Information for club secretaries on upcoming deadlines

ASAP

County affiliation
Arrange affiliation with county FA (i.e. Essex FA or London FA)
For Essex FA, speak with Fran Smith (01245) 393083, fran.smith@essexfa.com

Affiliation process for new clubs will involve agreeing the name of the club, providing a club code of conduct/rules (templates available) and evidence of a bank account in the club’s name 

While affiliating...

Arrange personal injury insurance (mandatory requirement)
All clubs are required to have a minimum level of personal injury insurance in place through before the affiliation can be completed. For this season, the FA’s appointed broker is Sportsguard.

https://www.sportsguard.co.uk/schemes/essex-fa/ 
Get in touch with your county to arrange cover

By 15th July

Club Information Form
Complete and submit Club Information Form and Membership Agreement electronically to provide us with all of the information we require for the club directory this season. 

{Unique link sent to each secretary already containing pre-filled information from last season}

By 31st July

Home Pitch & Dates Available
During the summer you will need to procure a suitable home football pitch with changing facilities for the season ahead and make a booking with the hirer.

Once you have confirmation of the venue being made available to you, you will need to submit your pitch availability information to the Fixtures Secretary. This will be done via an electronic system via the link below:

https://www.essexallianceleague.com/pitch-availability/ 

By 15^th August

Annual league fees
For new clubs joining the league this season, annual league fees of £70 must be paid by 15^th August into the league’s bank account which is as follows:

Metro Bank     A/C #: 23354904    Sort Code: 23-05-80

Please ensure you include your club’s name as a payment reference. Clubs will not be permitted to commence fixtures until the fees are settled.

16^th August

Attend August Pre-Season Clubs Meeting at Dagenham & Redbridge FC, 7.30pm start

No later than 3 days before 1st fixture

Register players onto the Whole Game System.
You should have a login for the system as it would have been made during the process of affiliating - https://wholegame.thefa.com/

For those unsure on how to use the Whole Game System for registrations, this video from the FA will assist you with the basic fundamentals: https://youtu.be/T3GG4yFT1cc?t=857

All teams must have at least 11 players registered with the league at least 3 days prior to your first fixture. You can of course register as many players as you want/need after this also, including up to a maximum three on the day of the match. The window closes again on 31^st March next year.