Our Commitment

The Eleventh is used by grassroots football teams and holds personal data about children under 18. We keep children's data to what the team needs, and we do not sell it or use it for advertising. The Privacy Policy describes the detail.

Data Minimisation

For a child, the service typically holds:

• Name, date of birth, squad number, and position
• Training and match attendance
• Optional photo, shown more widely only with media consent
• Medical and emergency notes, visible to coaches, and to family only with medical-visibility consent
• Coach development notes, shared with family only with development-notes consent
• Award certificates, which can show the child's name (or squad number if the team hides full names), a photo only with media consent, and the club crest

We do not sell, share with advertisers, or use children's data for profiling.

DBS Checks

Important: The Eleventh does not perform or verify DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks on coaches or staff. The club or organisation using The Eleventh must make sure adults who work with children have the DBS checks they need.

Safeguarding Framework

We expect coaches, players, and guardians to follow the spirit of the FA Respect programme and guidance from the NSPCC: look after children, and do not share their information more widely than the family and the club need.

Reporting a Safeguarding Concern

If you have a safeguarding concern that you do not want to raise inside The Eleventh, or if the concern is serious, you can contact:

• FA Safeguarding Team: 0800 169 1863
• NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000
• Local authority children's social care services

The Eleventh is not an emergency service. If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.

Your Rights as a Parent or Guardian

You can:

• Ask to see what data we hold about your child
• Ask for data to be corrected
• Ask for your child's data to be deleted
• Withdraw media, medical-visibility, or development-notes consent
• Contact us with questions

Contact

Safeguarding questions about how The Eleventh handles children's data can go to Shaun Holmes, sole trader, trading as The Eleventh:

• Email: shaun@theeleventh.co.uk

Last reviewed: 6 October 2026