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Clubmark Status

Colchester Judo Club has now been awarded Bronze Clubmark accreditation.

The checklist contains all the requirements that have been met to achieve accreditation. Requirements that need supporting documentation have links to the supporting documents for you to view. Parents or guardians may find these useful so please view them and do ask any of the Club Instructors if you want further explanation.

The requirements are divided into the following categories:

The documentary evidence for each requirement can either be viewed in Microsoft Word by clicking on this icon Image: Microsoft Word logo or as an Adobe pdf (Portable Document Format) using this icon Image: Adobe Acrobat pdf logo.
Paper copies of all these documents are available to view on request.

Reference Criteria Status Evidence
1. Coaches and Volunteers
1.1 There are a minimum of two BJA Club Coaches working within the club programme - all coaches hold a current valid BJA coaches Cetrificate Ticked as completed Certificates available to view upon request
1.8 At least two volunteers (one is a coach) have attended a sports coach UK Child Protection course Ticked as completed Certificates available to view upon request
1.9 One coach has attended a sports coach UK Equity in your coaching course Ticked as completed Certificate available to view upon request
1.13 One volunteer has attended the Running Sport Club for All course in the last 12 months Ticked as completed Certificate available to view upon request
2. Duty of Care and Child Protection
2.1 The club has adopted the BJA Child Protection Policy and is working towards the procedures laid down Ticked as completed BJA Child Protection Policy
BJA Child Protection Policy - MS Word 36KB BJA Child Protection Policy - Adobe Acrobat 43KB
Minutes of Committee Meeting 3 May 2007
Minutes of Committee Meting 3 May 2007 - MS Word 41KB Minutes of Committee Meting 3 May 2007 - Adobe Acrobat 52KB
Personal Code of Conduct
Personal Code of Conduct - MS Word 38KB Personal Code of Conduct - Adobe Acrobat 46KB
2.2 The club has adopted codes of conduct for all coaches, referees and volunteers working with children and young peopl Ticked as completed Code of conduct for coaches
Code of conduct for coaches - MS Word 60KB Code of conduct for coaches - Adobe Acrobat 78KB
2.3 The club has a code of conduct for parents/guardians Ticked as completed Code of conduct for parents or guardians
Code of conduct for parents/guardians - MS Word 38KB Code of conduct for parents - Adobe Acrobat 47KB
2.4 The Club has written procedures for dealing with injuries/accidents Ticked as completed Incident Guidelines
Incident guidelines - MS Word 39KB Incident guidelines - Adobe Acrobat 49KB
Incident report form
Incident report form - MS Word 43KB Incident report form - Adobe Acrobat 58KB
2.5 The club has acccess to a telephone at all club sessions, gradings and competitions Ticked as completed Telephone Contact Arrangements
Telephone Contact Arrangements - MS Word 39KB Code of conduct for parents - Adobe Acrobat 47KB
2.6 Coaches and volunteers have access to first aid equipment at all club coaching and competition sessions Ticked as completed First Aid Arrangements
First Aid Arranggements - MS Word 36KB Code of conduct for parents - Adobe Acrobat 37KB
2.7 The club has contact details of parents/carers and emergency/alternative contacts Ticked as completed Membership Form
Membership Form - MS Word 46KB Membership Form - Adobe Acrobat 62KB
2.8 The club records all junior players taking part in coaching activity on attendance sheets with access to important medical information Ticked as completed Club Register
Club Register - MS Word 32KB Club Register - Adobe Acrobat 31KB
3. Club Management
3.1 The club is affiliated to the BJA, and has Public Liability insurance Ticked as completed BJA Affiliation number : 9008
3.2 The club has an open/non-discriminatory constitution that is review annually and comparable to the current BJA model Ticked as completed Colchester Judo Club constitution
Colchester Judo Club Constitution - MS Word 53KB Colchester Judo Club Constitution - Adobe Acrobat 95KB
3.4 The club has a specific membership category and pricing policy for children and yougn people Ticked as completed Membership and Pricing Policy
Membership and Pricing Policy - MS Word 231KB Membership and Pricing Policy - Adobe Acrobat 170KB
3.5 The club has contact with the local authority sport development officer or Sports Partnership Ticked as completed Contacted by Tony Boyd
3.6 The club has a junior co-ordinator to act as a liaison with Sport England, Sports Partnerships and the BJA Ticked as completed Junior Co-ordinator
Junior Co-ordinator - MS Word 38KB Junior Co-ordinator - Adobe Acrobat 57KB
3.9 The club ensures that all coaching and competition takes place within a safe facility Ticked as completed Risk assessment form
Risk Assessment form - MS Word 44KB Risk Assessment form - Adobe Acrobat 64KB
3.10 The club has a set of rules for children and young people Ticked as completed Club Rules
Club Rules - MS Word 40KB Club Rules - Adobe Acrobat 66KB
3.11 The club communicates regularly with players/parents/carers via regular mailings of newsletter or information bulletin Ticked as completed Newsletter produced and circulated to all club members.
3.12 The club has established one Club/School link Ticked as completed School Club Link has been established with the following schools:
  • Friars Grove Primary School, St. Johns, Colchester
  • Tabor Science College, Braintree
3.17 The club has a current written 12 month action plan Ticked as completed Action Plan 2007
Action Plan 2007 - MS Word 36KB Action Plan 2007 - Adobe Acrobat 52KB
4. Playing Programme
4.1 The coaches and volunteers responsible for the programme have job decriptions with clear roles and responsibilities assigned Ticked as completed Web Site Developer
Web Site Developer - MS Word 37KB Web Site Developer - Adobe Acrobat 49KB
Club Communications
Club Communications - MS Word 38KB Club Communications - Adobe Acrobat 49KB
Junior Co-ordinator
Junior Co-orindator - MS Word 38KB Junior Co-orindator - Adobe Acrobat 57KB
4.2 The club has separate junior and Senior training sessions Ticked as completed Training Sessions
Training Sessions - MS Word 231KB Training Sessions - Adobe Acrobat 168KB
4.3 The club provides opportunities for Juniors to gain grades in the BJA Mon grading scheme (Including novice to 6th Mon) Ticked as completed Regular Club gradings scheduled during the year
4.5 The club provides opportunities for Juniors to attend BJA County/Area competitions Ticked as completed Club produces regular competition notices and website News page lists a diary of competition events.
4.7 The club operates with a recommended player/coach ratio of no greater than 20:1 Ticked as completed Player Coach Ratio
Player Coach Ratio - MS Word 35KB Player Coach Ratio - Adobe Acrobat 37KB

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