3. Team Selection Policy

Team Captains/Administrators:
1st Team – Jonny Phelps
2nd Team – Adam Foulger
3rd Team – Bryan Perry
Leps – Colin Upchurch

This document outlines the selection process for SFHC and aims to show the process in which teams are decided and published for all members to understand the selection process of the club. This policy is to support both the members at the club and officials within the team selection process, whilst ensuring a fair and balanced agreement is made between the club committee and its match day teams.

1. Team Announcements

• Team selection will be posted after Senior training, with all captains/team administrators posting teams on Wednesday Evening before that week’s fixture for members to confirm their selection.
• All teams will be as balanced as possible.
• The club will aim to have the same number of members playing across all 3 senior teams (e.g. 14, 14, 14 not 16, 11, 7). This is to keep the selection fair and equal for all teams and members

2. Duty of Members

2A) Senior Members

• All senior (18 and older) members of SFHC, will be asked to set their availability for matches and training on the club website/app before the Wednesday of the match that will be played on the weekend.
• Members may set availability for all teams if wanting too, to show which matches they are offering to play. However, this isn’t a must and so it is the choice of the member to set availability.
• It is possible to leave comments when setting availability for matches. We advise that if a match cannot be attended, either set availability for a different team or to leave a comment when posting availability for a match.
• If members are unsure of their availability, they must communicate with the captain/team administrator about the circumstance/situation, in which a solution can be found.
• If a member pulls out of a league fixture, the captain/team administrator needs to be informed as soon as possible.

2B) Junior Members

• A senior member of the club cannot directly speak to a junior member of the club (Under 18), and so must speak directly to the parent/guardian of the member.
• Junior members need to be signed up to the website with the parent of the member setting availability for the matches.
• Parents of the members need to set availability for the fixture on club website/app by the Wednesday of the match that will played at the weekend.
• It is possible to leave comments when setting availability for matches. We advise that if a match cannot be attended, either set availability for a different team or to leave a comment when posting availability for a match.
• Senior Committee members will communicate with the parents of the Member if they have been selected for Senior Match
• If a member pulls out of a league fixture, the captain/team administrator needs to be informed as soon as possible.

3. Member Registration

• Members who have paid registration fees to the club will have priority during team selection.
• If this is not the case, members need to have a membership agreement with Derrick Branagan (Treasurer/Membership Secretary) in order to have priority during the team selection process.
• Members who are playing match fees on the day will need to indicate this to the captain/team administrator and keep a record of payment.

4. Team Priority

• 1st team has the first choice in choosing members to play, then the 2nd team and 3rd team.
• The objective for the club is to have an equal number of players across all teams at the club.
• If there is a high number of available players, for each team a “first 16 will be chosen” for each team.
• Members may be asked to move down to a lower team if available. To allow:

1. Each team to have a balanced, even number of players.
2. Allow member to spend more time playing on the pitch.

• This process will be done to make the strongest squad for each team, allowing for a higher chance to win.
• All movement of players will need to be agreed by all captains/team administrators.

5. Rotation

• Members will be rotated around the teams as much as possible to be fair and equal to all members at the club.
• Therefore, not 1 member at the club will move or “drop” down teams unequally to other members of the club (e.g. 5 matches in a row).
• Each movement of members will be recorded by captains to ensure this process is fair and balances between all members.
• If numbers are above 48 available, some players may be asked to not play that week. However, this will also be ensured to be as equal and fair to every member at SFHC.