20-10-2013, 05:58 PM
Just a quick comment on who is allowed in the playing area. For many years now all the NEJCA events in the North and North-East of Scotland have not permitted parents and other spectators in the playing area. Similarly, after completing each game the youngsters must also leave the playing area. The parents/guardians are very used to this so no complaints (or at least none within my hearing!). Of course we try and make sure that every venue has an area for the parents and the non-playing children to congregate - this usually doubles up as the analysis/coaching/eating area. On one occasion we only had access to a single large hall and so we used the 'roped off' system mentioned by Alex.