CHURCHES TOGETHER(NORTH EAST) FOOTBALL LEAGUE .

 

LEAGUE CONSTITUTION

 

The league will be known as ‘The Churches Together (North East) Football league' and is independent of any other group/league. (Usually referred to as the C.T (North East) Football league)

Games will be played on Saturdays at The Concordia leisure Centre Cramlington unless all the clubs agree to another location, or in exceptional circumstances at another location this being at the discretion of the secretary.

The season will usually commence on the first Saturday in September.

The organisation of the league will be the responsibility of the registered leaders.

This includes general administration, with all rules being developed specifically for this league.

A bank account is held on behalf of the league at the Nat West Bank.with two out of three named leaders required to sign cheques on behalf of the league.

The league will assume that all Clubs & players accept the rules, conditions and constitution when they apply to join the league.

Each church wishing to join the league must have a child protection policy & appropriate insurance in place. If a church does not have such policies this should be brought to the attention of the secretary as a matter of urgency. The Secretary may suspend or exclude that Club.

The details of the leagues referee(s) will be submitted by the secretary for C.R.B enhanced checks to be carried - All referees will be classed as self employed.

Registered leaders /Managers means those who have been registered by the church they represent to act on its behalf in accordance with the registration policy, C.R.B enhanced checks must be carried out in accordance with the Churches child protection policy and its associated acts for all those working with the young people.

Each church should make efforts to ensure their appointed leaders/Managers have the necessary skills and abilities to carry out their roles within this league/club.

All authorised leaders are expected to take a full part in the running of the league.

The officials of the club will be The Chairman, The Secretary, The Treasurer, Social representative. Fundraising representative. Publicity/recruitment representative. Fixtures secretary, and any other posts that the leaders agree upon.

A patron of the league, and a presentation sub committee may also be appointed.

Such posts will be reviewed annually at the leagues annual meeting.

Regular meetings will be convened by the secretary to discuss the running of the league.

These will be held on Thursdays at St Johns Church Kingston Park.(or other location/time agreed)when updates will be provided by each representative detailed above and laid down in the agenda.

The league will appoint a chairperson for the forthcoming season at the AGM.

The leaders may agree to each club taking turns in appointing the chairperson or to retain the same chairperson for more than one season.

If the appointed Chairperson is not available to attend the meeting, the leaders present will appoint a Chairperson for that particular meeting.

Minutes will be produced for all league leaders meetings. which should be submitted for agreement /amendment at the commencement of the next meeting.

If a club is not represented at a league meeting that club will be fined £5.00 or £10.00 if not represented at the AGM. The fine is to be paid to the League ASAP.

Any club which fails to return a trophy or fails to return a trophy in a good condition at a time required by the Secretary working in conjunction with the presentation committee shall be fined £50.00 per trophy.

Any matters, which may be of a sensitive nature e.g. Acts of very bad behaviour will be dealt with using the following procedure.

These matters will always be dealt with by way of a secret ballot. With each club having one vote. Which may only be cast by a registered leader or minister present.

(Only registered leaders and ministers are permitted to attend league meetings, unless agreed otherwise by the secretary prior to the meeting)

The votes will be counted by the secretary and treasurer, unless inappropriate when other leaders will be appointed to carry out this task.

If a club is not represented at the meeting after prior notice has been given, and that club has not indicated that it wished the secretary to act on its behalf no vote will be made.

(It is presumed that notice of a meeting has been received unless proved otherwise)

If a vote is drawn a further vote is then given after a short break in the proceedings, and if again no decision is made, there will be a 15 minute break in the proceedings and a further vote taken. If again no decision is made the Chairman of the meeting will have the deciding vote.

The league may decide to allow a two week appeals procedure to take place.(after this time the voting slips will be destroyed by the secretary)

The league leader’s decision will always be final after this period.

 

The league may ask for special conditions to be imposed upon a club prior to joining the league/or whilst the season is in progress e.g increased number of leaders to supervise players.

(Any inappropriate behaviour by a leader/Manager will be dealt with in the manner described for a player.)

If any supporters who are not directly connected a club misbehave that club shall be deemed to be responsible for those concerned and the discipline policy outlined above will apply.

 

Complaints registration-

A complaint can be made to the league by anyone associated to the league, but this must be submitted in writing via a leader of a particular club to the league secretary, and be received by him within 72 hours of the complaint coming to light.

The leader should contact the Secretary ASAP to confirm that the written complaint had been received and give their recommendation as to how this should be dealt with e.g Informal resolution - by speaking to the complainant and dealing with the matter in house. This could be just simply clarifying the rules or speaking to a particular player. 

If this matter is so serious that the leader from the club who has received the complaint or the secretary believes that, this matter should be brought before the other leaders a meeting should be held before the next match day and the full facts will be put forward.  If the full facts are not available the leaders present should make a decision to either adjourn the matter, disregard the complaint, or impose a penalty upon the person /club accused in the complaint if they are satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to justify such a course of action.  

 

ANNUAL LEADERS MEETING.

This meeting will be convened by the secretary after the season has been completed and held on the last Thursday in April.

At this meeting the following will occur -

Receive the reports from the League officials

Consider the annual audited accounts / Authorised signatories.

Appoint League officials for forthcoming season.

Review the rules and constitution.

Review the League fees payable.

Review the appointment of the referees and their wages,

Review the amount provided for the secretaries discretionary fund,

Any other urgent business accepted by the Chairman.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Reference to leader or Manager means a person registered with the league to carry out such a role.

The clubs single point of contact must be leader, with individual team managers being appointed. (who may also be leaders)

Reference to posts held is not gender specific.

Reference to post holders includes those officially carrying out the role in the absence of a post holder.

Reference to parent means parent or guardian

Complaints in writing can be received via e mail.

The league does not accept responsibility for the conduct of any player or persons involved in the running of the league/clubs.

 

Constitution amended April 2007