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Chairman

The Chairman leads committee meetings which take place once a month. His/her role is to ensure the various topics on the agenda are discussed in a constructive manner without running over the allotted time as far as possible. The Chairman also has the casting vote where necessary, when decisions are made.

Secretary

The Secretary is the mouthpiece of the club. (S)he will be the contact for all external parties and must respond on behalf of the club.
The Secretary, along with the Chairman, drives club policy and should be looking to improve the club with new ideas

Treasurer

The Treasurer holds the purse strings and is responsible for keeping the committee up to date with the financial position of the club. (S)he should be pro-actively looking to find ways of improving the club’s financial position with a view to providing the best footballing experience for its members at the lowest cost.

Match Secretary

The Match Secretary arranges fixtures with other clubs and, during the season, confirms arrangements for league and cup matches.
Each week the Match Secretary will check the following weekend’s fixtures and contact the opposition in each case to confirm the kick-off time and venue. Any late changes should be notified to the relevant team captain/manager so that (s)he can inform the players.

Referees Secretary

The Referees Secretary does a similar job to the Match Secretary, except that (s)he deals with referees. Each Sunday the Referees Secretary checks the following weekend’s fixtures and then confirms the kick-off time and venue with the appointed match official(s).
Where a team reports a problem with a referee, the Referees Secretary should assist them in completing a report to send to the SAL or the AFA so that the problem can be addressed.

Results Secretary

The Results Secretary collects the results and referee marks from all the teams each weekend and ensures the relevant forms are completed on the League or AFA website to report those details.
Any discrepancies should be reported to the Results Secretary. For example, if you win 3-1 but the League website shows you losing 1-3, you must report this to the Results Secretary who will take it up with the League.

Team Secretary

The Team Secretary is effectively the Chairman of the Selection Committee, which is made up of all team captains/managers. The Team Secretary oversees selection and makes sure club rules are fairly applied.
Any players who need to cry-off must do so to the Team Secretary who will contact the relevant captain and arrange a replacement for them from the team below.
Any player unsatisfied with the club’s selection practice should speak to the Team Secretary in the first instance.

Membership Secretary

The club has around 150 members each season and it is the job of the Membership Secretary to ensure they all pay their annual subscription and properly sign up to play.
The Membership Secretary then needs to register all players with the SAL via the League website.
The Membership Secretary liaises with the Team Secretary to make sure all registered players are considered during selection.

Discipline Officer

In order to ensure we don’t end up getting huge fines or being banned from competitions, the Discipline Officer will deal with discipline issues ranging fromplayers not turning up for matches to red and yellow cards. Players may be called before the Discipline Committee, which will be convened by the Discipline Officer, to explain their behaviour. The Discipline Officer will have the power to suspend players where it is considered to be in the interests of the club.

Communications Officer

Unlike some clubs which are affiliated to businesses or schools, our club stays alive by word of mouth. It is important that we publicise the Vampires as best we can.
The Communications Officer takes charge of the club newsletter and the website, and will endeavour to get 1st team match reports printed in local newspapers.The Comms Officer will also be responsible for the club Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Kit Manager

Running seven football teams requires a lot of co-ordination. The kit manager liaises with the seven team captains/managers to make sure they each have a set of kit and, after games are played, that they haven’t left it behind somewhere! In addition, the kit manager should check the colours of the opposition for all home games and, where they clash with Vamps colours, make sure our team has a change of shirts.

Development Officer

The Development Officer’s primary role is to find new ways of improving the club, finding out about training opportunities for captains and managers, to applying for grants to improve facilities.
The Development Officer is a key member of the committee!

Welfare Officer

The Welfare Officer is in charge of ensuring that all players have a safe, progressive environment in which to play their football. Any member who feels they do not have this should contact the Welfare Officer in the first instance to report any issues which could involve poor behaviour on the part of other members, poor facilities or anti-social behaviour such as racist, sexist of homophobic attitudes.

Team Captain/Manager

The captain / manager is responsible for selecting the team and ensuring its organisation on the day.
You must:
1. Select your team as part of the selection committee, overseen by the Team Secretary.
2. Delegate tasks to your players on the day, such as:
• Collecting match fees (before the game)
• Sorting out goal nets (home games)
• Sorting out corner flags (home games)
• Greeting the match official(s) (home)
• Greeting your opposition (home games)
• Collecting the kit
3. After the game, report your result and referee’s mark (out of 100) to the Results Secretary. If you mark lower than 60% you must provide a report, detailing why you gave a low mark.
4. Ensure someone writes a match report and sends it in to the Communications Officer, complete with goal scorers’ names – your players won’t thank you if they miss out on the golden boot because nobody reported their goals!
5. Report any disciplinary issues such as red and yellow cards or even just poor behaviour to the Discipline Officer.

Entertainment Secretary

When all’s said and done we all like a good piss up! In order to have proper events to raise money for the club the Entertainment Secretary sets the dates and organises these events. Working to a budget agreed with the committee, the Entertainment Secretary will organise the Club Dinner, the Christmas Dinner and any other events which may occur during the year.