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CockburnWolves FC

Policies & forms

How we do things

The rules the club plays by, in plain words first and the formal document second. If something has gone wrong, start with member protection.

Conduct

  • Code of conduct: players

    Play hard, shake hands, respect the referee even when they are wrong. Especially when they are wrong.

  • Code of conduct: parents and spectators

    Support every child on the court, leave the coaching to the coach, and never abuse an official. Most referees in junior football are teenagers.

  • Code of conduct: coaches and volunteers

    Game time is shared in junior football, development comes before the scoreline, and no adult is ever alone with a child they are not responsible for.

Safety and protection

  • Member protection

    How to raise a concern about the treatment of a child or an adult at this club, who it goes to, and what happens next. It is confidential, and you can raise it without deciding in advance whether it is serious enough.

  • Working with Children Checks

    Every coach, team manager and committee member in contact with juniors holds a current WWC card. Ask to see one at any time.

  • Photography and video

    We photograph matches and post them to social media. If you do not want your child photographed, tell the registrar at sign-up and we will keep them out of published images.

  • Injury and first aid

    What happens if a player is hurt at training or on match day, who is qualified, and when we call an ambulance rather than reach for an ice pack.

  • Heat and wet weather

    When play is called off, who decides, and where the announcement goes. Ground closures come from the council on the morning, not from the club the night before.

If something goes wrong

  1. 1

    Speak to the coach or team manager

    Most things are a misunderstanding and get sorted here, quickly and without fuss.

  2. 2

    Bring it to the committee

    Email the club and say you want it raised with the committee. Put it in writing even if you have already spoken to someone.

  3. 3

    Escalate beyond the club

    For anything involving the safety of a child, you can go straight to the governing body or to police. You do not need the club's permission and you should not wait for it.