Hellenic Handbook 2014 2015

Steps 3 to 6 Football Turf Pitches (3G) are allowed in this Competition providing they meet the FIFA 1 Star/IATS performance standards and are listed on the FA’s Register of Football Turf Pitches. To meet the criteria a Football Turf Pitch must pass a test annually for FA Competitions and at Steps 3-6 as defined in the FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf. On receipt of the pass certificate The FA will add the pitch to the Register. The home club is also responsible for advising participants of footwear requirements when confirming match arrangements in accordance with Rule 8.12.1. Clubs must register their pitch dimensions with the Competition prior to the start of each season. It will be misconduct on the part of a Club to alter its pitch dimensions during a season unless with prior written consent of the Board. The Board may at any time require a Club, at its own cost, to submit a report from a qualified independent source certifying the pitch dimensions. The Board may require a Club to take such steps as the Board shall specify if they are not satisfied that an adequate standard of pitch is being maintained, including but not limited to the Board commissioning an independent report on the state of the pitch. The cost of the independent report to be borne by the Club concerned. 25. INSURANCE 25.1 PLAYERS All Clubs shall be members of a Players personal accident insurance scheme. The policy cover shall be at least equal to the minimum recommended cover determined from time to time by The Football Association . The minimum recommended levels of cover approved by the Football Association for season 2014/2015 for Step 5 & 6 are: Accidental Death - £25,000, Permanent Total Disablement - £25,000 Temporary total Disablement weekly, 104 Weeks, and 14 day deferment - £50 per week Each Club shall submit to the Board a copy of the insurance policy document together with the last premium payment receipt fourteen days prior to the start of the Playing Season. 25.2 PUBLIC LIABILITY All Clubs must have Public Liability cover of at least ten million pounds (£10,000,000). Each Club shall submit to the Board a copy of the insurance policy document together with the last premium payment receipt fourteen days prior to the start of the Playing Season. 26. MEDICAL PERSONNEL The home Club must have a qualified medical practitioner in attendance throughout the match. The HOME doctor to visit both the home and away teams’ dressing rooms before leaving the ground. The name of the doctor present at the match must be entered on the Team Sheet. Failure by any Club to meet this requirement may result in a fine being imposed at the discretion of the Board. (N/A) Each team should either have a Therapist who is Chartered, or be a registered member of the Health Professions Council, or be a Certified Therapist who has passed The Football Association’s Diploma Course, or an equivalent qualification, in the Treatment and Management of Injuries Course, in attendance throughout matches, to attend to injured Players on the field of play and in the dressing room(s). Away Clubs should be accompanied by a Therapist as stated above, for the same purpose. Clubs shall ensure their medical practitioner or physiotherapist or equivalent keeps detailed up-to-date medical records for all Contract Players in the form and in accordance with the requirements and guidelines published by the Football Association from time to time. When a Player’s registration is about to be transferred the Transferor Club must make such records available to the medical practitioner or physiotherapist of the Transferee Club. This procedure shall also apply to all Players whose registrations are temporarily transferred under the provisions for Long, Short, Emergency and Youth Loans. 27. PLAYER TRANSFERS BETWEEN CLUBS When Players are transferred (Contract, Non-Contract, Scholars or loan on temporary transfer) between member Clubs (or between member Clubs and clubs) it is the responsibility of each Club to ensure that the Competition receives copies of all relevant documents pertaining to the transfer including full details of any payment schedules agreed in writing or otherwise between the two Clubs. Should a Club fail to meet the payment schedules lodged with the Competition on receipt of notification an embargo on further Players registrations will be placed upon the defaulting Club together with a 1% levy per day on the outstanding payments as detailed in the [N/A] 28. (N/A) 29.PROVISION FOR FULL & ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 29.1 This combination of Clubs shall be called The Hellenic Football League and shall be known as The UHLSPORT Hellenic League and shall consist of not more than sixty six Clubs, all of which shall be full

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