Registration


This page contains important information in relation to player registration with us. There are links at the bottom of this page to our Welcome Pack which we encourage you to read. If you have any questions on any of the information on this page, please contact your team manager in the first instance or the club if you need any further information.


What we need to register a player


Players must be registered with the FA as a club player before they can play for any FA England Accredited Football club.


For any new player, you will be provided with details on how to register on our Team Fee Pay system. You will be required to add a player photo in a typical passport style (though smiling is allowed) and proof of player age to confirm they are valid for their team, typically a passport or birth certificate.


For existing players, this process will only need to be completed once though the FA ask for photos to be refreshed when a player reaches Under 13 and Under 16.


Player details are then entered into the FA site which allows team managers to produce team sheets for match day. Note this process can take up to two weeks especially at the start of a season when all clubs are registering their players for the upcoming season.


Policies and Procedures


We ask our players and parents / guardians to sign up to our codes of conduct and policies and procedures which can be found here https://www.lawnswoodjuniors.co.uk/policies-and-procedures with our club documents here https://www.lawnswoodjuniors.co.uk/docs.


Player Code of Conduct (All players)


We ask our players to accept to our code of conduct, the key points of which are as follows:


In both training and matches, I will…


  • Always play to the best of my ability
  • Play fairly – I won’t cheat, complain or waste time
  • Respect my team mates and my coach / manager
  • Listen and respond to what my coach / team manager tells me
  • Respect the other team and the referee, without them there is no football!
  • Shake hands with the other team and referee at the end of every game on matchday
  • Talk to someone I trust or the club welfare officer if I’m unhappy about anything at my club
  • I will follow the player respect guidelines posted at https://www.lawnswoodjuniors.co.uk/we-only-do-positive


 Player Code of Conduct (Under 16 +) : Yellow / Red Cards


I will follow the player code of conduct as above but I also understand that I'm now in an age group where referees are more likely to issue yellow and even red cards and these result in fines issued by the FA to the club.


The club policy in line with most clubs is that any fine recieved by the club as a result of my yellow or red card will need to be paid for by me or my parent / guardian. However, I also understand the club will try to be fair with me as sometimes yellow cards are issued for one off genuine sporting incidents like a slightly mistimed tackle or may be issued at times where the coaches feel the decision by the referee was harsh and in those types of cases, the club may decide not to pass the fine onto me. Cards issued to me for dissent or unsporting behaviour will never be paid for by the club and if I start picking up frequent yellow cards, the club will not pay for them.


I also understand unpaid fines will lead to my suspension from playing by the FA barring me from playing for any club until it is paid. My team manager will have access to the fines tariff which is subject to change but the current fine for a yellow card is £12.


Parent and Spectators Code of Conduct


We also ask parents / guardians to accept our code of conduct as follows:


While attending both training and matches, I will…


  • Applaud effort as well as success
  • Always respect the match officials’ decisions
  • Remain outside the field of play and behind the respect barrier unless invited in by coaches or officials
  • Let the coaches do their job and not confuse the players by telling them what to do
  • Never criticise players for making a mistake – mistakes are part of learning
  • Encourage the players to respect the opposition, referee and match officials
  • Never engage in, or tolerate, offensive, insulting or abusive language or behaviour with match officials or other spectators
  • Remember it's their game and help them enjoy it


I understand that failure to comply with the above could result in…


  • A verbal warning issued from the club or a league official
  • A meeting being arranged with the club committee, league or county FA welfare officer
  • Being asked to leave the match venue by a club official
  • A request from the club not to attend future games
  • A suspension or removal of club membership
  • An order to leave the club along with any dependents


I am fully aware that while the taking of photographs and videos is allowed, I must first ensure that the club has parental consent from all player’s in shot on a photo or video on both teams if I plan to share or publish them in a public domain or on social media. Failure to comply with this can be viewed as serious and I may be asked to take the images or videos down and attend a meeting with the club committee.


I understand that managers and coaches are unpaid volunteers who give up their free time to work with the team. I will give them my support and accept that they will make mistakes and may at times make decisions I do not agree with.


I will contact the club if I see or hear anything taking place that breaches our safeguarding, equality or anti-bullying policies published at https://www.lawnswoodjuniors.co.uk/safeguarding and I will take any issues to the club Welfare Officer or FA Safeguarding team where necessary.