Bedfordshire FA

FAQ 0

Getting Started 0

General Enquires 2

• Social Media
• How can I apply for tickets?

Formal Complaints 1

• How can I make a formal complaint?

Refereeing 1

• Referee Badge

General Enquiries 3

• Do referees need insurance?
• Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO)
• How can I become a referee?

Courses 2

• How do I enrol onto a Safeguarding Children Course?
• How do I enrol onto a Referee Course?

General Enquiries 1

• Can a club change their name?

County Cup Competitions 3

• How do I report a result of a County Cup fixture?
• What happens when a County Cup tie is postponed?
• Do I need to send in a team sheet for a County Cup fixture?

Discipline 8

• What is a discipline hearing?
• What does sine die mean?
• When does a suspension start?
• How is punishment for a red card decided?
• How do I update matches for player suspensions?

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Discipline 7

• How can I make an appeal?
• Where can I get help with processing my club discipline online?
• How can I make a payment for a fine or misconduct?
• How can I respond to a misconduct charge?
• How can I appeal against a Misconduct Charge?

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Leagues 1

• League & Competition Sanctioning

Logging In 7

• What is the Whole Game System?
• How do I log on to the Whole Game System?
• I can’t remember my FAN number?
• I've forgotten my password?
• How do I change my personal details?

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Club Affiliation 18

• How much does affiliation cost?
• Club Affiliation - Insurance
• How do I add my Personal Accident Insurance to my affiliation?
• What is Affiliation?
• Do I have to pay my Club Affiliation Fee immediately?

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Referee Reporting 7

• How do I know if my report has been submitted?
• What should I do if the name of the player I intend to report is not shown in the Player drop-down box?
• What if I do not know which teams I was refereeing?
• What if my game is not shown on my Referee Dashboard?
• How do I get help with submitting discipline reports through the Portal?

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DBS 3

• Adding your GBG PIN to WGS
• Initiating a DBS through Whole Game System
• Completing DBS Initiation - Applicant

Club & Team Officials 5

• Adding A Club Welfare Officer
• See your safeguarding qualifications in My Accoun
• Adding a Team Official
• Using the Safeguarding Tab
• Removing An Official

Club Affiliation & League Sanctioning 2

• Completing League Sanction - FULL GUIDANCE
• Club affiliation - FULL GUIDANCE

Referee Registration 2

• Re-Registering as a Referee (16+)
• Providing consent for a 14 or 15 year old referee

General Enquiries 10

• How can I cancel a course?
• What is St George's Park?
• How do I get a FA CRC Check if I am a Coach?
• Why do I need an FA qualification?
• What is an FA Number?

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Booking a Course 3

• I can't pay online, how do I book on a course?
• How can I book on a course?
• How do I complete my Safeguarding Course online?

Coaching Pathway 5

• How can I become a member of the FA Licensed Coaches Club?
• What courses do you offer?
• What is the coaching pathway?
• I am looking to become a coach, where do I start?
• Can I go straight to a Level 2?

Payments 0

Cancellations 1

• How do I cancel my booking?

Emergency Aid 1

• Can I use an external Emergency Aid qualification?

Youth Football 1

• The FA Youth Development Review

Players 2

• Do I need my own player insurance?
• Where can I find football to play?

Charter Standard 8

• How to complete your Charter Standard Annual Health Check on the WGS?
• What are the benefits of being a Charter Standard Club?
• What do I get for completing our club’s Charter Standard Annual Health Check?
• What is a Charter Standard League?
• What is Charter Standard?

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Clubs 1

• How do I set up a new club?

General Enquiries 3

• Does a youth player have to have a parent/guardian added?
• Do I need to provide email addresses and dates of birth for parents/guardians?
• What do I do if a club cannot see the options to ‘Request Consent/Confirm Offline Consent/Submit to League’?

Player Information 7

• How do I get duplicated FAN records removed?
• How do I correct Date of Birth/Gender/Name for individuals in WGS?
• Do I need to provide an address for a player?
• Does a player require a FAN to be registered?
• I have sent a consent request but the player has not received an email?

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Team Details 3

• What if a team is not shown under a list of club teams in WGS?
• What if a team is shown with the wrong league (or no league)?
• What do I do if a club has submitted a registration but the league has not received it?

Club Officials 1

• How do I add a Player Registration Officer to a club?

League 0

Introduction to The FA Player Registration System 9

• Switch roles in Player Registration System
• Club officials - Introduction to The FA Player Registration System
• League officials - Introduction to The FA Player Registration System
• Players & Parents - Introduction to The FA Player Registration System
• Club Portal - How to use filters

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Searching for players 3

• How to add a player to your club
• Invite players - Player or Parent/Guardian Process
• Inviting a player to register

Player Photographs 3

• Downloading Player Photos (League Process)
• How to add/update photos of your players
• How a player/parent can add or update their own photo

Adding/Editing Player Details 7

• How to update players details
• Manually adding a Parent/Carer
• International Clearance
• How to verify player ID
• How to set an emergency contact

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League Guidance 12

• How to register my league to use the Player Registration System Complete Walk-through
• League - How to approve or reject a player
• How to view players' details and registrations
• How to view a transfer report
• How to approve/reject a transfer

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Registering a Player 6

• How to register a player
• Assigning a player to a team
• Submitting a player to the league
• How to withdraw or cancel a registration request (Club Guidance)
• Assigning a player to a team for training only

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Transfers & Dual Registrations 4

• Full Guidance: Transfers and dual registrations
• Notice of Approach
• Transfer: Transferring the player from club to club
• Dual Registrations

Player Consent 4

• How players give consent to play
• Player/Parent guide to Online Consent
• How to change consent from 'offline consent' to 'online consent'
• My players/I haven't received a email link for Online Consent?

Squad lists & Exports 2

• Download a squad list
• Export player data

Completing the Accreditation 9

• Club Links Guidance
• Club Accounts
• FA Policies
• Club Policies
• Other Documents

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My Account 11

• My email exists on more than one account
• I don't know my FAN
• Whole Game System Notifications
• Which roles allow access to Whole Game System?
• How to create an FA account

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Officials 2

• Officials - Clubs Portal
• Key Officials - Clubs Portal

My Club 5

• Club Officials - 'My Club' tab on the Club Portal
• Editing your club contact details on the My Club tab
• Adding Sponsor details on the 'My Club' tab.
• Adding Social Media accounts on the My Club tab.
• Editing details of your club's Legal Structure on the 'My Club' tab.