The North Wilts Youth & Minor Football League is celebrating after becoming the first League in Wiltshire to achieve the prestigious FA Charter Standard League award.
The Charter Standard League award is a flagship initiative for The FA, and assesses the ability of a League to provide a high quality, safe and enjoyable football experience against a standard set of criteria. It also encourages the League to continually develop, through ongoing support from staff at the Wilts FA and the review and ongoing development of a League Development Plan, as part of an annual health check process.
The League is currently providing football for just under 6,000 players each week through its 350 member teams.
It is testament to the commitment and progressive attitude of this League, it's Officer and member clubs that the League was able to come through this process in such a short space of time.
Charter Standard League status is far more than a paper exercise, it is a process through which a League and its clubs can look to improve their activities across a range of areas including, child protection, coaching, officiating and administration. The North Wilts League have embraced this process and by achieveing this accreditation are demonstrating that they are constantly striving to improve, for players, coaches, referees and clubs.
As part of the criteria to attain the League award, member Clubs will also have to achieve Charter Standard Club status and therefore undertake some key areas of improvement in their operating standards. Each Club must now have in place amongst other things, a Club Welfare Officer, a Child Protection Policy, all volunteers to have CRB checks, managers/coaches to have appropriate Coaching, Safeguarding Children and Emergency Aid qualifications.
The League also credits it's member clubs as they have put a lot of hard work into achieving Charter Standard Club status, therefore allowing the League to be in a position to apply for the award.
Achieving the Charter Standard League award and the level of investment accessed for the member clubs will ensure that the League will continue to grow and provide a quality football experience for many years to come.
Kevan Williams, Chairman of the League, spoke of his delight at achieving this fantastic accreditation: "This award is about us achieving high standards in providing safer, more enjoyable football for boys and girls at the younger age, through bringing a much needed emphasis on ‘Respect’ both on and off the field. It’s also about opening the doors for development opportunities for clubs and teams. This acehivement was made much easier through the support of the previous County Development Manager, Kirsty Brammer, at the Wiltshire FA, who we have to thank for her hard work in helping us attain this award.
"The kids are the most important beneficiaries whilst mums and dads should be able to go to matches and enjoy what they see instead of worrying about bad behaviour.
"We have become leaders in the field of providing great opportunities for our kids."
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