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TERMS & CONDITIONS (download pdf)

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All members of Rap-aid Football Youth Football Club are subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions"). Please read the following Terms and Conditions carefully.
The following Terms and Conditions apply to all members and non-member participants in relation to football training, matches and charitable events organised by Rap-aid. The term “you” refers to players/parents/carer/guardian and “You” can be singular or plural.
Rap-aid Youth Football website is operated by Rap-aid, a non-for-profit company incorporated in Letchworth and London  (registered company number 4027777) having its registered offices at Mrs Howard Hall, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1NX and The Selby Centre, Selby Road, Off White Hart Lane N18 8JL.
Rap-aid Youth is a wholly owned by Rap-aid, a charity recognised in UK with registered charity number 1085964, also having its registered office at Mrs Howard Hall, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1NX and The Selby Centre, Selby Road, Off White Hart Lane N18 8JL.

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Rules of the Club shall be those as stated in the Club’s Code of Conduct and form a binding agreement between each member and the Club. The constitution, rules and code of conduct are in addition to, and prop up, the Ground Rules and guidelines set up by Rap-aid.

Contract

You must be aged 18 years or more to register your child, and the child has to be 6 years old at the start of the season in which they are registering to play. Ages 6 to 8 years will participate in a non competitive formatted league of which scores & results will although noted be immaterial. Ages 9 and above will participate in competitive formatted league. Ages 6 to 10 years will play in 7 a-side mini soccer, while ages 11 and over will play in 11 a-side leagues. All age group will either play on a Saturday or Sunday.  
Managers/Coaches will reserve the right to determine which group you will belong to after consultation with the Youth Development Officer of the club.
All age group will play football matches either on a Saturday or a Sunday. This will be dependant on the football leagues that each age group belongs to as decided by the Manager/Coach.
When a player is accepted by the club to play, the player has 14 days ‘cooling off ‘period to cancel their membership.

No parent/carer is allowed to withdraw their child from their team during the football season - the football season commences from September of each year and ends May of the proceeding year.
According to the rules of the football league, a club is only allowed to sign a certain number of players for a team per season.

Once your child is registered, for the season, the child becomes a member of the team until the end of the season.

By removing your child from the team during the football season, apart from being disruptive, and unfair on the other members of the team, it means total team re-organisation by the football coach, the team would be left with a player short which makes it unfair to the players and would also mean that the team would not be able to play to its full potential.

CANCELLATION OF MEMBERSHIP

Cancellation of membership must be communicated immediately to the relevant manager or coach of the age group that the player belongs to.
Communication of the membership cancellation must be communicated verbally, and then followed by email or letter to the club secretary before the next training day.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

All players shall pay an Annual Membership Subscription Fee ("the Club Subscription") which shall be such a sum laid down from time to time by the Management Committee.
The Club Subscriptions shall be due and payable between the 1st June to the 30th June of each year.
Membership of the club is from September to either April or May of the proceeding year depending on the group you belong to as determined by the Youth Development Officer.
In the event that there are outstanding subscription fees, and has been outstanding for three calendar months after the due date as set by the club then membership of the club will lapse.
The player would have to be de-registered from the club and club kit would have to be returned in good condition within 48 hours of the membership lapsing.
In the event that a player leaves the club either voluntarily or involuntarily, all outstanding fees owed to the club must be paid in full before the player leaves the club.  The Football kit, which remains the property of the club, is to be returned to the club in good condition.
When a players leaves the club, to join another football club then all payment owed to the club must be paid before the players leaves Rap Aid Football Club.
In addition to the Club Subscription all members shall pay  training fees in which shall be payable at such rates and in such manner as shall be laid down by Rap-aid Youth Committee with the prior approval of Rap-aid committee.

 

DURATION OF PLAYING SEASON
LEAGUE SEASON:
SATURDAY TEAM:  SEPTEMBER TO MAY
SUNDAY TEAMS: SEPTEMBER TO APRIL
TOURNAMENTS: VARIED
PRE-SEASON TRAINING STARTS IN FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST

SCOUTS
Scout must contact Club Secretary to obtain fixtures concerning players.
All scouts can only speak to Club secretary concerning any of our players before approaching parents.
Upon player being signed into the academy by professional clubs, Rap-aid must be updated with the progress of player.
Upon release, club should be notified by academy, parent and player in question.

TRAINING AND LOCATION

Rap-aid shall provide Training Sessions on the Date(s) at the venue (location) for the Training and in accordance with these terms and conditions.
Up until 24 hours before the Training Sessions are due to commence, Rap-aid may by notice (text) alter the Training Time and Location provided that the new location is within 3 miles of the original location.

Training is mandatory

All players must attend all training sessions as and when required by the club and all players must pay the required training fee for each training session.  
All players will be expected to pay the required training fee as levied by the club for training sessions whether they attend training or not. Except in extenuating circumstances and at the, club’s discretion.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RULES

Rap-aid reserves the right to vary these Terms and Conditions at any time before the season commence, during season and at end of season. Each time you register or submit your application form, you confirm your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, as varied by us from time to time.

You may print a copy for your records.