Governance
Our Insurance Policy
Northern Box Lacrosse and all the coaches we use are covered by England Lacrosse, please see the link below to obtain all documentation.
https://www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/insurance
Northern Box Lacrosse and all the coaches we use are covered by England Lacrosse, please see the link below to obtain all documentation.
https://www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/insurance
Our Members Code of Conduct
Northern Box Lacrosse is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all its members, ensuring a positive and enjoyable experience for all. The club believes that it is important that members, coaches, administrators and parents associated with the club should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others. Therefore, members are encouraged to be open at all times and to share any concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of the club with Andy Downing - Chairman.
As a member of Northern Box Lacrosse, you are expected to abide by the following code of practice:
Northern Box Lacrosse is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all its members, ensuring a positive and enjoyable experience for all. The club believes that it is important that members, coaches, administrators and parents associated with the club should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others. Therefore, members are encouraged to be open at all times and to share any concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of the club with Andy Downing - Chairman.
As a member of Northern Box Lacrosse, you are expected to abide by the following code of practice:
- All members must take responsibility in ensuring they are up to date with the rules, understand and adhere to them.
- All members must respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of age, gender, ability, race, cultural background, religious beliefs or sexual identity.
- Members should recognise the valuable contribution made by coaches and officials who are usually volunteers. They give their time and resources to provide netball for you.
- All members must respect officials and publicly accept their decisions.
- All members should be a positive role model, treat other players and officials with the same level of respect you would expect to be shown to you.
- Use correct and proper language at all times.
- Members are not allowed to smoke, consume alcohol or drugs on club premises or whilst representing the club.
- Members should keep to agreed timings for training and competitions or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late.
- Members must wear suitable kit for training and match sessions, as agreed with the coach/team manager.
- Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly.
- Bullying of any sort will not be tolerated.
- Bullying of any sort will not be tolerated. Encourage everyone to enjoy sport and understand that people have different motivations for taking part.
- All members must respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of age, gender, ability, race, cultural background, religious beliefs or sexual identity.
- Members should keep to agreed timings for training and competitions or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late.
- Members must wear suitable kit – CLICK HERE FOR FULL OFFICIAL RULES / LIST – for training and match sessions, as agreed with the coach/team manager.
- Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly.
- Junior members are not allowed to smoke on club premises or whilst representing the club at competitions.
- Junior members are not allowed to consume alcohol or drugs of any kind on the club premises or whilst representing the club.
Our Volunteer & Officials Code Of Conduct
All volunteers must:
All volunteers must:
- Consider the well-being and safety of participants before the development of performance.
- Develop an appropriate working relationship with participants, based on mutual trust and respect.
- Make sure all activities are appropriate to the age, ability and experience of those taking part.
- Promote the positive aspects of the sport (e.g. fair play).
- Display consistently high standards of behaviour and appearance.
- Follow all guidelines laid down by the National Governing Body and the Club.
- Hold appropriate valid qualifications and insurance cover.
- Never exert undue influence over performers to obtain personal benefit or reward.
- Never condone rule violations, rough play or the use of prohibited substances.
- Encourage and guide participants to accept responsibility for their own performance and behaviour.
- Encourage participants to value their performances and not just results.
Our Health & Safety Policy Statement
Northern Box Lacrosse is strongly committed to encouraging our members to take part, but the health, well-being and safety of each individual is always our paramount concern. We recommend levels of training dependent on age and ability, and expect our junior athletes to participate within these boundaries.”
Our Health & Safety Policy
To support our Health and Safety policy statement we are committed to the following duties:
AS A CLUB MEMBER YOU HAVE A DUTY TO:
Location of telephones: ………….....With your coach (or) at reception
QUALIFIED FIRST AIDERS:
1. Andy Downing
2. Victoria Law
Northern Box Lacrosse is strongly committed to encouraging our members to take part, but the health, well-being and safety of each individual is always our paramount concern. We recommend levels of training dependent on age and ability, and expect our junior athletes to participate within these boundaries.”
Our Health & Safety Policy
To support our Health and Safety policy statement we are committed to the following duties:
- Undertake regular, recorded risk assessment of the club premises and all activities undertaken by the club.
- Create a safe environment by putting health and safety measures in place as identified by the assessment.
- Ensure that all members are given the appropriate level of training and competition by regularly assessing individual ability dependant on age, maturity and development.
- Ensure that all members are aware of, understand and follow the club’s health and safety policy.
- Appoint a competent club member to assist with health and safety responsibilities.
- Ensure that normal operating procedures and emergency operating procedures are in place and known by all members.
- Provide access to adequate first aid facilities, telephone and qualified first aider at all times.
- Report any injuries or accidents sustained during any club activity or whilst on the club premises.
- Ensure that the implementation of the policy is reviewed regularly and monitored for effectiveness.
AS A CLUB MEMBER YOU HAVE A DUTY TO:
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or not do.
- Co-operate with the club on health and safety issues.
- Correctly use all equipment provided by the club.
- Not interfere with or misuse anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
Location of telephones: ………….....With your coach (or) at reception
QUALIFIED FIRST AIDERS:
1. Andy Downing
2. Victoria Law
Our Concussion Policy
We follow our governing bodies policy on this important issue, box lacrosse can be a physical game and concussions can happen. The coaches and officials are all qualified and trained to manage such incidents.
Click here for our NGB policy
We follow our governing bodies policy on this important issue, box lacrosse can be a physical game and concussions can happen. The coaches and officials are all qualified and trained to manage such incidents.
Click here for our NGB policy
Our Safeguarding Policy
This policy applies to all staff, coaches, volunteers, managers, board members, members and players or anybody working on behalf of Northern Box Lacrosse.
The purpose of this policy:
This policy has been drawn upon the basis of law and guidance that seeks to protect children, namely:
This policy applies to all staff, coaches, volunteers, managers, board members, members and players or anybody working on behalf of Northern Box Lacrosse.
The purpose of this policy:
- To protect young players / people Northern Box Lacrosse services. This includes the children of adults who use Northern Box Lacrosse services.
- To provide staff / volunteers with the overarching principle that guide our approach to safeguarding.
- There is evidence that some people have used sporting events as an opportunity to take inappropriate photographs or film footage of young people. All clubs should be vigilant and any concerns should be reported to the Club Chairman immediately. All photos and videos are used with the guardians consent.
- All parents and performers should be made aware when coaches use video equipment as a coaching aid.
- Social media - Northern Box Lacrosse like to share and publish the great work we do. We do keep a close eye on our content and watch out for cyber bullying . This is not acceptable and will be reported to the Police and England Lacrosse.
- By signing up to any Northern Box Lacrosse event you agree to these codes of conduct outlined by the club
- Northern Box Lacrosse believes that a young child or young person should never experience abuse of any kind. We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all young people and keep them safe. We are committed to practice in the way to protect them at all times.
This policy has been drawn upon the basis of law and guidance that seeks to protect children, namely:
- Children Act 1989
- United Convention of the rights of the child 1991
- Data protection Act 1998
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Children Act 2004
- Protection Of Freedom Act 2012
- The welfare of the child is paramount, as enshrined in the Children Act 2004
- All children, regardless of age, gender, disability, racial heritage, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or identity, have a right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
- Some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact to previous experiences, their level of dependency, communications needs or other issues.
- Working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential to promoting young people's welfare.
- Valuing them, listening to and respecting them
- Adopting children protection practices through procedures and code of conduct for all staff and volunteers.
- Developing and implementing an effective e-safety policy and related procedures.
- Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support and training.
- Recruiting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made.
- Sharing information about child protection and good practice with children, parents, staff and volunteers.
- Sharing concerns with agencies who need to know, and involving children and parents appropriately
Our Data Protection Policy
sets out our commitment to protecting personal data and how we implement that commitment with regards to the collection and use of personal data.
We are committed to:
Data Protection Principles
sets out our commitment to protecting personal data and how we implement that commitment with regards to the collection and use of personal data.
We are committed to:
- Ensuring that we comply with the eight data protection principles, as listed below
- Meeting our legal obligations as laid down by the Data Protection Act 1998
- Ensuring that data is collected and used fairly and lawfully
- Processing personal data only in order to meet our operational needs or fulfill legal requirements
- Taking steps to ensure that personal data is up to date and accurate
- Establishing appropriate retention periods for personal data
- Ensuring that data subjects' rights can be appropriately exercised
- Providing adequate security measures to protect personal data
- Ensuring that a nominated officer is responsible for data protection compliance and provides a point of contact for all data protection issues
- Ensuring that all club officers are made aware of good practice in data protection
- Providing adequate training for all staff responsible for personal data
- Ensuring that everyone handling personal data knows where to find further guidance
- Ensuring that queries about data protection, internal and external to the organisation, are dealt with effectively and promptly
- Regularly reviewing data protection procedures and guidelines within the club
Data Protection Principles
- Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully
- Personal data shall be obtained for one or more specified and lawful purposes, and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes
- Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they are processed
- Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
- Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes
- Personal data shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Data Protection Act 1998
- Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised and unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data
- Personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data
Our Parents Code Of Conduct
- Encourage your child to learn the rules and play within them
- Discourage unfair play and arguing with officials.
- Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results.
- Never force your child to take part in sport
- Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding good performances of all.
- Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes.
- Publicly accept officials' judgements.
- Support your child’ involvement and help them to enjoy their sport
- Use correct and proper language at all times.
- Encourage and guide performers to accept responsibility for their own performance and behaviour.
Our Equality & Diversity Policy
Northern Box Lacrosse respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
Northern Box Lacrosse is committed to ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges and adopts the following Sport England definition of sports equity:
Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities
and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of
sport to ensure that it becomes equally accessible to all members of society,
whatever their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or socio-economic status.
Northern Box Lacrosse is committed to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from threat of discrimination, intimidation, harassment and abuse.
All Club members have a responsibility to challenge discriminatory behaviour and
promote equality of opportunity.
Northern Box Lacrosse will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously, according to our disciplinary procedures.
Chairman - Andy Downing
Revised Feb - 2020 - Reviewed Feb 2021
Northern Box Lacrosse respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
Northern Box Lacrosse is committed to ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges and adopts the following Sport England definition of sports equity:
Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities
and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of
sport to ensure that it becomes equally accessible to all members of society,
whatever their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or socio-economic status.
Northern Box Lacrosse is committed to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from threat of discrimination, intimidation, harassment and abuse.
All Club members have a responsibility to challenge discriminatory behaviour and
promote equality of opportunity.
Northern Box Lacrosse will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously, according to our disciplinary procedures.
Chairman - Andy Downing
Revised Feb - 2020 - Reviewed Feb 2021
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