GENIUS DEN FOOTBALL ACADEMY POLICY HANDBOOK

PARENT AND PLAYER CODE

PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

        General

  • Respect the decisions of coaches.
  • Encourage your player to communicate directly with coaches.
  • Familiarize yourself with Academy policies and resources.
  • Represent the values and mission of the Academy at all times

         Communication

  • Respond in a prompt and timely manner to communications from coaches, team managers, and other Academy officials.
  • Familiarize yourself with Attendance Policies and inform coaches and team managers promptly if your player will be missing a training session or game.
  • Respond promptly to ​all​ Academy communications that request a reply.
  • Communicate with team managers and coaches whenever issues or concerns arise

          Managing Player Safety

  • Inform coaches of any injury, ailment, or physical disability that may affect the safety of your child or the safety of others.
  • FIFA law requires clubs to educate parents and players, and to follow strict guidelines in responding to potential concussion events. Please take this education seriously and support all of our efforts to reduce the incidence of concussions, respond appropriately, and manage the safe return to play of our players.

          Training Day

  • Help your players arrive on time and prioritize having them attend all training sessions.
  • You may attend training to watch, so long as players are unaware or minimally aware of your presence.

           Game Day

  • Help your players arrive on time and prioritize having them attend all games.
  • Do not instruct or aid in coaching. As a general rule, avoid verbs when shouting.
  • Applaud good play. Be quick to support and encourage when players make mistakes.
  • Keep content and tone of voice positive.
  • After the game do not critique, suggest ways to improve, imply a lack of effort or quality in team or individual play, or sum up your interpretation of the result. Players need to provide their own thoughts on these subjects when and how they choose.
  • Treat all opposing players, coaches, officials, and parents with respect.  Help create a safe, positive, and sportsmanlike atmosphere for the participants on both sides.

GENIUS DEN FOOTBALL ACADEMY POLICY HANDBOOK

PLAYER ATTENDANCE POLICY

 

MINIMUM PARTICIPATION EXPECTATIONS

  • U9-U11 Academy​: Players should not miss more than ​four​ training sessions or more than ​one​ game day during each season. Players should attend at least 50% of Academy scrimmages.

 

  • U12-U14 Academy​: Players should not miss more than ​six​ training sessions or more than ​two​ games during each season.

 

  • U15+​: Players should not miss more than ​four​ training sessions or more than ​one game during each season.

 

COMMUNICATING ABSENCES

  • Acceptable reasons for missing training and/or games

 

  • Injury / Illness / Emergency

 

  • Family event / School function

 

  • Absences for any other reason must be discussed with the coach and approved ahead of time.

 

  • Communication with coaches and team managers

 

  • Players age U13 and below​: Parents are asked to communicate absences to coaches and team managers via phone, text, and/or email a minimum of three hours prior to training and a minimum of three days prior to a game.

 

  • Players age U15 and above​: Players are responsible for communicating absences to coaches and team managers via phone, text, and/or email a minimum of three hours prior to training and a minimum of three days prior to a game.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICIES

  • Absence without notifying coach or team manager​: Players who miss training or games without notifying coaches and team managers within the appropriate time frame are expected to email or hand deliver a note to the coach before the next training session explaining the reason for absence and apologizing for the lack of notification/attendance.

 

  • Exceeding maximum number of absences​: Players who exceed the acceptable number of absences during a season will be asked to meet with their parents and coaches before or after training to discuss the attendance issues. Long term & recurring absences: Players anticipating recurring schedule conflicts must discuss and approve them with coaches prior to the start of the season.

 

GENIUS DEN FOOTBALL ACADEMY CLUB POLICY HANDBOOK

FEES, REFUNDS, AND FINANCIAL AID

 

PLAYER REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT OPTIONS

REGISTRATION PERIODS

  • Registration for all Genius Den FA programs for each seasonal year opens in

 

  • Families may register for programs anytime prior to the individual program registration deadlines (viewable through your Sportlyzer account)

 

 

  • Payments can be made up front or in monthly instalments. All families are eligible to pay fees on a month-to-month basis.

 

  • To be eligible for participation in Genius Den FA programs, all past-due player fees must be paid at the time of registration and monthly instalments must continue to be paid on time.

 

REFUND POLICY

  • Prior to start of season/program​: The Academy may issue a full refund of the amount paid if a player is forced to withdraw from a program prior to its start due to prolonged injury or other extenuating circumstances.

 

  • After start of season/program​: The Academy will not issue a refund if a player withdraws from a program after it has started.  The Academy may issue a partial credit toward future programs under extenuating circumstances (prolonged injury, etc.)

 

DONATIONS

Support the Mission: Our financial aid awards are made possible by generous donations from members and friends of Genius Den.  If you are interested in supporting our mission and giving low income families the opportunity to participate, please visit the​ ​MAKE A DIFFERENCE​ ​page of our website.