1. In order to start off the process to becoming an FA Charter Standard League you must first read some information that outlines what a league will need to achieve to become and also sustain the award. Please click on this link to find the information.
http://thefa.com/GetIntoFootball/CharterStandard/League
2. Please then contact the Lincolnshire CFA Development Team to discuss your ambition to achieve this award. The CFA member will then confirm that you will need to get meet with your clubs to highlight what the league would like to achieve and you need to get a majority vote as clubs form part of the criteria. The CFA will support you in the delivery of a presentation to highlight what the league needs to do and what is expected of clubs.
3. Once the league receives a majority vote to work towards the award, the CFA and league need to discuss where the league currently sits and put together an action plan to how they will achieve the status. This will include the following:
• Identifying clubs to achieve Charter Standard to gain the 60% criteria of teams with Charter Standard in the league
• Work through the paperwork required as evidence and supporting documents that form the criteria
• Discuss a development plan for the league which covers the areas identified in the information that has been previously read.
4. When all of the criteria has been met and the development plan has been signed off by the Regional Manager from the FA then the status can be awarded. Once resources are then sent to the County FA offices a suitable presentation is made to the league.
5. Once the league has received this award then the league will need to meet with the County FA to discuss how the development plan is going and to organise events that are part of the County FA’s commitment towards the league.