1 RC Managers Manual

First Aid
and managers should abide with the spirit of this rule rather than without exception. The
only exceptions to this are in cases of injury, disciplinary or Code of Conduct issues.
U7 to U10 – Mini-soccer
Playing time on match days should be approximately equal for all players. A player’s
development should come above any other consideration as well as opportunity and
fairness to all players, these should be considered over and above winning the game.
9v9 – U11-U12
(In line with FA Guidelines) up to the Age of 12 all players should play a minimum of 50%
of the match in every game where they are selected for a match-day squad.
11v11 (Age 13 upwards)
Any players should play an absolute minimum of 15 minutes in every game where they
are selected for a match day squad (FA guideline actually currently suggests a minimum
of 5-10 mins 2012-13). We would hope that most registered players however are
receiving at least 50% of game-time. Coaches and Managers necessarily consider a wide
range of factors in their match day selections.
At least one of the responsible adults shall have completed the FA Emergency 1 st Aid curse within
the last three years.
The teams’ First Aid kit is to be available for each match.
RCJFC has established documented Procedures and Policies for emergencies and match officials
should be fully aware of these.
Match Communications
Notify parents in as far as in advance as possible over fixtures and timings, as part of the preseason
meeting with parents advise them all of your usual home team kick off timings and that
players need to be on the field ready for each match at least 30 mins prior to kick off (you may
want to extend this if you wish).
At Club level, matches are not confirmed until Thursday of each week, however as soon as pitch
and ref’s are booked you should be advising your parents of match details asap. The method
Managers do this is down to each team, generally texting information or uploading to a website /
social media site maybe an option provided all have access to this and are aware that changes are
made.
It’s important to remember and remind parents that communication over matches is two way and
the to emphasise with parents that player non-availability needs to be communicated to the
Manager asap and several weeks in advance (where possible) so that the Manager can evaluate
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