FLO – Female Liaison Officer Guidelines
Role description: Each team should appoint one or more female liaison officers to act as a key link between management team, mentors, players and club executive.
Reports to: Club Children’s Officer (CCO)
Accountable to: Club Committee
General Responsibilities:
- Female presence on the management team
- Liaison person between players and management team/mentors
- Ensure training and training methods are appropriate for females and target age group
- Ensure club Code of Conduct is adhered to for coaches/mentors, players and parents
- Act as an advisory resource for players
- Organise logistics where required
- Monitor drop out from team and report any unusual trends to CCO
Practical Responsibilities:
Training:
- Ensure toilets are open
- Take roll call and head count
- Ensure no jewellery and all girls have gum shield
- Supervise toilet trips
- Be present- on the pitch- during training
- Deal with any issues/injuries and ensure first aid kit is available
- Keep an eye on belongings and ensure any left behind are collected
- Wait until girls are all picked up.
Matches:
- Hang up jerseys on hooks by number
- Write out team sheet/use team sheet to distribute jerseys
- Ensure two coaches and FLO wear orange bibs
- Ensure FLO is present in the dressing room and is the last to leave
- Ensure no jewellery and all girls have gum shields
- Take team photo before the game
- Keep note of scores and scorers (if possible)
- Collect and count jerseys
- Ensure first aid kit is returned
- Wait until all the girls are picked up.
If the FLO has identified any issues or causes for concern, she should discuss these first with the CCO and decide on a course of further action