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WELCOMELETTERTONEWMEMBERS

RyburnUnitedFCwelcomesyouasamemberandparent,

Wewouldliketoprovideyouwithsomeintroductoryinformationwhichwehopewillbehelpful.

ClubBackground&History

Ryburn United FC is a community Football Club located in the heart of the Ryburn Valley(MetropolitanBoroughofCalderdale);thecatchmentareafortheClubisthetownofSowerbyBridgeandvillagesofRipponden,Barkisland&Rishworth.Over the last10years theFootballClubhasenjoyeda rapidgrowthwithin theparticipationfromchildrenandadults.TheClubholdstheFA(FootballAssociation)CharterStandardstatus,whichistherecognisedbadgeforbestpracticestowardsrunningandmanagingasportsclub.The clubhave30 teamswith 30qualified coaches (FA Level 1 and above) and adhere to allapplicableChildWelfarepractices. TheClub’shomeground isRippondenWood (HX64AG),where the club hold a 30-year lease. In 2014, Ryburn United were awarded with theCalderdaleSportsCluboftheYear,presentedattheHalifaxCourierawardsnight.Inadditiontothis,theClubhavestrongcommunitylinkswithlocalschools,socialgroupsandtheParishCouncil. The Club often feature within the local press (photos, and reports etc) andcommunications throughout the district and beyond. Ryburn United is considered andrecognisedtobemuchmorethanjustafootballclub,asitoffersandprovidesmanybenefitstothelocalcommunity.Forthelast4yearsadedicatedteamofvolunteershasmovedtheclubforwardinawaythataswe approach the 2018-19 season there aremany exciting developments, here is a quicksummary:

! Growntheclubfrom22teamsto30for2018-19! Increasedmembershipby20%! Overseen the merger of the junior section with the senior section as one Charter

StandardClubwithanewstructureandoperatingmodel! Worked tirelessly to raise funding towards a new club house, equipment, kit and

groundimprovements

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! Secured Premier League Funding in April 2018, for new clubhouse planned forcompletionbythestartof2019.ThefacilitywillbethefocalpointoftheClubwhilstoffering the best playing surfaces/facilities possible. We plan for this to be acommunityhubforallthingssportsandrelatedcommunityeventscentre

! Excitingsummerofclubeventsplanned! Everymemberwillbeissuedwithanewkitandtrainingtop,toensurewealllookthe

partandrepresentourclubinthepossiblelight,wehaveworkedwithEV2todesignandbuildourbespokeclubrangeofclothingandonlineshopfromSeptember2018

! Our 1st Teamhas secured a place in the next tier of the football league andwill bestartingtheseasonintheWestRidingCountAmateurFA

The junior section now has over 300members participating in training,matches and socialevents,whereagesrangefromof5to17years, fromallwalksof lifeandbackgrounds.Thesenior section has 4 x open age teams and considered one of the strongest teams withinCalderdale.Manyofthejuniormembershavealreadymadethetransitiontotheseniorteam,which supports its sustainability as a progressive anddeveloping Sports club. TheClub is anon-profit making organisation with all monies raised from sponsorship, memberships orgrantsinvestedbackintotheClube.g.formaintenanceoftheground,hireoftrainingfacilitiesandextrapitches.In2015theclub launchedagirls (under12s)team,whichhasalreadyattractedover20newfemalememberstotheclub.RyburnUnitedenteredateamtotheWestRidingGirlsUnder11league for the 2015/16 season - the team WON the West Riding League in their auguralseason. In2017theclubincreasedfrom2to4girls’teamsandthe2018-019seasonwewillhavegirlsteamsatU9,U10,U11,U12,U13andU15,thisatruedemonstrationofhowRyburnUnitedisreachingoutandgrowingthegameacrossthelocalcommunity.

ConstitutionalStructure

1constitutionandcommitteegoverntheFootballclub;theseniorsectionandthejuniorsections.

Thecommitteecomprisesofthefollowingpositionsandcurrentelectedofficers:

• Chair:Mr.IanForbes• Vice-Chair-Operations:Mr.MatthewAmer• ViceChair–Business:Mr.ChrisWragg• ViceChair–Football:Mr.DaveRansley• ClubAdministrator:MrsSueButterfield• CharterStandardCoordinator:Mr.SteveMcDonald• MiniSoccerCoordinator:AndyJudd• JuniorSoccerCoordinator:RickBottomley• GirlsSoccerCoordinator:AndyGilligan• ChildWelfareOfficer:Mr.AndrewSingleton• Ground&FacilitiesOfficer:MrAndyJudd• RegistrationSecretary:Mr.RichardBottomley• Treasurer:Mrs.RachelHorner

Committeemeetingsareheldonthe3rdMondayofeachcalendarmonthandisopentoallmembers.

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ContactdetailsforallofthecommitteeareavailableontheClubWebsite.

AllchildwelfarequeriesshouldbedirectedimmediatelytotheChildWelfareOfficerandnottheCoach.

ChildWelfareOfficer:AndrewSingletonTel:07887425321Email:andrew.singleton1971@gmail.com

PoliciesandPractices

TheFootballclubhasanumberofpolicydocumentsthatwerecommendyoufamiliariseyourselfwith,thepoliciesare:

• ChildProtectionPolicy• EqualityPolicy• UsageofPhotographsPolicy• CoachesCodeofConduct• ParentsCodeofConduct

AllpoliciesareavailableontheClubWebsite.

CommunicationandMedia

ThefollowingcommunicationandmediachannelsareusedbytheFootballClub:

• Email-generallyforimportantClub-wideinformationordirectcontactofasensitive/confidentialinformation

• Website-forstaticinformatione.g.policiesandproceduresandcontactinformationetc• FacebookandTwitter-formatchreports,generalupdatesandreminders• Text,WhatsapporTeamer-forcoachestorelayteaminformationdirecttoparents.

Clubwebsite:www.ryburnunited.co.ukFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/ryburnunitedjuniors/Yourpersonaldetails(contactnumbersandaddresses)arestoredbytheRegistrationSecretaryonlyandwillnotbesharedwithanyotherorganisationsorbodies.

ForBoys&Girlsfootball,detailsofeachplayere.g.Name,Photo,DOBandproofofIDareheldontheFA’schosen(secure)registrationsoftware,https://wholegame.thefa.com

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MembershipandSubscriptions

AllchildrenwhoparticipateineithertrainingormatchesmustbeamemberoftheClub,havecompletedaregistration/consentformandhavepaidasubscriptioninplace.

Subscriptionfeesforthefirsttimein4yearswillbeincreasingfrom2018-19toreflecttheoverallcostofrunningourfootballtotheClub.RyburnUnitedFCisanon-profitmakingorganisationrunbyvolunteers.

Thereare4levelsofsubscription:

1. Under6sIntroductiontoFootballMembership2. IndividualPlayer(U7stoU16s)Membership3. Family/Sibling(U7stoU16s)Membership4. TransitionalMembership(U17stoU18s)

Thesubscriptionis‘allinclusive’tocoverweeklytrainingsessions,equipment,kitandgames.

RunningourClubandCostsoverview

Someofthekeyexpenditureareasthatyoursubscriptioncontributestowardsperannum(pa):

• Approx£13k(pa)onwintertrainingfacilitiesandpitchhire• Approx£11k(pa)onpitchmaintenanceandpreparation• Approx£2.5k(pa)onPitchLeasecosts• Approx£1.5k(pa)onUtilities• Approx£4k(pa)onequipmentandkit• Approx£2k(pa)onleaguefeesandaffiliations• Approx£2.5k(pa)onpresentationandtrophies• Approx£2k(pa)onattendingtournamentsacrosstheagegroups• Approx£4k(pa)onCoachingcoursesandCoachingPersonnel

Theoverallcostoffootballismorethan£40kpa.

AnnualGroundMaintanence,£21

WeeklyGroundMaintanence,£19

NewClubHouse_Development,£7Equipment&

Kit,£11

LeagueFees,£12

UtilitiesandRepairs,£7

PitchHire&WinterTraining,£43

Trophies,£8

DedicatedCoachingHire,£3CoachingCourses,£5

£135Subs-BreakdownofCostspermember

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Insurance&FirstAidRyburnUnitedFCholdsaPublicLiability(PL)InsurancepolicyviatheFA,howeveritshouldbenotedthatPLinsurancedoesnotcoveraccidentalinjurye.g.brokenbonesduringmatchesortraining.Parentsshouldconsidertakingouttheirownpersonalaccident/injurypolicy.

Allcoachesaretrainedinbasic1stAid.Eachteamwillcarrya1staidkitintheirkitbag.

CoachingandMatches

Juniorfootballissplitinto2formatsandsections:

1. MiniSoccer(Under7stoUnder10sinclusive)2. JuniorSoccer(Under11stoUnder18sinclusive)

MiniSoccerisdeemedasnon-competitivewithastrongemphasisonparticipationanddevelopmentoftheplayers-thereforeareasonable/equalamountofgametimecanbeexpectedforeachchild.

JuniorSoccerbecomescompetitiveatUnder12s,whereteamsareselectedonabilityandmeritwithresultsandleaguetablespublished-thereforeequalgametimeisnotalwayspossibleatthislevel.

Whereanagegrouphasmultipleteams,thenamesofReds,BlacksandWhiteswillbeadopted.

TheJuniorfootballseasonrunsbetweenthebeginningofSeptemberandMay.ThemonthsofAprilandMaytendtobefocusedontournaments/festivalsastheLeagueseasonfinishesinMarch.Theannualawardsday(allplayersreceivesomeformofrecognition)takesplaceinJuneorJuly,usuallyattheRyburnUnitedFCCommunityFestival.Coaches:Eachteamwillhaveatleast1xFAqualifiedcoachandallcoaches(includingassistants)willhaveavalidCRB/DBScertificate.Themanager/coachesareasfollows(manyagegroupshaveadditionaltrainedcoachesinsupportingrolesintotaltheclubhas40coachessupportingteams):

• Under7s–RobWilkinson• Under8s–SimonCarter• Under9s-GaryBoyd• Under10s–GaryWebb• Under11s–LeeChesters/RyanDuffy• Under12s–AndyJudd/CraigJohnson• Under13s–RickBottomley&AndrewSingleton• Under14s–AndyGilligan• Under15s–TimMale&ScottWhitton• Under16s–MattAmer• Under9sGirls–SionHarrison

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• Under10sGirls–DanKershaw• Under11sGirls–AntheaThornber• Under12sGirls–CraigJohnson• Under13sGirls–ChrisWragg• Under15’sGirls–CraigJennings

Matches:AllJuniorteamsplayintheHuddersfield&DistrictJuniorFootballLeague.AllGirlsteamsplayintheFAWestRidingofYorkshireLeague.

MatchesareheldweeklyoneitheraSaturdayorSundaywithamixtureof‘home’and‘away’fixtures,withhomegamesplayedatthefollowingvenues:

• RippondenWoodPitches(Kebroyd):Under7s,U8s,U9s,U10sandUnder15sabove• RyburnValleyHighSchool:Under11s,U13sandUnder14s• BeechHillSchool(Halifax):Under12s.

TheHuddersfield&DistrictJuniorFootballLeagueincludesclubsfrom/with;Leeds,Bradford,Huddersfield,WakefieldandSheffieldpostcodes-thereforeafairamountoftravellingcanbeexpected.

Training:FromOctobertoMarch(alignedwiththeGMTclockchanges),weeklytrainingsessionsforeachindividualagegroupwillbeheldatRyburnValleyHighSchooland/orBeechHillSchool.Accesstoanall-weatherpitchandindoorsportshallprovidesthebestopportunityfortrainingtotakeplaceoverthewintermonthsandinclementweather.Thereisnotrainingduringtheschoolholidaysasthefacilitiesareclosed.EarlyandlateseasontrainingisheldatoneoftheClub’spitches,generallyintheevenings.Kit:TheClubwillprovideamatchkitforallplayersincludingatrainingtop,itisexpectedthatparentstakeresponsibilityofthisclothing.ItremainsthepropertyofRyburnUnitedandcanberequestedtobereturnedbacktotheclub.Parentsshouldprovidetheappropriatefootwear(bootsandtrainers)fortheirchildandapairofshinpads.Itisalsorecommendedthatyoungerchildrenhaveunderarmour‘skins’forthecoldermonths.Andfinally.....RyburnUnitedFCisaClubrunbyvolunteers-wedon’talwaysgetthingsright,butwetryourverybesttoprovideexcellentsportingopportunityforyourchildtoenjoy!Feedbackandcommentisalwayswelcomeandlikewiseweencourageparentstobecomeactivelyinvolvedintherunningoftheclubandteams.Wehopethisinformationisofuse.Furtherquestionsandqueriescanbedirectedtoanyofthecommitteemembersstatedabove.