During the 2007/2008 season, we will be working to achieve greater consistency in the way we manage our teams across the club, most notably by asking our team managers to work more closely with our trainers, so that we can create a more direct and transparent linkage between attendance at training and inclusion within matches for 'Tigers' across all of our age groups.

Within this context we have produced the following document which defines the key elements of 'good practice' within team management, and will be asking all team managers to follow these guidelines. Parents and players should regard the guidelines as a 'promise' as to how we intend to manage our teams for next season.

1. Completion of a basic ‘team management’ training course organised by the Football Association [ie. Level 1 or equivalent]. Note: includes first aid training.
2. Attendance at an FA-approved ‘child protection’ course.
3. Clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau as suitable for organising activities involving youngsters.
   

1. Attending regular meetings to discuss team management issues.
2. Taking time to understand [and help develop] club policies.
3. Being willing to comply with club policies.
4. Being able to demonstrate that teams have been managed in line with the club’s policies.
   

1. ‘First team’ managers will choose their squad before each match according to the following restrictions:
   a) Players having attended the previous training session provided by the club will be ‘first on the list’.
   b) Where teams train twice a week, players having attended the last but one training session provided by the Club will be ‘second on the list’
   c) Players having notified their team managers of the reason for not attending the previous training session will be ‘third on the list’.
   d) Other eligible players* will be ‘last on the list’.
2. Thereafter, ‘first team’ managers will select their teams on the basis of ability (without any favouritism or bias towards particular players).

1. ‘Second team’ managers will choose their squad before each match so as to ensure that those players who are not selected regularly for the ‘first team’ will have played a roughly equal number of matches for the club during the course of the season.
   Note: there is no linkage to training in this instance