Got It
November 2005 the club achieved the status of a Football Association Charter Standard Club.

This has taken hours of preparation by committee member Nigel Carpenter who has diligently ensured that every aspect of being a Charter Standard club was met and will be upheld.

What Does this Mean?

Being an FA Charter Standard Club means that the club has met a series of checks and measures that will ensure that young footballers playing for Binfield FC are treated and cared for in the best possible way, upholding a set of standards laid down by the football association.

The checks and measures provide parents with the comfort that managers and coaches have been trained in the best way to handle junior football, that those helpers have been CRB checked and that basic first aid training is also in place.

As part of their course, managers have also been briefed on the spirit in which the FA expects the junior game to be played and this includes the standard of behaviour expected from parents and other spectators at junior matches in which Binfield FC is involved.

At Binfield there won't be a sudden change of attitude or routine as a result of this award because in some ways the award is retrospective. The FA have seen that we are already adhering to the values required of an FA Charter Status Club and that is why we have achieved this status.

Nigel is to be congratulated on his part in helping the club achieve this. There are some other clubs in the area with this status but generally they are smaller clubs with fewer teams. Nigel's task has been huge, so a big thank you to him from everyone at the club.