Membership - Membership
I am pleased to inform you that at the last committee meeting it was decided that the Registration Fees for next season should remain at the same level as last season.
Various clubs in the area charge different rates for registration, match fees, kits etc but overall the Committee believe that at £95 for Juniors and £45 for Minis we are still competitively priced with these clubs. The club also offers a reduced rate for families registering more than one player.
Registration this year is via the Internet, including payment. Registration can be completed at the following address:
http://membership.rotherfieldfc.com/
In order to be eligible for the early registration discount please register before 1st August. Any registrations after that date will be charged at the full-undiscounted rate.
If you have any issues or problems with registration please email membership@rotherfieldfc.com or speak with the Manager of your team.
In anticipation of club obtaining FA Charter Standard Development Club status the club will be provided a new updated kit for all teams. The membership fee also covers a wide variety of costs including: winter training facility costs; clubhouse and pitch maintenance, insurance for our facilities and public liability; coach training and membership of FA coaching association; new equipment; leagues and competition fees and affiliation to Oxfordshire FA.
Please note that registration with the club does not guarantee that your child will be picked by his/her Manager for matches, but we do encourage all Managers to communicate clearly their team selection policy to parents and players.
In addition to joining the club, to be able to participate in league games, 12 and upwards players will also have to register with the appropriate league. This will be arranged via the team manager but will require you to provide two passport size photographs (and a birth certificate/medical card if the child has not participated in this league before). No fee is required for this registration as the club pays it directly. We will forward the League Registration Forms to you as soon as they are received. Players who participate in any League games are charged match subs. Match subs are the minimum charge to cover the match day expenses and some managers may choose to increase this slightly to cover additional costs such as the use of better training facilities.
What the club requires from you is support for the managers and committee members who all give freely of their time and energy. Each team should have two parent representatives to assist the Fund Raising Committee and undertake to collect match subs, attend some committee meetings, help managers put up and take down goals after matches and provide teas/coffees at home matches. All parents are invited to the Club's AGM, and details and dates will be forwarded nearer the time.
I hope the details given above help clarify the registration procedure, but if not, please do not hesitate to contact me, or talk directly to your team manager,
Andy Tidswell - Club Secretary