ABOUT US
CONSTITUTION
(GENERAL RULES)
BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS SPORTS FEDERATION, SENIOR FOOTBALL SECTION
TITLE
Secondary Football Section known as the Birmingham Schools Sports Federation Football Section.
OBJECT
To promote and govern the game of Association football within the schools in the City of Birmingham to the laws of the football association.
MEMBERSHIP
Schools affiliated to Erdington & Saltley S.F.A., Kings Norton & South Birmimngham S.F.A., Aston S.F.A., Birmingham S.F.A., and Solihull S.F.A.
SUBSCRIPTION
Competition entry fees to the B.S.S.F. Football Section.
AFFILIATION
The Association shall be affiliated to the English Schools F.A.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Each school shall be entitled to send two representatives to an Annual General Meeting. No A.G.M. may be held unless at least five schools are represented. Notice of an A.G.M. shall be circulated at least twenty-one days before the date of the meeting that shall be held during the summer term. Alterations to rules may only be made at the A.G.M. Decisions made at the said A.G.M. will be adhered to by all schools within the association.
A simple majority of votes cast at an A.G.M. shall suffice to carry any proposal. In the case of equality of votes the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second and casting vote. Executive committee members and one representative from each member school shall be entitled to vote.
All entries and fees for all competitions shall be submitted prior to the A.G.M.
A special A.G.M. shall be called by the secretary on the instruction of the Executive Committee, or on a requisition signed by the representatives of at least five schools setting out the reason for which such a meeting is called. The same rules shall apply to a general meeting, as do those for an A.G.M.
The business of the meeting shall be:-
- Apologies for absence
- Minutes of the previous A.G.M.
- Matters arising from the minutes
- Correspondence
- Report of the Secretary
- Reports of the Competition Secretaries
- Report of Hon. Treasurer
- Alteration to constitution, rules, or any other motions
- Election of Officers
- Any other business, at the Chairman’s discretion
FINANCE
All cheques issued shall be signed by one of the authorised signatories as approved by the Executive Committee. A balance sheet shall be audited and submitted to the A.G.M. by the Treasurer. An annual grant may be given to each Birmingham member association on receipt of the previous season’s balance sheet based on the association’s activities. Such grants may not be made retrospectively. A further grant may be made at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
COMMITTEES
The section shall be governed by an Executive Committee, consisting of elected officers, the quorum for which shall be five. The Executive Committee must report the reason for its decisions to the next A.G.M. if requested to do so . In the event of the section running representative teams, selection committees comprising of three Executive Committee members shall be in sole charge during a match.
OFFICERS
The officers shall be the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, the Secretaries of Aston S.F.A., Kings Norton & South Birmingham S.F.A., Birmingham S.F.A., Solihull S.F.A. & Erdington & Saltley S.F.A. and the five competition Secretaries. In the event of the section running representative teams the team manager(s) would also become officers.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
This shall consist of the Officers. In the event of duties being combined, the number may be made up by election or co-option.
COMPETITIONS AND TEAMS
The section shall run and organise such representative teams as they think fit together with knock out cup competitions, the rules of which shall be approved annually at the A.G.M.
PRECEDENCE OF MATCHES
The order of precedence shall be,
- E.S.F.A,
- W.M.M.C.S.F.A.
- B.S.S.F.
- Association’s cups
- Association’s leagues
MISCONDUCT
Any misconduct by a player or official shall be reported in writing to the Executive Committee and to the West Midlands Assistant Secretary in charge of discipline.
CUPS AND TROPHIES
Cups and trophies shall be presented to the winners and runners up of the association’s knock out cup competitions. The schools shall return the cup or shield to the Secretary by the first day of February of the following year. The schools are responsible for ensuring that their names are inscribed on the cup or trophy.
EQUIPMENT/KIT
All equipment and kit shall be the responsibility of the Secretary and must be returned to him after use. An inventory of all equipment /kit owned by the Association should be kept by the Secretary.
RESULTS
The forwarding of results to the Secretary / Competition Secretaries shall be the responsibility of both schools involved in each game. The results should be sent in or put on the web site by the set deadline dates. Failure to do so may lead to exclusion from the competition.
DISSOLUTION
In the event of the dissolution of the Association any assets remaining after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall be transferred to the constituent Birmingham Associations in membership at the time in direct relation to the said Association’s activities in school’s football.
