Accreditation & welfare

Clubmark is the only national cross sports quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections. It is built around a set of core criteria which ensure that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards.

Sport England recognises and values the commitment made by sports clubs to develop high quality, welcoming environments for young participants. The development of clubs that encourage young people to take-up sport, improve their talents and give them the option to initiate and maintain life-long participation in sport is an essential part of our work to support the sporting infrastructure in England.

Lancaster & Morecambe are proud to be working towards the Clubmark accredited status.

Clubmark is the Sport England cross sport quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections. Clubmark is only awarded to proven high quality clubs. The national scheme has been in place since 2002 and is now the stamp of approval to which all sports clubs with junior sections aspire.

Visit the Clubmark website to find out more.

All accredited clubs must comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:

The playing or participation programme

Duty of care and child protection

Sports equity and ethics

Club management

Clubmark will demonstrate to partners, parents and young people that Lancaster & Morecambe AC

is ACTIVE in getting the best out of young people

is ACCESSIBLE to give everyone a sporting chance

is ACCREDITED to the Sport England mark of high quality