Welcome

We’d like to welcome your child/children to Harmeny Athletic Club and hope they enjoy their time with us. We also hope that some will emulate many previous members who have gone on to win Scottish Championship medals and represent Scotland in international competitions.

Harmeny Athletic Club is entirely self-organised by parents and adult members. The club only survives because of the volunteers and we are always looking for additional helpers, whether as a Coach, team manager or if you have a specific skill (finance, IT, data protection, etc) – the club is always grateful for help.

It is the responsibility of parents to bring youngsters into the training venue for registration and remain until the coaches on duty accept them into the session. Please ensure that your child is collected promptly when training finishes.

Fees and Membership

Our membership year runs from the 1st October to the 30th September.  Juniors who are offered a place must register ahead of their first session so that the coaches have access to contact details and any relevant medical conditions.  If you don’t register in advance, you will not be allowed to join the session.  A membership fee of £25 (slightly reduced after Easter) will be collected via our LoveAdmin registration system, and a session fee of £3.00 will be payable via the same system for the remaining sessions of your first term.  Training fees are collected term by term in advance after that.

Assisted Membership Scheme

Following the 2016 Harmeny AC AGM, the club has introduced a new ‘Assisted Membership’ scheme. Applications are welcome at the beginning of the membership year and funds are allocated accordingly. Applications outwith this period will depend on availability.

As the scheme is limited, any applications received after the 14th October will only be considered if places are still available

Assisted membership is available to those in receipt of:

  • Income Support
  • Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Income-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income related Universal Credit While your monthly household income before tax is less than £1,250 a month
  • Working Tax credits (with disability or child tax) or Child Tax Credit While earning less than £17,474 a year
  • The club will consider applications for concessionary membership from people with low or modest means who do not meet the above but can satisfactorily demonstrate that they are unable to pay the full membership fee.

The financial assistance provided is for every session so please make every effort to attend. Assistance will be reviewed for any athlete not attending 80% of sessions. 

The assisted membership must be applied for every year to ensure continuing eligibility.

If you would like to apply for this please email hacsubs@gmail.com and you application will be dealt with discreetly by 2 appointed members of the Board.

In the event that the scheme is over subscribed, the board has discretion to allocate membership.

Inter-Club Competition

We are looking for enthusiastic parents to help with team organisation for the various competitions we do, or could, participate in.  From time to time we will call parent meetings where we will outline some of the forthcoming events, and where we will need helpers.

If you are prepared to help with organisation please speak to one of the coaches.

Communication

At training we sometimes hand out flyers for forthcoming events, the same information being emailed to families.  We will also use the closed facebook site and keep this website updated with news.

Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians

Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians

As a responsible Parent or Guardian you will:

  • Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every athlete, coach, technical official and others involved in athletics and treat everyone equally
  • Cooperate fully with others involved in the sport such as coaches, technical officials, team managers, doctors, physiotherapists, sports scientists and representatives of the governing body in the best interests of the athlete
  • Consistently promote positive aspects of the sport such as fair play and never condone rule violations or the use of prohibited or age-inappropriate substances
  • Never place undue pressure on children to perform, participate or compete.
  • Encourage your child to perform, participate and compete as this is a crucial part of the training and learning process.
  • Maintain a good attendance record at training (ideally more than 80% of sessions) and let the coach know when you are unable to make it as early as possible.
  • Take an active interest in your child’s participation
  • Know exactly where your child will be and who they will be with at all times
  • Never make assumptions about your child’s safety
  • Ensure that your child does not take any unnecessary valuable items to training or competition.
  • Return any items belonging to the club once the purpose for which they were provided is finished, such as vests, coaching manuals, competitive or training equipment.
  • Not send your child to training sessions if they are injured or otherwise unable to fully train without consulting their coach in advance.
  • Ensure that your child is received into the training session by a coach or club official and not simply left on the assumption that a coach is there and ready to receive athletes.
  • Do not leave your child at training early or pick them up late. Coaches have lives and homes to go to.
  • Inform your child’s coach or team manager of any illness or disability that needs to be taken into consideration for athletic performance
  • Provide any necessary medication that your child needs for the duration of trips
  • Assume responsibility for safe transportation to and from training and competition except where club has specifically organised transport
  • Return  any necessary written consent forms to the club/team manager or appropriate person, including next of kin details, health and medical requirements before your child goes to any away events or trips
  • Report any concerns you have about your child’s or any other child’s welfare to the Club Welfare Officer, National or UKA Welfare Officers. (This does not affect your right to contact your local social services or the police if you feel it is necessary).

If we need to exclude anyone from a training group due to misconduct we will contact the family. If there is repeated misconduct we reserve the right to exclude the individual(s) involved.