Club Charter & Code of Conduct

In 1991, Windlaw AFC was founded by, and ultimately for the people of Castlemilk who were interested in becoming involved with
a successful community football team and believed it should have the following aims:

To build and sustain a successful, well run, community football club
To strengthen the bonds between the club and the community which it serves
To be a club that is recognised as being a contributor to the community in which it operates
To benefit present and future members of the community served by the club by promoting, encouraging and
furthering the game of football as a recreational facility, sporting activity, and focus for the community involvement

The club still firmly believes in these values and strives to promote them wherever possible.

Windlaw AFC are an inclusive football club who very much believe in equality and are a club open to all regardless of race,
religion or social background. The club will act against racism, sectarianism and religious discrimination in any form. The
club will not tolerate actions and language that seek to promote racism, sectarianism and religious discrimination.

All Windlaw AFC asks of its members, supporters and associates are that they conduct themselves in a manner which
reflects well on themselves and on the club. This means everyone connected with the club should understand and abide
by the following statements:

Show an understanding of and respect for the laws of the game

Supports the belief that the game should be played in a fair, entertaining and positive way

Behaves on and off the field of play in a sporting manner towards all others involved, whether they are players,
officials or spectators, irrespective of the result

Windlaw AFC is a very proud and successful football club that wishes to strengthen the good relationship that already exists between the club and the local community. The club will also actively encourage and participate in any charity fundraising
events in the community wherever possible.

As stated previously, Windlaw are keen to promote a fair and sporting attitude in the game towards all opponents, spectators
and officials. As such, any member of the club found to be in breach of this will face disciplinary action. The level of action
taken will depend on the severity of the offence. Detailed below are offences and subsequent punishments:

Offence	Punishment
Violent conduct, or threat of violent conduct towards a match official	Expulsion from club
Violent conduct towards an opponent excluding self defence	Expulsion from club
Receipt of a red card, either by straight red or 2 yellow cards, for any offence other than violent conduct	£5 Fine
Receipt of a yellow card for any form of dissent towards a referee	£2 Fine

Definitions:

Violent Conduct is deemed to be a deliberate act of punching, kicking, stamping, elbowing or head butting.
Threat of Violent Conduct is to threaten, by word, action or gesture, to carry out one of the above

An extract from SAFA Disciplinary Procedures on fixed penalties for standard and serious offences can be found
on the league website

Meeting Times

In order to be a successful club, good preparation is essential throughout. One very important aspect is to arrive on time for matches and training sessions, to allow the maximum amount of preparation time for the players and coaches. Therefore, the
club will be issuing fines to any members who arrive late without prior consent or approval to training sessions and matches.
A standard £2 fine will be incurred by any latecomers, who may also be omitted from the squad on match days. Meeting times
and omissions are purely at the management’s discretion, however 15 minutes after the set meeting time can be used as a
general rule of thumb.

Any monies collected from fines will be added to the social fund and used at the next social event.

Dress Code

Windlaw AFC has invested heavily in various items of playing kit, clothing and merchandise in order to present a
professional image of the club and its members. As such, the following items of clothing must be worn as described below;

Competition	Dress Code
League, League Cup or Challenge Cup, except finals	Club Polo shirt and Tracksuit
West of Scotland Cup, Scottish Cup and any finals	Shirt and club tie must be worn without exception