GLOUCESTER SOCCER CLUB CHARTER

Mission Statement:

To positively impact the development of youth in our community by providing soccer and life-enriching
opportunities to young players of all ages and playing abilities, to create a lifelong passion for the sport of
soccer, and to help raise the level of soccer in our Region.

‘Develop the game, touch the community, build a better future’

We see it as our mission to contribute towards building a better future for the stakeholders, the players,
volunteers, officials, spectators or any associated persons by using the power and popularity of football.
This mission gives meaning and direction to each and every activity that Gloucester Soccer Club is involved
in – football being an integrated part of our society.

Vision Statement:

Promote the game of soccer within the Gloucester Regional community, providing an opportunity for
players of all skill levels to develop to his or her fullest potential competing at the highest possible level
while demonstrating exemplary teamwork, sportsmanship, good character and a passion for the game.

Thanks to Football Mid North Coast for allowing us to extract aims & objectives from their Charter
OUR PROMISE
“For the Game. For the Region”

Our extended Zone is a place rich in natural beauty and cultural diversity.

Gloucester Soccer Club has a responsibility to reach out and touch the community, using football as a
symbol of working together and promoting a sense of fair play and harmony.

Only with the unwavering dedication of every team member, every committee member and every business
partner can football in all its forms contribute to achieving our goals at a high level by protecting standards,
encouraging competition and promoting solidarity in the world game.

OUR APPROACH

“For the Game. For our Community.”

Develop the game: Improve the game of football constantly and promote it locally in the light of its
unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values, particularly through youth and development
programmes. Football development means investing in people and society at large. Football is a school of
life.

Build a better future: Football is no longer considered merely a global sport, but also as unifying force
whose virtues can make an important contribution to society. We use the power of football as a tool for
social and human development, strengthening and supporting our local community in the areas of social
integration, education and more.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

Our core values of authenticity, unity, performance and integrity are at the very heart of who we are.

Authenticity: We believe that football must remain a simple, beautiful game played by, enjoyed by and
touching the lives of all people far and wide.

Unity: We believe it is our responsibility to foster unity within the football community and to use football
to promote solidarity, regardless of gender, ethnic background, disability, faith or culture.

Performance: We must strive to deliver a football experience of the highest quality possible given our
resources and as the best possible experience, be it as a player, as a spectacle, or as a social enabler.

Integrity: We believe that, just as the game itself, Gloucester Soccer Club must be a model of fair play,
tolerance, sportsmanship and transparency.

A CHANCE AND A CHALLENGE

‘For the Game. For the Region’ reflects the core element of our mission and represents both a chance and
a challenge: a chance for us to contribute to making a difference to people’s lives, and a challenge to
balance this social element with our traditional competence of overseeing the rules of the game and
organizing local competition.

We see it as our duty to take on the social responsibility that comes hand in hand with our position as local
caretakers of the world’s most loved sport and to also ensure that all spectators, including parents and
coaches abide by the code of conduct.