keeping everyone safe
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE
The welfare and safety of your members is paramount, and ensuring that you have completed all the necessary checks before capturing and sharing information and imagery is key.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
As you begin to explore how you can market your club and draw in finances from marketing your assets, you should ensure that your club is structured in the appropriate way. Exploring different legal structures can help determine whether your club is a separate legal entity or not, how liability sits with members and how your club is viewed by others.
GDPR
By ensuring your club is compliant when it comes to processing and storing data correctly, this will help to instil trust with your current members and stakeholders whilst ensuring you are obeying legislation.
The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) have GDPR training for the Sport and Leisure industry which is also relevant for our football family. Check out the latest training options available.
Keeping Everyone Safe
Photography Guidance
The Football Association of Wales recommends that this guidance is used at training sessions and matches to ensure the safety of all children who are photographed or filmed.
Club Photographic Consent Form
A consent form to be completed by the club, parent / guardian and child to confirm that they have been made aware of the FAW Safeguarding Policy and Photography and Filming guidance.
Player & Parent Photographic Consent Form
A consent form for the parent and child to give the club permission to use any photograph’s or video’s they appear in.
GDPR Training
Welsh Sports Association
To access the WSA’s GDPR training you simply need to log in to their website using the link below alongside these log in details
- Username: FAWclub001
- Password: FAWclubWSA2019!
PLAN OF ACTION
What it is
A plan will help you highlight the steps needed to help turn your club ambitions into reality.
Why it matters
By having a plan of action you can be clear on what you want to achieve and how you are going to achieve it. Once your plan is set you can enlist the support of others to help you achieve your goals.
YOUR CLUB, YOUR BRAND
What it is
Every club is unique and will have a story to tell. By being clear on who you are and what you do it will help you build a brand people can connect with.
Why it matters
By having a brand that people trust, will help instil a lifelong affinity with members, partners and the wider community which will in turn aid the club’s growth and sustainability.
MAKING YOUR MARK DIGITALLY
What it is
Gone are the days of accessing football on a weekend. Clubs can engage with their members continuously, and having a digital presence will enable this to happen.
Why it matters
Our modern society is built around a digital world and if your club does not have a digital presence you could be missing out on exposure, connectivity and partnerships.
MARKETING METHODS
What it is
Communications with your members and future audiences can vary from the more traditional newsletter to the more modern story shared via social media.
Why it matters
Understanding the variety of marketing methods will enable you to best connect with your audiences and help share those all important messages.
SOCIAL MEDIA
What it is
Social media is a tool you can use to promote your club. There are a variety of platforms with different features and functions, helping you to connect with your audiences.
Why it matters
By having a social media presence it can help enhance your visibility and exposure to a much wider audience.
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE
What it is
Following best practice and keeping up to date with changes that are made to rules and regulations, both inside and outside of football, will help keep your club safe in an online environment.
Why it matters
Gone are the days of accessing football only on a weekend. You can now engage with your members continuously and having a digital presence will help you with this.