At Crosfields JFC we pride ourselves on developing all players and to this end have very high coach-player ratios, typically 1:5 at mini-soccer and 1:8 at 11-a-side. Everyone involved in our club is a volunteer. Our Child Welfare Officer ensures that all coaches are CRB checked. We currently have over 50 coaches who have been awarded the FA Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football, including 6 female coaches. We encourage coaches to engage in development and are proud that we currently have over 10 coaches who have completed the new FA Youth Award Module 1 - specifically for coaching 5-11 year olds. Some have completed Level 2 and Module 2 courses. We have a coach who has completed the FA Mentoring Adults course. All coaches are given a copy of our "ethos' and our "Top Ten Tips' for coaching
We hold Soccer-Parent Meetings in the summer and ensure that families are aware of our club ethos, and the behaviour that we expect from everyone at training and on match days in line with the FA RESPECT agenda. Parent representatives monitor this and act as a bridge between parents and coaches. Our compliance committee are not afraid to enforce our rules and uphold our ethos.
We have entered into partnerships with Great Sankey High School and St Gregory's Catholic High School to ensure that we have high quality training facilities and pitches for matchdays. We have carefully managed our finances so that without raising subscriptions we have in 12 months renewed all playing kits, and replaced old training kit. We draw children from a wide area (over 20 Primary schools) because of our reputation. Many of these attended our primary schools' soccer tournament in the summer.