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Standard Club Rules and Constititoin 

Lower Earley Predators FC 

    1. Name of the Club will be – Lower Earley Predators FC
    1. The Club and the Members shall be affiliated to the County Football Association, Berks & Bucks FA.
    1. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLUB
    1. The of the Club shall be to arrange Association Football matches for the members. 
    2. It will support and maintain the Laws and Principals of the game of Association Football through exemplary behaviour both on and off the field of play.
    1. RULES AND REGULATIONS
    1. The Club Rules form a binding agreement between the FA and each member of the Club.
    2. The Rules and Regulations of the Football Association LTD and any League or Competition to which the club is affiliated for the time being shall deemed to be incorporated into the club rules.
    3. The Club will also abide by the Football Associations Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct, Disciplinary Procedures and the Ethics and Sports Equity Polices.  As an FA chartered standard club the codes followed are those published by the FA.
    4. A copy of the Club Rules must be circulated to all members on registration.

    5)       CLUB COMMITTEE 

    1. The Officers of the Club shall be the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary and up to 6 other members, elected at an Annual General Meeting.
    2. Each committee member will attend each monthly meeting, with the Treasurer presenting the Accounts at each meeting.
    3. Each Club Officer shall hold office from the date of appointment until the next Annual General Meeting unless otherwise resolved at a Special General Meeting. One person may hold no more than one position on the Club Executive Committee at any time. The Club Committee shall be responsible for the management of all the affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairperson of the Club Committee meeting shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the Chairperson or in their absence the Vice Chairperson. The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club Committee shall be three.
    4. Decisions of the Club Committee of meetings shall be entered into the Minute Records of the Club to be maintained by the Club Secretary.
    5. Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than 7 days’ notice to all members of the Club Committee. The Club Committee shall hold not less than four meetings a year.
    6. An outgoing member of the Club Committee may be re-elected. Any vacancy on the Club Committee which arises between Annual General Meetings shall be filled by a member proposed by one and seconded by another of the remaining Club Committee members and approved by a simple majority of the remaining Club Committee members.
    7. All vacant positions will be announced in the May Committee meeting and advertised on the Club website or by letter to the members.
    8. All candidates for election of Officers for vacant positions shall be nominated to the Club Secretary in writing and must be signed by two parents from different age groups within the club.  The letter must be submitted to the Club Secretary no later than the 31 May each year.
    9. Decisions of the Club Committee are final.
    10. Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association and the County Association to which the Club is affiliated, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes arising in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.
    1. CLUB FINANCES AND INSURANCE
      1. A bank account shall be opened and maintained in the name of the Club (the Club Account).  Designated account signatories shall be the Club Chairperson, Treasurer and designated signatory.  No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated signatories.  All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club Account.
      2. The income and assets of the Club (the Club Property) shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club.
      3. The Club Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to any member of the Club and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Club upon completion of relevant expense forms.
      4. The club shall prepare an annual Financial Statement in such form as shall be published by The Football Association from time to time.
      5. The Club Property, other than the Club Account shall be versed in not less than two and no more than four custodians, one of whom shall be the Treasurer (the Custodians), who shall deal with the Club Property as directed by decisions of the Club Committee and entry in the Minute Book shall be conclusive evidence of such a decision.
      6. The Club will be issued with Public Liability Insurance through its affiliation to the parent County Association/League.
    1. POWER OF THE CLUB COMMITTEE
    1. The Club Committee may appoint such other Sub Groups as they may consider necessary and may delegate such of their powers as they deem necessary.  The decisions of all such groups shall be reported to the Club Committee for ratification and agreement.
    2. The sub groups will have no power or right to vote on Club issues, the casting and final vote will remain with the Club Committee.
    3. The Club Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Club, and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Club, including any not provided for in the Rules.  Except where these Rules provide for the imposition of a set penalty, any Member, Manager or Parent/s alleged to be in breach of a Club Rule must be formally charged in writing and given the opportunity to present their case before the Club Committee.  All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules and Regulations of the Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance with FA Rules.
    4. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be notified in writing to those concerned with 31 days.
    5. The Club Committee will, as it may deem necessary, shall have the power to fill in any role in an acting capacity, if any vacancies may occur amongst their number.
    6. The Club Committee will have the power to remove or request a meeting with Coaching Staff, Members or Parent’s who have been reported to undermine the reputation of the club.  Coaching Staff, Members, and Parents/s must be reminded that there is a club process for concerns and any issues and should be advised to proceed in the correct manner.
    7. Coaching Staff, Members, or Parent/s having failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Club Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence from the Club shall be liable to be fined or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Club Committee.
    8. ALL FINES and charges shall be paid by the Manager, Members, Parent/s within fourteen days of the date of posting of the written notification.  The fines included in this ruling will be Club fines as directed by the Club Committee, League fines and Berks and Bucks FA fines.  The Club will not take responsibility for individual fines relating to Managers, Members and Parent/s.  FINES WILL NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM THE CLUB ACCOUNT.
    9. Any Committee Member or Manager failing to attend a monthly meeting for 3 consecutive meetings shall be recommended to resign as a Club Committee Member or Manager and to be removed from the post.  The Member or Manager will have no right to appeal.

    8) CLUB MEMBERSHIP 

      1. The members of the Club shall be those persons listed in the Membership Register that shall be maintained by the Club Secretary.
      2. Any person who wishes to be a member must apply on the Club Membership Application Form and deliver it to the Club Secretary.  Election to membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Club Committee. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant’s name being entered in the Membership Register.
      3. In the event of a member’s resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the Membership Register.
      4. The Football Association and parent County Association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.

    9) ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE 

      1. An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from time to time by the Club Committee. Any fee shall be payable on a successful application for membership and annually by each member.  Fees shall not be repayable.
      2. The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from members as are reasonably necessary to fulfil the objects of the Club.

    10) RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION 

      1. A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he/she gives notice to the Club Committee of their resignation. A member whose annual membership fee or further subscription is more than 2 months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.
      2. The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in their opinion, it would not be in the interests of the Club for them to remain a member.  There shall be no appeal procedures.
      3. A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or a share of any, of the Club Property.

    11) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

      1. The Annual General Meeting shall be held no later than the 20 June in each year.
      2. The Annual General Meeting must be held as a separate item and not in conjunction with other events and at a reasonable time and place.
      3. At this meeting the following business shall be transacted provided that at least ten members are present and entitled to vote:-
        • To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting.
        • To receive and adopt the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts presented by the Treasurer.
        • Election of New Officers to the Committee.
        • Overview of the Clubs achievement and Goals for the future
        • Consider any other business.
        • Notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the meeting.
        • A Special General Meeting (SGM) may be called at any time by the Club Committee and shall be called within 21 days of the receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than five members stating the purposes for which the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed.  Business at an SGM may be any business that may be transacted at an AGM.
        • The Club Secretary shall advise each member of the date of a General Meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 14 days before the meeting.
        • The quorum for a General Meeting shall be not less than 10 members.

    12) DISSOLUTION 

      1. A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the members present.
      2. The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the Club Committee will be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.
      3. Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be donated to local Children’s Charities or Schools within the Lower Earley area.
      4. Alternatively, such assets maybe disposed of in such a manner, as the Club Committee of the Club shall determine, but must be to a Charity organisation.