Standard Award
The Standard Award ensures that basic club operating standards are in place. Putting basic criteria in place will make for a more robust and sustainable club strucuture. Participating clubs should consist of one or more teams.
By establishing a basic club strucuture, the Scottish FA will continue to work with clubs who wish to grow to 'Development Club' status.
This Standard Award is also aimed at those clubs which cannot grow their club due to geography or population but where quality of football provision is clearly visible. An example of this being clubs in the more remote areas of Scotland.
Criteria to be adopted before the Standard Quality Mark can be awarded:
| Criteria | Standard |
| Minimum number of teams | One or more |
| MANAGEMENT | |
| Roles & responsibilities for committee office bearers |  if applicable |
| Record of all official Meetings | if applicable |
| Volunteer job descriptions | if applicable |
| Volunteer Officer | if applicable |
| Organisational Structure | N/A |
| Constitution | |
| ADMINISTRATION | |
| Affiliation to Appropriate Governing Body | |
| Affiliated to Local Sports Council | Desirable |
| Bank Account | |
| Appropriate Insurance | |
| PLAYER & COACH DEVELOPMENT | |
| Coach Coordinator | Desirable |
| Coach Qualification | Per Team: At least one coach to have attained Level 2 Children/Youth certification Remaining coaches to have attained Level 1 Children/Youth certification |
| Minimum Equipment (Per Team) | One ball: two players One set marker cones One set training bibs One first-aid kit |
| Minimum Coach: Player Ratio | Children 1: 10 Youth/Adult 1: 20 |
| Minimum Coaching: Game Ratio | One Coaching Session: One Game |
| PLANNING | Desirable For Standard Level |
| Football Development Plan to include: | One Year (Rolling) |
| 1. Coach Development | |
| 2. Volunteer Recruitment / Development | |
| 3. Player Recruitment / Development | |
| 4. Season schedule | |
| 5. Links with Clubs/Schools | |
| WELFARE | |
| Adopt a child protection policy | |
| Player Welfare Officer | |
| All volunteers Disclosure Checked | |
| Health & Safety Policy | If applicable (i.e. Own or leased faclilty) |
Safety checklist - Risk assessment carried out |
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| Codes of Conduct | |
| Qualified First- Aider(s) | One per Team |
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