BOURTON ROVERS PLAYERS MANUAL ~ SENIOR TEAM 2008/9
 

Managers Introduction

Welcome to another season and one that I’m truly looking forward to.

After taking over at Christmas last season this provided me with a fantastic opportunity to assess the playing members and the organisation of the club. Since the end of last season I have been working closely with a number of senior players and coaches to begin developing a new structure and foundation for the club.

On the playing side I will look to take more responsibility over the entire squad of players as I believe that both the 1st and 2nd team should be working closer together with a common aim of producing a superb 1st team. The reason I am doing this that clubs that have excellent 1st teams inevitably have a good 2nd teams and an internal club structure.

I also feel that a place in the 1st team should be something that should be earned and a sense of pride should be there for anyone wearing the shirt. It is with this end that I will look to ensure that anyone making the 1st team are rewarded sufficiently.

I have asked the committee for a number of things including new training balls, Astroturf training, tracksuits and a minibus for away games. All these items cost money and we are seeking out new sponsors all the time, we are also looking for your help as players. This season every player has the opportunity to be sponsored and any player securing the £50 sponsorship will have free registration, tracksuit and polo shirt, whilst the business supporting them can advertise in our new weekly email newsletter.

I’m looking forward to this season immensely and hope to see many old and new faces at the first training sessions.

Regards

Paul Heming
1st Team Manager



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Registration Fees & Team Uniforms

This year the signing on fee will be £50, for which you’ll get your club membership and insurance (£20) and Team tracksuit and polo shirt (with squad numbers!) – Once these have been assigned this is your number! So pay up now to get the number you want!

This is TOO MUCH I hear you say!- Do you want this for free?

Well then find a nice kind sponsor to support you! It costs a business £50 to sponsor a player and for this they’ll appear in the weekly email newsletter and on the new Bourton Rovers website www.bourtonrovers.co.uk

Dress Code - Every away game you’ll need to wear club tracksuit and polo shirt.
 

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Match Fees

1st team
Match & transport free
When a bus is not available then petrol costs may be available
 

2nd Team
£3 per game
£5 per game if away and travelling by bus (NOTE:- if transport has been provided then each player will be asked to pay unless they drive themselves)
Drivers for away games will NOT pay any match fees

Yes, I know the fees have gone up but every club in the Cheltenham league pays £3-£5 per game and lets face it, it’s only the price of a pint or two!
 

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Club Fines

This season we will be introducing club fines to improve the discipline but also to generate some good ‘team bonding’. Club captains will be responsible for collecting and keeping track of the fines and all the money raised will go back over the bar for the players in our many social outings we will be having.

A list of fines will go up in the changing room but the types of fines will be for
Arriving late to a game
Not wearing tracksuits and polo shirts for away matches
Not paying match fees on day of match
Getting booked for dissent
Not bringing a compulsory item for away games
 

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Training

Pre-season training starts Monday 23rd June with HEAVEN & HELL Week
 

Then – Friday evening – fancy dress and team bonding session at the club (details to be agreed later)

From then on training will consist of specific one-off sessions and frendlies which will be emailed to each player and displayed on the notice board.

Team Selection – NOTE THIS HAS CHANGED !

You will deemed to be available for selection once you are signed on and are a regular member of the squad.

Selection will occur midweek and the team will be posted at the club and emailed out to the players.

If you are NOT available for the weekend then you MUST inform your manager BEFORE midweek training as selection will occur after this. This can be via text or phone call.

If you have been selected to play and for some reason cannot play on Saturday you MUST CALL the respective manager ASAP (leave a voicemail message if there is no answer). DO NOT TEXT – this is vitally important!

The committee will be coming down hard on members who let the team down as it reflects badly on the whole club and the overall ethos.