Parents / Spectators have a great influence on children’s enjoyment and success in football. All children play football because they first and foremost love the game – it’s fun. We should all remember that however good a child becomes at Rothwell Town Football Club, it is important to reinforce the message to parents / spectators that positive encouragement will contribute to:

• Children enjoying football.
• A sense of personal achievement.
• Self-esteem.
• Improving the child’s skills and techniques.

A Parent’s / Spectator’s expectations and attitudes have a significant bearing on a child’s attitude towards:

• Other players.
• Officials.
• Managers.
• Spectators.

All Parents / Spectators of Rothwell Town should ensure they are always positive and encouraging towards all of the children not just their own. Rothwell Town will require all parents / spectators to:

• Applaud the opposition as well as Rothwell Town.
• Avoid coaching any child during the game either from the touchline or behind the goal.
• Not to shout and scream. Remember children are involved in football for their enjoyment, not yours.
• Respect the referee’s decision and encourage your child to play to the laws of the game and not to argue with referees or other officials.
• Give attention to each of the children involved in football not just the most talented.
• Teach your child that honest endeavour is more important than winning, so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.
• Never force an unwilling child to participate in football.
• Support all efforts to remove verbal, physical, threatening, abusive, racist and foul language from children’s football.
• Read the laws of the game to understand better what you are commenting on.
• Respect and take care of any clothing or kit which is loaned to your child from Rothwell Town so that he/she can participate.

Rothwell Town will take every effort to ensure that parents / spectators within the club agree and adhere to this club’s Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy.

Any fines incurred by Rothwell Town Football Club from The West Riding County Football Association, or any League, as a result of a parent or spectator not abiding by the Club’s Codes of Conduct, will be repaid by the parent or spectator in full within a period of 28 days from the notification of the fine. Failure to re-pay this fine may result in the parent or spectator being excluded from further participation within the Club.

Similarly, all fines incurred by the club as a result of a player receiving a booking, sending off or any other disciplinary action, will be repaid to the Club by the player, or parent or guardian of the player, within 28 days of notification. Non-payment may result in an increase in the fine and the player being suspended from further participation within the club.