Bangor Ladies Football Club Founded in 2006

IMPORTANT CLUB INFORMATION
BANGOR LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB


• MEMBERSHIP 2013

• MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

• SUBSCRIPTIONS

• TEAM SELECTION

• TRAINING SCHEDULE

• CLUB COLOURS

• GENERAL RULES/INSURANCE

• DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

The Seasiders ladies section competing in 2013 with the NIWFA

MEMBERSHIP

The membership of Bangor Ladies Football Club 2013 is NOW OFFICIALLY open until September. The membership will officially close when the Secretary is in possession of 28 completed 2013 NIWFA REGISTRATION FORMS. These will shortly be available on line (Click NIWFA link). To apply for Membership, whether a new member or whether you were a player last season - please complete and sign the NIWFA registration forms, which will also be available by request at Pre-Season training, which will start commence on Sunday, February 3rd.at Bloomfield Road Playing Fields. By submitting your completed and signed 2013 registration form (both pages), you are reserving your membership until March 31st. As a registered member of the club (all current members are listed below), you will then have 7 weeks (May 12th) in which to pay your club subscriptions (see below).

Membership for Bangor Ladies is now open

2013 SENIOR MEMBERSHIP OPENS!!

Once you register, by filling in the 2013 Registration Forms....you are a valid member eligible to play..just complete the form and return it to the club Assistant Secretary Victoria Hutton or Manager: Andy Craig, you can also post the form to: 25 Lisadell Place, Bangor BT20 4XG or alternatively, contact 0773 2277854 to reserve your membership....Membership will close when the club has 28 Registered Players for 2013. so do it now!

On receipt of your completed Registration Form, your membership will then be secure. As of February 1st, 2013 the committee have set any annual fees as detailed below and ALL current players WILL be informed by April 31st and advised of their status at the club. Failure to settle your subscription may result in a text from Club Treasurer Leanne McGarry, reminding you, payment must be made before June. If you have still not settled this subscription by the end of June, this will result in the loss of your membership. Once you are a member of Bangor Ladies Football Club 2013 you will keep your membership until September 31st, 2013, or such time that you decide to leave the club.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

Applications are open now! All 2012 members will be contacted, requesting them to report back to Senior Training which will commence on February 3rd at Bloomfield Road, Bangor. Details will also be released in the local paper (Jan. 31st), and posted on the Club's website and Facebook page on the internet. Club Members, as of April 21st, 2013 are listed below. All previous members were contacted and given the option to re-join. All outstanding fees, fines etc., that are still owed to the club must be settled by April 31st, 2013. All kits (shirts, socks, shorts) still being retained by last year's members were to be returned by the first two weeks of the Pre-Season (Feb. 3rd - 17th) even if you are not intending to register this season. Any player seeking their unique NIWFA/IFA Reg. No. can request it by contacting the club secretary (Tel. 0773 2277854). Failure to respond, in reasonable time when contacted by the club, and your MEMBERSHIP will be CANCELLED.

SUBSCRIPTIONS 2013

The committee for 2013 have now set the annual fees for 2013. Subscriptions for this season are £50 (Seniors, over 18) and £30 (under 18). Subscriptions: Senior (Over 18): £50, Unemployed: £30; Age 18 & Under: £30 and Concessional (an agreed set fee per individuals circumstances) £10 - £50 per Season (May – September). The only other payment required (May – August) is £2 per player selected for an official game (11 players will be selected to start, 3 out of 5 subs may be used). This rule will apply, and all selected squad players will be expected to pay £2, whether you play or not – these collections are required to cover cost of an IFA referee's and for use of our facilities. The main subscription will cover the cost of IFA Affiliation, Co. Antrim Affiliation, NIWFA Registration & Good Behaviour Bond (£225 per annum), additional IFA referee expenses and for the use of facilities at, either Clandeboye Park, the Valentines or Bloomfield Road. The committee met on January 9th, 2013 and set the annual fees as above. The committee will meet in late April to discuss fund-raising events and ALL players WILL be informed and advised immediately.

As documented above, the main subscription will be required to cover the cost of IFA Affiliation, Transport, NIWFA Player Registrations, County Antrim Association Affiliation, Postage and training equipment & a Good Behaviour Bond (£75 per annum). IFA referee expenses and costs for facilities at, either the Clandeboye Park or Bloomfield Road, are also a consideration. The Junior Section fees are still to be decided.

2012 expenses (£1,700 approx.) will be posted on line shortly.

Club Expense Accounts for 2011

Subscriptions can be paid by installments if preferred: or in a lump sum, by cash, by cheque (made out to Bangor Ladies F.C.), or by PayPal. The Club Treasurer Leanne McGarry will be accepting payments; and Andy Craig, Manager will also be accepting payments every Sunday from February 3rd, 2013.

TEAM SELECTION

Team selection will be the sole responsibility of the Manager Andy Craig. The team will be decided at training on the Sunday prior to the next fixture. The team will be selected from those who attend the training. The manager will select what he considers to be the strongest eleven plus 3 subs for each fixture. If you are unavailable for training you may automatically rule yourself out for selection.Individual commitments (work, illness, holidays etc.) will be taken into consideration, though it will be the players responsibility to contact the manager in advance (0773 2277854) to clarify the reason for absence in all circumstances. Only registered members of the club can be selected. The Junior Club (Under 15) Manager is Peter Gilmore, and he will be handling all matters relating to the Junior Section at Bangor Ladies. More details are available by contacting academy@bangorladiesfc.co.uk or by telephone or texting Peter on 07714 028736. Click here to view the 2013 JUNIOR ACADEMY

This rule will apply for injuries and holidays, as soon as you return to training, you are then eligible for selection. Exceptions: less than 14 at training - selection will then be made on availability. Whilst the club will do what it can this season to try and give everyone football – hopefully numbers can be sustained - regular full training sessions will guarantee general improvement in individual performances, as well as being beneficial to the whole club and contributing to the overall success of the team this season. In short, just by regularly attending the training, so are actively contributing every week to the success of the club.

All Bangor home games will be played on a TUESDAY evening, and all are evening kick-offs. Away/cup games will be played on a night most suitable to the opponents (Usual mid-week).

TRAINING

Training is scheduled every Sunday afternoon, from 1.45 p.m. SHARP until 3.35 p.m. and at BLOOMFIELD ROAD until further notice, (Ground Closure) then training may switch to the Valentine/Bloomfield Playing Fields. All members are required to attend training. If you are not available, you should contact (text) the club manager at 0773 2277854, to explain your absence. While it is understandable that work, family commitments, etc., sometimes take preference to training etc., a member of the club who is regularly unavailable to train, might be considered as unavailable for selection. All instances will be considered as due the individual circumstances. Training for 2013 will re-commence February 3rd, 2013 - with a programme of coaching which will concentrate on three elements of the modern day footballer: Physical - cardio vascular conditioning; tactical - team formations, offsides, principles of attack and defence; and finally technique - skills, shielding, heading, passing etc. Training will generally proceed regardless of weather conditions. Should for any reason the senior training be called off, every member of the senior club will be informed by text no later than 12.30 p.m. on that Sunday. The Juniors will also be notified in adance. Players are asked to wear suitable clothing, and advised to wear shinguards at all times, for their own safety and in the interests of the club.

New members: Membership is currently open. New players will be encouraged to join the club, by filling out a 2013 registration form, posting it to A. Craig, 25 Lisadell Place, Bangor BT20 4XG, or by attending training. These members will become valid members until such times as the membership closes (maximum 28). Any new member, who wishes to join are welcome to apply, by texting or contacting 0773 2277854 - all welcome. Members who join outside the membership closure, will go on a waiting list, with the intention if requirement demands, an expansion by the club. As of the membership opening, January 13th, the first 28 Registered Players, submitting their forms will be accepted. Total to date (May 7th, 2013): Maximum 28: 27 Players Registered. 1 Registration pending: 0 Memberships remaining. The MEMERSHIP IS NOW CLOSED.

CLUB COLOURS

Bangor Ladies have now secured a sponsor for 2013 sponsor for the ladies section, this is in order to furnish all players with a new kit this season. The team's home kit in 2013 will be sponsored by JOHN MOORE & ONS, Painters and Decorators, Donaghadee - supporters of the ladies section. Sammy Mellon & Sons, Hyundai Dealers, Bingham Street, Bangor, ate the official sponsors of the whole Bangor Football Club organisation, and this does not include the ladies section. The lades section of the club, have kindly been furnished with a new home kit for 2013 by JOHN MOORE & SONS, in traditional Bangor colours (Blue) - our away kit will be all Black (which will carry the MELLON logo). The new kit will be numbered 1 – 20. Once your Membership is secured you will be allocated a squad number. Players keep their number all season. The shirts of the kit must remain intact 1-20 - Players will be permitted to purchase their shorts and socks at a cost of £10 - shirts though must always be accounted for, and should their be inadvertently taken - MUST be returned by the start of the next season (February). All players will be expected to take the kit home to wash and prepare for the following fixture. Once you have taken the kit your name will be changed to purple above and the next available player (below) in line will take the kit the following week. 2013 Club rain jackets (umbro) are available at a reasonable cost, these will feature the Bangor FC crest embroidered on the front and hopefully each individual players initials. These will be available at a reduced cost of £25.00.

GENERAL RULES OF THE CLUB

1. The Management and Staff of the Club will adhere strictly to the Rules and Regulations of the NIWFA.
2. All Registered Club members (under 15) will have Parental Permission to play and be involved in Ladies Football.
3. When playing for or representing the Club all players are requested to conform to a strict code of discipline and behave in a proper dignified manner.
4. All Members of the Club will be expected to pay Match Subscriptions, anyone falling into arrears May 13th, will be asked to pay the deficit by text. Any player, who does not make arrangements to pay, will not be eligible for team selection and their membership may be cancelled.
5. No Player under the age of 14 years is eligible for Team in the Senior Section, and will only be involved in the Junior Section.
6. All Coaching Staff and Managerial teams will be subject to an Access NI check, in line with the clubs Child Protection and Safe Recruitment Policy (which are available to view by clicking here Health & Safety/Child Protection Policy - Bangor Ladies).

BANGOR LFC GIRLS ACADEMY (Juniors) Click Here

INSURANCE 2013

All players are requested to take out suitable medical insurance. While all efforts are made to ensure the game is played in a healthy and secure environment, it is paramount that players insure against themselves against personal injury or possible loss of income. Bangor Ladies are an amateur club, and have no collective personal insurance, because of the financial burden involved, therefore Bangor Ladies ADVISE all registered players to take the necessary precautions, and get PERSONAL INSURANCE.

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE

Disciplinary Procedure: a) Suspension 1 (min.) to 4 (max) matches.
Fines £15 - £40. Expulsion.
Each procedure to be handled by the Committee (all subject to individual examination).

Northern Ireland Ireland’s Football Association

FIXTURES: Season 2009