The Respect programme is a whole game issue which has implications in the professional game as well as in grassroots football. After a large scale pilot the four main themes of the programme in grassroots football were set as follows:
1. Codes of Conduct
2. Referee managing the game
3. Captains taking more responsibility
4. Use of designated spectator areas
The FA Respect Programme is one of the key milestones outlined in the FA Vision of how to change the face of football. It is a long term programme which has been very positively received by the football community in Kent. The leagues in that have committed their support to the programme are:
Adult Leagues:
Vandanel Kent County League
Kent Football League
Ashford and District Football League
Ashford and District Sunday League
Belmonte Thanet Sunday Football League
Canterbury and District Football League
Express Cabs Maidstone and District League
Kent Messenger Maidstone and Mid Kent Sunday Football League Kent Suburban League
Medway Messenger Sunday Football League
North Kent Sunday League
Orpington and Bromley District Sunday Football League
Sevenoaks and District Football League
Sheppey Sunday Football League
South London Football Alliance
Tonbridge and District Football League
West Kent Sunday League
Youth Leagues
Ashford and District Mini Soccer League
Bexley and District Junior Football League (sanctioned by London FA)
Crowborough and District Junior Football League (sanctioned by Sussex FA)
Express Cabs Maidstone Boys Primary Football League
North Kent Youth League
Kent Girls and Ladies League
Maidstone Invicta Primary League
Medway News Youth League
The Molten East Kent Youth League
Valley Express Kent Youth League
Weald of Kent Friendly League
The focus for the 2008/2009 season was to promote the FA Respect Programme and raise awareness of it through media coverage and by meeting with Leagues and their member clubs. In the 2009/2010 season the focus will shift to making all the leagues that have committed their support, fully functional in terms of rolling out the programme.
For more information about the FA Respect programme please contact Lead Officer Stephanie Gadd at Stephanie.gadd@kentfa.com or telephone 01622 792140 or click on the following link www.thefa.com/respect.