Respect Award Winners
Sat 22nd November 2014 | Respect Campaign | By Ian Templeman
The winners of the League's Respect awards for the period of August/September/October have been announced.
The first recipients of the awards this season are Colne in the Premier Division and Barnton in the FIrst Division. Congratulations to both clubs, who will be presented with six Mitre Footballs in recognition of the award.
The awards are based on marks given by member clubs to each other who have been given the highest ratings by their peers (other member clubs) in this initiative. After each game each club completes a simple report sheet and sent in after every League match.
The League's Respect Co-Ordinator Stewart Taylor explained how the awards have been developed.
"Over the last few years there have been a number of FA Initiatives devoted to the subject of improving the game.
"These include the Kick it Out Campaign related to Equality and Inclusion, Football v. Homophobia which again focuses on inclusion and the Respect Campaign which tackles a range of issues relating to how individuals and organisations involved in football show respect for others.
"If we add to this recent initiatives regarding the increase in funding for grassroots coaching, then we can see that serious attempts are being made to change the face of football for the better.
"The North West Counties Football League support all of these initiatives and, in the case of the Respect Campaign, believe that the League and Member Clubs can go further. To this end, the NWCFL Respect Committee was formed just over a year ago.
"The objective was to look at aspects of Respect which look to include a wide range of stakeholders, with the ultimate target of improving the matchday experience for all. The Committee consists of representatives from clubs, a referee organisation and the League Committee. By this means, a consensus view of the way forward can be achieved.
"The work of the Respect Committee resulted in the production of the report sheet which is completed and sent in by each club after every League match. On this form consideration is given to a wide range of parameters which comment on aspects of the matchday experience which are relevant to all participants.
"As with any system which looks to find a method of improvement, the fundamental issue is an understanding of where are we starting from. Much of the work of the last three months has been to establish these baselines.
"What has also been done is to combine the information garnered from the Match Respect Report Forms, and add to that information supplied by Match Officials, to gain a wider understanding of the experiences of the constituent parts of the system.
"Moving forward, the baselines have now been established, and this gives an important tool in being able to measure progress in line with the overall objective of improving the matchday experience for all".
Respect Award Winners
Sat 22nd November 2014 | Respect Campaign
By Ian Templeman
The winners of the League's Respect awards for the period of August/September/October have been announced.
The first recipients of the awards this season are Colne in the Premier Division and Barnton in the FIrst Division. Congratulations to both clubs, who will be presented with six Mitre Footballs in recognition of the award.
The awards are based on marks given by member clubs to each other who have been given the highest ratings by their peers (other member clubs) in this initiative. After each game each club completes a simple report sheet and sent in after every League match.
The League's Respect Co-Ordinator Stewart Taylor explained how the awards have been developed.
"Over the last few years there have been a number of FA Initiatives devoted to the subject of improving the game.
"These include the Kick it Out Campaign related to Equality and Inclusion, Football v. Homophobia which again focuses on inclusion and the Respect Campaign which tackles a range of issues relating to how individuals and organisations involved in football show respect for others.
"If we add to this recent initiatives regarding the increase in funding for grassroots coaching, then we can see that serious attempts are being made to change the face of football for the better.
"The North West Counties Football League support all of these initiatives and, in the case of the Respect Campaign, believe that the League and Member Clubs can go further. To this end, the NWCFL Respect Committee was formed just over a year ago.
"The objective was to look at aspects of Respect which look to include a wide range of stakeholders, with the ultimate target of improving the matchday experience for all. The Committee consists of representatives from clubs, a referee organisation and the League Committee. By this means, a consensus view of the way forward can be achieved.
"The work of the Respect Committee resulted in the production of the report sheet which is completed and sent in by each club after every League match. On this form consideration is given to a wide range of parameters which comment on aspects of the matchday experience which are relevant to all participants.
"As with any system which looks to find a method of improvement, the fundamental issue is an understanding of where are we starting from. Much of the work of the last three months has been to establish these baselines.
"What has also been done is to combine the information garnered from the Match Respect Report Forms, and add to that information supplied by Match Officials, to gain a wider understanding of the experiences of the constituent parts of the system.
"Moving forward, the baselines have now been established, and this gives an important tool in being able to measure progress in line with the overall objective of improving the matchday experience for all".
