professional education, is supporting the Magpies environment while studying for all- in offering young people access to important qualifications – giving you the the Chorley FC Football Pathway, best possible opportunities to progress university courses, USA scholarships to the next stage of your career. and global coaching opportunities. Our under-19 teams compete in the While on the programme students National League under-19 Alliance can study a BTEC Level-3 Extended (title sponsor UCFB) on Wednesday Diploma in Sport, gain significant work afternoons and the Junior Premier experience and open up a professional League (under-18s) on Saturday network for future employment. mornings. 6 VALUES 1. Integrity: To operate with honesty, with empathy, and in good faith to all Chorley FC players and staff. 2. Teamwork: To operate with trust and a collective vision for the betterment of each other and Chorley FC. 3. Solution-Based: To work proactively and positively with good communication to find solutions to difficult situations. 4. Ambition: To strive for the best possible outcomes and progress for each other and Chorley FC. 5. Standards: To hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards and ensure they are maintained at all time 7 PRINCIPLES 8 1. To produce players with excellent decision-making abilities under pressure and at speed. 2. To produce players with excellent adaptability and tactical understanding of the game and its mechanics. 3. To produce technically excellent players and to perform competently in a variety of different situations. 4. To produce players with excellent communication, leadership, and teamwork skills. 5. To produce holistically well-rounded individuals, with good ethics and morals. RESPECT CODE OF CONDUCT Creating the right environments for • Respect is about creating an our players, both on and off the pitch is understanding of what is acceptable incredibly important. and unacceptable behaviour in Football. It is vital that we all play our part in • Respect is about those involved taking creating a fun, safe and inclusive responsibility for the consequences of environment. their own actions. The Respect codes of conduct are in • Respect is about supporting match place to ensure that everyone involved officials to do their job. within an FA Charter Standard club or league is playing their part to give the • Respect is not a slogan. It is a players a positive experience. collective responsibility of all those involved in football to create a safe, fun Respect is The FA’s response to a clear and inclusive environment in which the message from throughout the game, game can take place. that the health of football depends upon high standards of behaviour on and off The following Respect Codes of the pitch. Conduct outline the types of behaviour that will support a safe, fun and inclusive • Respect is a behavioural code for game in this country. Football. They also identify a range of sanctions • Respect is about recognising that the which may be taken if these codes are integrity of the game is more important not abided by. than the result of the match. You can find Chorley FC respect codes • Respect is For ALL and plays a key part and our safeguarding policies on the 9 in uniting the game. Chorley FC webpage. 10 RESPECT PLAYER CODE OF CONDUCT At Chorley FC we expect a high code of • Never engage in public criticism of the postings/content that will bring the • Be dropped, substituted, or suspended conduct from all our players, and you Match Officials and abide by their final Club into disrepute. from training. will be asked to confirm you accept this decisions code when you register with the Club. I understand that if I do not follow the • Not be selected for the team. • Win or lose with dignity. Shake hands Code, I may: • Embrace and demonstrate Chorley at the end of every game. • Be asked to leave the club with FC player pathway core values and • Be asked to apologise to whoever I’ve immediate effect. principles. • Be aware of the potential impact of bad upset. language on others. • My club, County FA or The FA may • Stick to the rules and celebrate the •Receive a formal warning - either make my parent or carer aware of any spirit of the game. • Never engage in abusive language, verbally or in writing. infringements of the Code of Conduct. bullying or intimidating behaviour. • Always show respect to everyone • Be required to attend a FA education The FA/County FA could impose a fine involved in the game. • Do not engage in any social media course. and suspension against my Club which 11 PARENTS & SPECTATORS CODE OF CONDUCT We all bear a collective responsibility to • Encourage your child to play by the from both teams respectfully. Violations of the code may result in any/ set a good example and help provide a laws of the game.