Welfare Officer
Clare Tyler is our Welfare Officer and a key member of our Leadership Team, bringing over 10 years of youth football coaching experience to ensure the highest standards of welfare for all players and members.
Clare works tirelessly across the club to ensure that all of our managers, coaches, and club representatives are compliant with FA policies and upholding the highest standards of coaching, with welfare at the forefront of everything we do. She diligently monitors training sessions, evaluates coaching methods, and provides ongoing support and resources to ensure that every member of our team is equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to foster a positive and safe environment for all players. By organizing workshops and feedback sessions, Clare promotes continuous professional development, encouraging our coaches to share their experiences and insights, which ultimately enriches the overall quality of coaching within the club. Her unwavering commitment to furthering the development of our staff not only enhances their skills but also reinforces our club’s core values of integrity and excellence in youth sports.
Qualifications Held:
- FA Welfare Officer
- FA Player Welfare in Open Age Football
- FA Safeguarding Children
- FA Safeguarding Committee Members
- FA Concussion Guidlines Course
- DBS
- FA Level 1 in Coaching Football
- FA First Aid in Football
Club Governence
Clare’s robust governence ensures that all Managers and Coaches are compliant with the following Qualifications:
- Current DBS Certificates
- FA Introduction to First Aid in Football
- FA Safeguarding Children
- FA Level 1 in Coaching Football (All Managers)
- EE Playmaker Course (Minimum requirement for all assistant coaches)
At A.F.C Walkern, we want our children to learn, have fun but most of all, be safe.
I get where you’re coming from, players should earn their place, and that is something that I completely agree with when they get older.
But at foundation phase (Primary School ages), most kids haven’t developed physically, psychologically, or socially enough to understand what it means yet. If we start benching or selecting too early, we’re not teaching standards, we’re just limiting opportunities for children who are still learning the game
The best 7-year-old isn’t guaranteed to be the best 13-year-old. We’ve all seen late developers overtake the early standouts. That’s why I believe in equal playing time early on, equal opportunities later, it’s not soft, it’s smart coaching.
As a Hertfordshire FA Affiliated Football Club, we understand that Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and as such we follow their policy and regulations
If you have any worries or wish to raise a Safeguarding concern with our club, you can message our Welfare Officer Here
