1. FA Charter Standard Criteria Changes 2017/18 WebEx 11 June 2015
Background information

2. The FA Charter Standard Club Programme Implemented 2001 onwards
Aims
To raise standards throughout grassroots football
To recognise and reward quality club provision
To ensure players receive a positive experience
To support sustainable, well administered clubs
To provide a safe playing environment with child protection paramount
To raise the standards of behaviour throughout the game

3. FA Charter Standard; The Numbers
751
522
2,88 0
3,62 1
Average 23 teams
Average 15 teams
Average 2 teams
Average 7 teams
85.5% of all youth football played in CS Clubs
52,000 youth teams in a CS environment

4. FA Charter Standard Clubs Criteria changes
Presented by Simon Wears

5. The Criteria was changed in 2015/16 to reflect the introduction of the Youth Modules.
Now these Youth Modules have been integrated in the blocks of Level 2 and the new locally offered B Licence the criteria has been changed to reflect this.
92% of CFA officers said the criteria for being FA CS is relevant to clubs
Question: Q50. The % of respondents who think the criteria for being FA Charter Standard is relevant to their club.
Base: CS adult clubs (333), CS youth clubs (470), CS development clubs (121), CS community clubs (194), CFA officers (52) 5

6. Process for Agreeing New Criteria
FA Charter Standard Insight; 1,756 respondents
County FA feedback, ongoing
FA Charter Standard Criteria Review Group; 4th March 2015
National Game Senior Management Team
Football Development Committee
National Game Board

7. Youth Club Criteria FA Level 1 coach with every team
This individual must have a valid DBS, EA , SC plus be a member of the FA Licenced coaches club.
90% of youth teams must have access to an FA Licenced coach.
The youth module criteria has been removed.
For the annual Health check,
Non compliant coaches must be booked on courses with booking references submitted at comment section on WGS.
Discipline records are reviewed for each club renewing AHC

8. Development Club Criteria
Criteria is the same as Youth Clubs plus.
Development Clubs require a minimum of 5 teams run over 4 age groups.
Development Clubs require a Football Development plan of a minimum of 3 years (templates available)
1 x FA Level 2 Coach
Community Club Criteria
Criteria is the same as Youth & Development Clubs plus.
A minimum of ten teams covering mini-soccer, youth, female and adult football – these should be playing in affiliated leagues.
Two FA Level 2 coaches.
One person who has attended The FA Mentoring Adults course

9. New Applications.
New Club Applications or those renewing after losing Charter Status.
Must complete a full application form, submit all the evidence (AGM & Committee meeting minutes, accounts etc).
Coaches must have completed their qualifications (ie cant just be booked on a course)

10. FA Charter Standard
League Criteria changes

11. Charter Standard Leagues Criteria Changes League Referee Officers
League Referee Officer mandatory
At a basic level this role will mean appointing to league games (where this is already undertaken by the CFA centrally or a joint pool this wouldn’t be a required duty)
Additional responsibilities may include organizing league sponsored basic courses with the CFA, delivering a league mentoring programme, arranging Referee/Coach events etc.
This criteria has been shaped to support CFAs to deliver on their game coverage targets for

12. Charter Standard Leagues Criteria Changes 85% CS Target
At CSL renewal stage (3 years) League must have 85% of their teams playing in a Charter Standard Club
This takes into account the churn of teams in and out of the league making 100% unattainable for some
Leagues should aspire to achieve 100%

13. Charter Standard Leagues Criteria Changes League Link
The applicant league must have a genuine partnership link with another sanctioned league
Primarily the purpose of this criteria is to ensure that leagues create sustainable links to improve transition of youth players in to the adult game.
An applicant youth league must therefore have an agreed link to an adult league and visa versa.
Other links could be adult or youth leagues with disability leagues or mini soccer leagues with youth leagues.

14. FA Wildcats Centres –
BBFA will be looking to run
24 Wildcat Centres across their region from April - July

16. BBFA FA Year 1 priorities for Wildcats
Hot Spot areas – MK, Wycombe, Reading/ Wokingham Borders, West Berks, VOW/ SO borders.
Female Clubs without current provision for U8, U9, U10.
Large Charter Standard Clubs without female sections.
Organisations with links to Charter Standard female clubs.
All Centres are responsible for updating registers
after each session.

20. Training & Support
Each new Centre will need their lead coach to attend a training day at SGP
There will be online resources available, branded posters and marketing material.

24. Thank you
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