PREMIER LEAGUE

APPENDICES TO THE RULES
APPENDIX 3
SCHOLARS AND CONTRACT PLAYERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
Communications with Parents
14.1 The Parents of Scholars and Contract Players under 18 years of age must be informed in writing by
the Academy Manager that the Academy Player may go on Tours from time to time. The Parents
must be asked to give their general consent in Form T7. If the parents do not give that general consent,
the Academy Player must not go on Tours.
14.2 When the Academy Player is selected for a Tour, the Parents must be notified by the Tour Leader in
writing of
• the Tour dates
• details of football and non-football activities (adventure or other potentially hazardous activities
on the Tour must be emphasised)
• venues
• accommodation addresses
• details of the Home Contact Person for the Tour
PREPARING ACADEMY PLAYERS FOR THE TOUR
15. The Tour Leader must tell Academy Players
• the standards of behaviour and dress expected of them, both on and off the football field
• the safety precautions, including supervision arrangements, to be taken
• to wear seatbelts, when fitted, whilst travelling in cars, minibuses or coaches
• which expenses will be their own responsibility and which will be met by the Academy.
DOCUMENTATION ON THE TOUR
16. The Tour Leader must carry the following documentation on the Tour
• a list of all group members (Staff and Academy Players) and their personal details, including
addresses and telephone numbers of Academy Players’ Parents
• Parents’ consent Forms (these are necessary for dental, medical and surgical purposes)
• day and night phone numbers of the Home Contact Person
• name(s), address(es) and phone number(s) of the group’s accommodation
• the Academy’s accident forms
• Emergency Procedure Card – Form T8
DOCUMENTATION AT HOME
17.1 The Home Contact Person and back-up person must keep
• the itinerary
• names, addresses and telephone number of Parents
• contact addresses and telephone numbers for Staff
• a copy of the Emergency Procedure Card carried by the Tour Leader
17.2 The Academy must keep
• copies of the documentation carried on the Tour by the Tour Leader
EMERGENCY AND ACCIDENT PROCEDURES
18.1 The Academy Manager, Tours Co-ordinator, Home Contact Person and back-up person and Tour Leader
must make themselves familiar with the procedures listed in Form T8 – the Emergency Procedures Card.
18.2 The Tour Leader must carry the Emergency Procedures Card at all times on the Tour.
18.3 If the Tour Leader is not with the group, a member of Staff with the group must carry the Emergency
Procedures Card.
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