This Update has TWO important messages this week which we would ask you to please read.
ID Checks – Fines for non completion
YEL Office email address is changing!
ID Checks – Fines for non completion
Firstly, thanks to all of the teams who are completing ID checks before the games as per League Regs. There’s been a dramatic improvement this season compared to this time last year.
Reminder on how to complete them
At the game, you should have your printed ID sheet of players/photos downloaded from Whole Game System. Before the match, go to your opposition manager and exchange sheets. Call in the players from both teams. Call out the names of the opposition players on the sheet in front of you whilst the opposition manger does the same for your players. Exchange sheets back. If any players are not on the list THEY CANNOT PLAY as the are not league registered. This applies to YEL organised friendlies, league matches and cup games. Any issues, call the YEL Hotline for advice on the day – number at the bottom of the Update
Fines process for non completion of Player ID check
As you will note in the League Regulations, teams can be fined up to £100 for not completing a player ID check. We take safeguarding of our players very seriously and unregistered players are not insured and therefore there can be serious repercussions if another child is injured by them let alone for themselves. Teams can be reported by the opposition, referees or our army of Respect Field Officers. Any team found guilty of not carrying out an ID check will be fined £25 for the first offence. If they offend again, the fine will be £50. If they continue to offend, the fine will rise to £100 for the third and subsequent offences. This is how seriously we take this important part of the re match procedure.
YEL Office email address is changing!
office@yelonline.com will be closing down over the next few weeks. It has been replaced with a brand new YEL Office email address:
Please make sure you update your contact information to this new address as it is now being used.
The old office@yelonline.com will continue to be monitored in the short term but you will get an automated response asking you to use the new address. There is no need to resend the email as it will be forwarded to the new one in the short term.
The switch to office@yelonline.com brings the office email address in line with the growing suite of @yelonline.com email accounts designed to ensure that your email gets to the right person as quickly as possible. Please use the relevant email below to speed up the process:
office@yelonline.com – all general administrative enquiries, fixture queries, changes to ko times, questions on rules
finance@yelonline.com – any player registration queries, match return fines/queries, queries relating to invoices
referees@yelonline.com –questions regarding referee appointments, how to register a referee/as a ref.
Contacting the YEL
If you email the YEL OFFICE – office@yelonline.com – please ensure you state the team name, age group and playing day so we can quickly deal with the enquiry
If you have any issues or on the day queries relating to your game only, you can contact the YEL Game Day Hotline number for advice.
Available between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Sat/Sun
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ON THE DAY MATCH RELATED ENQUIRIES – no other issues will be discussed.
Rob Harwood CEO
YEL OFFICE