Derby Junior Football League Respect Programme

“Respect” is the collective responsibility of everyone involved in the game to create a fair, safe and enjoyable environment in which every match can take place. We all have a responsibility to promote high standards of behaviour in the game. This includes players, parents, spectators, club officials, league officials and FA officials. Those who do not, will not be welcomed.

In The FA’s survey of over 37,000 grassroots participants, behaviour was their biggest concern. This included the abuse of match officials and the unacceptable behaviour by over-competitive parents, spectators and coaches on the sidelines. The FA’s Respect programme is aimed at tackling unacceptable behaviour across the whole game. The Derby Junior Football League totally supports this programme and in addition to standard codes of conduct has introduced a number of measures of its own to support this.