PREMIER LEAGUE

APPENDIX 3
3.3 Each Club shall nominate a Tours Co-ordinator. This post must be a non-coaching role and must not
be the Tour Leader. The Tours Co-ordinator shall be competent in the organisation of Tours through
experience of planning and practical leadership of Tours. The Tours Co-ordinator shall be responsible
to the Academy Manager for ensuring that:
3.3.1 he accompanies each Tour co-ordinated by him;
3.3.2 he maintains the Club’s Tours and Tournaments records and sends all applicable notifications
to the League;
3.3.3 a risk assessment is carried out using Form T4 and all necessary measures identified as a
result are put in place prior to each Tour;
3.3.4 the competence of the Tour Leader and other Staff proposed for a Tour is assessed;
3.3.5 competent people to act as the Tour Leader or as Staff are assigned to a Tour;
3.3.6 training of the Tour Leader and Staff is provided;
3.3.7 Enhanced CRB disclosure certificates accepted by the Club are in place for the Tour Leader
and Staff;
3.3.8 a Home Contact Person is designated for each Tour;
3.3.9 records of individual Tours, including reports of accidents and near-accidents are kept;
3.3.10 systems are reviewed and practice is monitored.
3.4 The Tour Leader is responsible to the Academy Manager for every aspect of the Tour. The Tour
Leader must:
3.4.1 have experience in supervising Academy Players of the age group(s) participating in the Tour;
3.4.2 be capable of organising effectively the Tour, the accompanying Staff and the Academy Players;
3.4.3 read and always act in accordance with the principles of this Appendix 3;
3.4.4 ensure Staff who accompany Tours are aware of their responsibilities.
3.5 The Staff who accompany Tours are responsible to the Tour Leader. As employees of or as volunteers
well known to the Club, they must declare in Form T3 (Reply) that they:
3.5.1 accept the invitation to accompany the Tour as a member of Staff;
3.5.2 understand that their participation in the Tour is not a holiday or reward;
3.5.3 are aware of their responsibilities on the Tour;
3.5.4 they have read and understood the Premier League Rules, Policy and Code of Practice on the
Health and Safety of Academy Players on Residential Tours, Festivals, Tournaments and Visits;
3.5.5 hold an enhanced CRB disclosure certificate accepted by the Club.
3.6 The Home Contact Person is the contact at any time of emergency between those on the Tour and
those at the Club or at home. The Home Contact Person must:
3.6.1 have the authority to make significant decisions;
3.6.2 be contactable and available at all times for the full duration of the Tour either in person
or through the back-up person referred to below;
3.6.3 in liaison with the Club Secretary and Tours Co-ordinator have responsibility for contacts
with the media and the Health and Safety Executive, if appropriate, in the event of death or
serious accident, injury or emergency on the Tour;
3.6.4 have a back-up person and telephone number.
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APPENDICES TO THE RULES