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• The club has received the ECB child protection guidelines and is working toward full implementation
• Two members of the club, one of whom must be a coach, have undertaken recognised child protection training
• The club has adopted codes of conduct for all coaches, officials and volunteers working with children and young people
• The club has access to first aid at all coaching, games and match sessions
• The club has emergency procedures for dealing with serious injuries / accidents
• The club has access to a telephone at all coaching, games and match sessions
• The club has the contact details for all its children and young people
  The club has knowledge of any relevant medical conditions of its children and young people and informs coaches on a need-to-know basis

• The club provides a structured and regular coaching programme
• The club uses ECB resources to enhance training and evaluation programmes
• The club provides match play opportunities to all the playing members
• The club has - as a minimum - an active Level 1 coach
• The number of coaches to players should be a maximum of 1:1 6
• All coaches should hold professional indemnity and/or professional liability insurance
• All coaching, competition and games take place with safe equipment and in a safe environment

• The club has an open, ECB approved, constitution
• The club has adopted the ECB sports equity policy and/or its own policy
• One member of the club has attended a Running Sport A club for all workshop
• One coach has attended a sports coach UK Equity in your coaching workshop
• The club has codes of conduct for parents/carers and spectators
• The club has a code of conduct/set of rules for children and young people

• The club is affiliated to the ECB
• The club has public liability insurance
• The club has a specific membership category and pricing policy for children and young people
• The club communicates with its members and supporters
• The club has a nominated junior development co-ordinator
• The club has a recruitment strategy for children and young people and their parents/carers
• The club has a 12-month action/development plan in place, which is reviewed by the management committee on an annual basis.
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  TOMORROW - a look at how the criteria might affect Sussex Clubs

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