A reminder of the FA recommended guidelines around photographing children involved in football.

As many of our youth teams have now returned to league action, it is a good opportunity to remind all parents/carers of the FA guidelines around photographing children involved in sport.

The FA support and encourage the taking of appropriate images of children in football, with the belief that documenting a child’s involvement and progress through the season, both by film and photos, is widely accepted as contributing to the enjoyment of the game.

However, everyone wishing to film or take photos in football has a responsibility to familiarise themselves with and adhere to the FA issued guidance, which can be found below.

It’s also recognised some coaches find it helpful to use photographs or film as a coaching tool to support a player’s development.

The FA advises that coaches using filming as a legitimate coaching aid should make parents/carers and players aware that this will be part of the coaching programme and care should be taken when storing the film clips. Parental consent must of course have been given.

If you would like further information or have any concerns regarding the photographing of children involved in football, please contact our Club Welfare Officer, Andrew Malcolm.