Purpose

Footy Addicts is a platform that helps organisers manage football games online. To ensure games are safe, transparent, and fair for everyone involved, all games posted on Footy Addicts must be managed through the platform and comply with the policy below.

Attendance Lists Must Be Accurate

Everyone attending a game must be registered and confirmed on the game's attendance list.

This means:

✅ Players confirm their attendance through Footy Addicts

✅ The attendance list reflects who is actually playing

✅ Players who can no longer attend remove themselves from the game

✅ Organisers keep the attendance list up to date at all times

❌ Accepting attendance via WhatsApp, text messages, or other channels without updating the game page

❌ Allowing players to attend who are not shown on the attendance list

❌ Using Footy Addicts only as a noticeboard while managing attendance elsewhere

Why Is This Important?

Accurate attendance lists help us:

• Ensure all participants have agreed to the platform's Terms and Conditions

• Investigate reports of misconduct and apply sanctions when required

• Maintain player safety and accountability

• Give everyone visibility on who is attending the game

If there is an incident at a venue, we must be able to identify who attended the session.

Using WhatsApp Groups

Many organisers already have their own WhatsApp groups and communities.

That's absolutely fine.

However, attendance must still be managed through Footy Addicts.

The easiest way to do this is to share your game page or 1-click join link with your group and ask players to confirm their attendance through the game page.

Only players who have confirmed through Footy Addicts should be considered as attending.

You can use WhatsApp to communicate with players. You cannot use WhatsApp as your attendance system.

Game Information Must Be Accurate

Games posted on Footy Addicts must contain accurate information, including:

• Venue

• Date

• Kick-off time

• Number of players

• Format of the game

• Any relevant information players should know before attending

Players should know exactly what to expect before joining.

Pitch Bookings

🏟️ Footy Addicts does not book pitches on behalf of organisers.

You must secure and confirm your pitch booking directly with the venue before posting a game.

For quality and safety purposes, Footy Addicts may request proof of pitch hire or venue booking at any time.

Failure to provide proof may result in the game being cancelled or removed.

Organiser Profile

We strongly recommend organisers use a clear profile picture showing their face.

This helps players identify the organiser when arriving at the venue and improves trust within the community.

Footy Addicts may also require organisers to complete an ID verification process before they can continue organising games.

Inactive Games & Unresponsive Organisers

Organisers are expected to actively manage their games and respond to players when required.

Games that appear inactive or are managed by unresponsive organisers may be cancelled or removed without warning.

To improve the player experience, Footy Addicts automatically monitors game activity.

Games with less than 50% of spots filled within 6 hours of kick-off may be automatically cancelled.

This helps ensure players who have already signed up have a higher probability of joining a game that will actually go ahead.

Game Cancellations

Organisers should avoid cancelling games whenever possible.

Repeated cancellations create a poor experience for players and reduce confidence in the platform.

Organisers with a high cancellation rate may face:

• Restrictions on posting future games

• Additional verification requirements

• Temporary or permanent removal of organiser privileges

Team Trials & Recruitment Events

Team trials, player recruitment events, and similar activities are not currently permitted on Footy Addicts unless approved by the Footy Addicts team.

Compliance

By posting a game on Footy Addicts, organisers agree to follow this policy.

⚠️ Games that do not comply with this policy may be cancelled, removed, or restricted without notice.

⚠️ Organisers who repeatedly fail to comply with this policy may lose access to organiser features on the platform.

Our goal is simple: to create a safe, transparent, and reliable experience for everyone who uses Footy Addicts.