Listed below are the different criteria for the four different Club Awards
Charter Standard Club
For Junior Teams Under 16 and below
Charter Standard Club Status is for junior/youth clubs with teams under the age of 16 years of age. The award is designed to reward best practice, aid delivery across the club volunteer spectrum and educate coaches and club officials to the minimum FA criteria:
For Charter Standard Club Status:
- Club Constitution/Rules
- Copy of Annual Accounts
- Code of Conduct for players, coaches, parents and officials
- Equity Policy: To show equal opportunities in the club
- FA Child Protection Policy: Appoint a designated Child Welfare Officer who should have attended FA Child Protection workshop & completed a FA CRB check.
- Insurance
- Qualified Coaches: One Coach per youth team should have achieved Level 1 & applied for or completed an enhanced FA CRB check
Charter Standard Development Club
For Junior Teams with at least 5 teams with a minimum of 4 age groups
For Charter Standard Development Status the club needs to have obtained the criteria below and Charter Standard Club status. Development Status displays a club's determination and commitment to developing their club further and caters for the growing demands on its members to the minimum FA criteria:
Minimum criteria needed to achieve Charter Standard Development Club Status
These clubs must have met the criteria for the Charter Standard Clubs and must also have:
- At least 5 teams
- A football development plan
- 1 club coach to hold the Level 2 Qualification (Lead Coach)
Charter Standard Community Club
For Clubs with 10 teams, adult through to youth and including at least 1 girls' team.
One of the aims of the Community Club Award is to become the main focus for football in the local community and environment. This is the ‘Flagship’ award and full support, guidance and advice is on hand from the football Development Team at all times. To achieve this prestigious award the club needs to have obtained the following criteria as well as Charter Standard Club status:
Minimum Criteria needed to achieve Charter Standard Community Club Status
These clubs must have met the criteria for the Charter Standard Clubs and must also have:
- At least 10 teams
- Ranging from Youth to Adult
- Mini Soccer Provision
- Boys and Girls teams
- 3-5 Year football development plan
- 1 club coach to hold the Level 2 Qualifiaction (Lead Coach)
Charter Standard Adult Club
For Adult Clubs
This Award rewards and recognises the work and commitment of adult clubs across the county. Adult clubs need to maintain standards as much as any club and the Charter Standard Award demonstrates that the club has maintained and achieved the following:
Minimum Criteria needed to achieve Charter Standard Adult Club Status, teams post 16 (adult clubs) require:
- Emergency first aid
- Code of conduct
- Constitution
- Minutes of AGM meeting
- Copy of annual Accounts
Please note the Development Team is here to help you get the criteria in place, and we have examples of constitutions and codes of conduct that you can adopt.
If you need more detailed information, please contact Craig Terrington, Football Development Officer, on 01603 704050 or click here to send an email – we can help you help raise the standard of Norfolk football.
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