Managers meeting. June 5th 2023 - minutes

Carnival

1. Junior football tournament

2. Set up the blue Samba goals on the two pitches

3. Create equal teams based on year group and ability [NB: you’ll get last minute changes so be prepared for a 5, 6 or 7-a-side tournament!]

4. Confirm rules and ensure these are understood by players and refs before KO @ 6pm

5. Dave Woolly to coordinate the penalty shootout on carnival day

6. Chad to provide the card machine for use on the day

7. Stu King has offered to help during the day

8. Roly & Anna to run the Ducking Stool. Stu King has offered to help during the day

FA Affiliation

1. This is changing for 2023/24 season. Previously, clubs had to affiliate as a whole. It’s now down to teams to affiliate. If you don’t pass the FA affiliation, you cannot play competitively. Affiliation is done through the FA’s Whole Game System. Chad will coordinate this as Club Secretary. Each team will need at least 1 coach who has in date DBS + Safeguarding and Concussion & Cardiac Arrest training course certifications.

League AGM dates

• DGLL AGM - June 7th 7:30pm - Online (see club secratary for details)

• DCFL AGM - June 22nd 7pm - Derby Conference Centre

• DJFL AGM - July 17th 7pm - Online (see club secratary for details)

Player Registrations

• All players are effectively free agents at the moment. Each team will need to register/re-register players for season 23/24 in the FA Whole Game System. If you need help with this, please reach out to Chad or Roly

Kit

• Please check your team’s kit for size, quantity and quality. IF you need additional items or a new kit then now is the time to act!

• Ideally, any new kit should be paid for by a sponsor so please make every effort to secure external funding

• New Quickplay goals and replacement parts to be ordered. Blue Samba goals are complete and can be used in the interim

Annual General Meeting

• This will be held on Monday 10th July @ Shiny’s from 7:30pm. Please put it in your diaries. We need representation from all teams

• Please share this date with your parents. Anyone is free to attend.

• We have the following roles that we need to fill. This doesn’t need to come from the coaches group, ideally we can enlist the help from our wider list of contacts whom may fit the role profile;

Chair + Vice Chairman

Treasurer + Deputy

Club Secretary – ideally 1 each for the Junior League, City League & Girls League

Deputy Child Welfare Officer

Kit & Equipment Manager – i.e. someone who will coordinate the purchase and (re)distribution of match kit, training kit and any new training equipment

Web Content Manager – i.e. someone responsible for creating and maintaining content on www.littleeatondiamonds.co.uk

Social Media Manager – i.e. responsible for promoting the club through Facebook, Twitter and social media policy. This role also includes responding requests for info/potential new players

Events Manager – primary responsibility to coordinate the annual awards day celebration but can also extend to team building and ad hoc fundraisers

Recycling

• Anna agreed to explore how we might encourage recycling of football boots & kit within the club (e.g. request parents bring useable items to training – could request a small sum for anyone wishing to take an item and give unwanted items to charity)