Charter Standard Downloads



Below is a full list of application and support resources. Click on the relevant link to download.

Supporting policies and guidance

- Player recruitment policy
- Coach recruitment and development policy
- Refereeing recruitment and development policy
- Volunteer recruitment policy
- Football workforce development
- Roles and responsibility
- Club complaints procedure policy
- Goalpost safety guidelines
- Press release guidelines
Celebrating football photographs and video
- Dealing with an incident/accident
- Appointing a club welfare officer
- Guidance notes for club welfare officers

Good practice templates

- Club rules
- Club rules explanation
- Code of conduct for football
- Code of conduct for football explanation
- Code of conduct for coaches
- Code of conduct for coaches explanation
- Code of conduct for adult players
- Code of conduct for adult players explanation
- Code of conduct for youth players
- Code of conduct for youth  players explanation
- Code of conduct for team officials
- Code of conduct for team officials explanation
- Code of conduct for parents/carers/spectators
- Code of conduct for parents/carers/spectators explanation
- Club programme equality policy
- Club programme equality policy explanation
- Club programme child protection policy
- Club programme child protection policy explanation

Useful forms

- Membership registration form
- Medical consent form
- Team membership register
- Training attendance register
- Venue risk assessment/goalpost safety form
- Incident/accident reporting form
- Annual review - players
- Annual review - coaches
- Annual review - parents/carers
- Equality monitoring form
- Volunteer application form
- Club monitoring
- Club league feedback
Club annual league feedback
- Qualification records


Football development plans

- Community club development plan
- Community club development plan (example)
- Development club development plan
- Development club development plan (example)
- Football development toolkit
- Football development toolkit (example)

Application and GiF forms


- Charter Standard club application form
- Charter Standard development club application form
- Charter Standard community club application form
- Charter Standard adult club application form
- Frequently asked questions

- Get into Football Festival Pack
- Get into Football - Michael Owen Certificate
- Get into Football - Eniola Aluko Certificate

Charter Standard Leagues

- CSL Guidance for Leagues
- CSL Role of the Youth League Welfare Officer
- CSL Equality and Education Programme
- CSL Safeguard Children Policy
- CSL and Respect: FAQs
- CSL Open and Inclusive Clubs and Leagues
- CSL Full-Time Key Features

- CSL League Equality Policy and Complaints Procedure
- CSL League Development Plan Template
- CSL Coordinator Role Description
- CSL Better Players Guidance Note
- CSL Appointing a Charter Standard Youth League Welfare Officer