We all have a responsibility to promote high standards of behaviour in the game

This club is supporting The FA’s Respect programme to ensure football can be

enjoyed in a safe, positive environment. Remember children’s football is a time for

them to develop their technical, physical, tactical and social skills. Winning isn’t

everything.

Play your part and observe The FA’s Respect Code of Conduct for spectators

and parents/carers at all times.

I will:

• Remember that children play for FUN

• Applaud effort and good play as well as success decisions

• Remain outside the field of play and within the Designated Spectators’ Area (where

provided)

• Let the coach do their job and not confuse the players by telling them what to do

• Encourage the players to respect the opposition, referee and match officials

• Avoid criticising a player for making a mistake – mistakes are part of learning insulting, or abusive language or

 

 

 

• Never engage in, or tolerate, offensive,

behaviour.

I understand that if I do not follow the

Code, any/all of the following actions may be taken by my club, County FA, league or

The FA:

I may be:

• Issued with a verbal warning from a club or league official

• Required to meet with the club, league or County FA Welfare Officer

• Required to meet with the club committee

• Obliged to undertake an FA education course

• Obliged to leave the match venue by the club

• Requested by the club not to attend future games removed dependents.

• The FA/County FA could impose a fine and/

or suspension on the club.

Spectators and Parents/Carers

 

 

• Suspended or have my club membership

 

• Always respect the match officials’

 

• Required to leave the club along with any

In addition:

Touchline Shouting

Touchline shouting, that's all I ever hear,

I'm so confused and filled with fear.

I'm only ten years old and football should be fun,

But with all this noise I don't know which way to run.

"Get back in defence!" my manager shouts.

Dad shouts, "Get up front and deal with these louts!"

Loud mouth supporter, who knows all the rules.

(He takes the rest of us for fools)

Shouts, "What are you doing lad? Your head's in a spin!"

Is it any surprise, with all this din?


I am only a boy, so why do you all try to destroy, what I'd love to enjoy?

FOOTBALL SHOULD BE FUN!

© Simon Icke

'published with permission from the author Simon Icke Copyright 1998 Aston Clinton, Bucks, UK’

Further examples of  football poems can be seen on the UK's only football poetry website:
 

www.footballpoets.org



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