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Long Crendon Youth FC |
Long Crendon Youth FC was established in the Spring of 2006 to provide boys with competitive football in an environment where an expectation of winning was regarded as healthy and developmental.
This means competing for places and setting out to win football matches by selecting the best available team.
By setting out to be the very best, both on and off the pitch, we stand more than a fair chance of achieving it!
Whilst a completely independent club, we chose Long Crendon FC as our natural "parent club" to benefit from their experience and support and to provide the boys with the opportunity of making a natural transition to men's football at the appropriate time, thereby strengthing the village club.
Values: Past experience has told us that it is important to state very clearly the principles a club believes in so people can get a feel for whether they will be comfortable with the way the club is run. The principles on which this club was founded include the following:
To set out to win games with the best available team, as per league rules, and according to the manager’s judgement based on the five “A’s” - availability, attendance, attitude, activity (effort) and ability
To see the squad as a diamond shape whereby, in the opinion of the manager, the few consistently outstanding players at the top will usually play, the vast majority in the middle will play most weeks, sharing opportunities with team mates who play in similar positions and the few players at the bottom of the diamond will play occasionally, needing to improve in some way before being considered for regular or full games.
To give all boys equal opportunity to develop through training and to earn a place in the team
To make sensible and appropriate use of substitutions according to what is happening in the match
To give priority to the interest of the team over individual interest
To help boys learn and develop as individuals. For example, we believe that learning how to behave under pressure, to deal with winning and losing, to work hard to achieve recognition and reward, to trust and respect, to rely on and be part of a team are lifetime skills
To tell boys what they do well, also where and how to improve without any personal criticism
To train boys to play well in a particular position so both they and their team mates know what they will be doing each week on the pitch during play and team tactics can develop
To maintain high standards of appearance and behaviour
To follow principles of good sportsmanship
To look for opportunities to improve as a club, as coaches and as players
To leave the running of the team to the manager and his assistants and for the Committee to run the Club
To have fun!
The majority of the boys have played together for a number of years and, under a different club name, have achieved third place in Division 2 for three consecutive years.
Our aims are to: -
a) achieve promotion to Division 1 within two years
b) become established in that Division and then
c) compete for the highest honours in our age group.
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