To ensure that all our players are able to enjoy their training and game-day experiences, we endeavour to place similarly-skilled players together, have adequate player numbers in each team and supply sufficient training and playing equipment.
Each of our teams shall be allocated one training session per week, and wherever possible requests for specific days and time shall be accommodated. To avoid confusion, teams should ensure to strictly adhere to their allocated time and allocated training field / area.
Additional training sessions can be requested by a team’s coach or manager, and shall be reviewed by the Club committee in line with such things as ground availability and ground condition. Requests shall be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.
All training sessions must be completed, fields vacated and field lights turned off by no later than 9:30pm. The last team to finish of an evening MUST ensure to turn all field lights off and make sure the light boxes are locked.
It is important to remain mindful that all teams training in an official capacity represent the Club, and as such we expect all members of the Club to behave in a manner consistent with our Code of Conduct and our Values.
TRAINING IN THE GOAL MOUTH AREA POLICY
This Policy is in place to enforce NO TRAINING between the 6 yard and goal lines of Fields 1 and 2 of Novocastrian Park for the purpose of maintaining the condition of the goal mouth area.
This applies to all teams at all times during both scheduled and non-scheduled training sessions and will run for all hire periods, as advised by the NLFC Committee and is subject to review by the committee.
It is the decision of the NLFC Committee to impose the following penalties on teams seen to be training in the goal mouth:
- 1st Instance – Verbal instructions, including reinforcement of the requirements
- 2nd Instance – Written instructions, including reinforcement of the requirements
- 3rd Instance – 1 week training ban
- 4th Instance – 2 week training ban
Failure to comply with any ban will result in a further Offence of 2 weeks being recorded.
This policy also covers player warm ups prior to the commencement of training.