ABOUT

Our Club

Read about our history, our volunteers and how you can help our future.

Our Committee

Old Coulsdon Colts F.C. Committee team is made up of the following members and they are supported by the team managers, parent reps and many others ensuring the smooth running of the club. They are all volunteers - providing their time for free to ensure the ongoing success of the club.

Respect

Old Coulsdon Colts supports the FA's Code of Conduct and recognise that respect is the collective responsibility of everyone involved in football to create a fair, safe and enjoyable environment in which the game can take place.


Supporting our Young Players

We all know how much enjoyment children can get out of football and as parents, we all want to be as supportive as we can. But is the support you are giving appropriate? The following tips will hopefully give you an idea of what is acceptable and how you can best support your child in football.


  1. Children's football is a time for them to develop their technical, physical, tactical and social skills. Focus on this, rather than exclusively on winning matches.
  2. Don't take it too seriously. Even if our child is talented, at this stage their enjoyment is still the main goal.
  3. Children need positive feedback to feel they can improve their game. It doesn't help to tell them what they are doing wrong.
  4. Help them analyse their own game after the match is over. Ask them how they felt about it, about other players, and ask them what went well to reinforce their strengths.
  5. Help children learn form their own mistakes by encouraging them to think about what they could have done instead. Remind them of their strengths.
  6. Help children to feel confident, enjoy themselves and feel like they 'belong' by supporting a appositive atmosphere at the game.
  7. Football is a passionate game but don't let disappointment at a misplaced pass or poor touch get in the way. Encourage players to 'move on'.
  8. Respect the officials—children copy their parents and other adults behaviour. Thousands of referees quit football every year at because of the abuse they receive from players and from the side-lines, while lots of children also pack it in because of the attitude and actions of over-enthusiastic and pushy parent.
  9. Follow the FA & Old Coulsdon Colts FC Code of Conduct and encourage children and other adults to do the same.
  10. Contact Kerry, Child welfare Officer for Old Coulsdon Colts (welfare@occfc.com) in confidence if you have any queries or concerns about parent, coach, child and spectator behaviour at the Club.

Club History

The Club was originally formed in 1979 with the objective of providing organised football for local youngsters and started out as just one team. With the generous support and efforts of the then members, the foundation was laid for The Club to reach its current position of teams competing at various ages and also our development squad.



In 1990 The Club achieved charitable status mainly because of its commitment to young people through being a member of the then National Association of Boys Clubs and through its record of the previous eleven years in not just organising junior football but also developing coaching methods through the now well respected and approved Pro Direct system.


As a Registered Charity we have a board of Trustees who collectively on behalf of the club hold the lease of our ground at Toldene. We had a tremendous financial boost in 1990 when one of the trustees, the late Sam Walton donated a considerable sum of money to the club, made all the more valuable by our ability to recoup additional funds from the Inland Revenue. This donation, along with other fund raising activities has so far enabled us to double the size of our car park, erect a Club House and refurbish our dressing rooms.

The future of our club...

Despite all the good work done so far we still need to advance in a number of important areas, such as:-

  • Programmes to enhance coaching skills at all levels
  • Merchandising
  • Sponsorship
  • Communication
  • Ground improvements
  • New club house


These are just a few of an endless list and we are interested in speaking with anyone with experience in any of these areas or indeed any other help that can be offered. We rely on such support from volunteers to run The Club, playing squads and maintain and develop our ground. Each team must provide a Parent Rep to be the link between The Committee and the parents and keep them informed of any social/fundraising events and hopefully pass back ideas and comments.

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