BALLOAN FOOTBALL CLUB are fully committed to supporting the NHS Smoke Free Scotland Campaign.
This is an ongoing campaign showing Players and Coaches the effects of smoking.
Attached is information relating to the Smoke Free Campaign. This information is shared with everyone that joins the club, within the club and is available on the website for parents.
If you have any questions relating to this please contact your team coach.
Smoke-Free Sports
Smoke-Free Sports is an NHS Highland initiative and is part of their overall aspiration for a smoke-free future. This is not about banning tobacco in Highland, or unfairly stigmatising those who wish to smoke. Our focus is on doing all we can to encourage children and young people to choose NOT to smoke.
We know that the younger an individual starts to smoke, the more likely they are to be an adult smoker, the heavier they are likely to smoke during adulthood and the more likely they are to fall ill as a result of smoking.
Smoke-Free Sports is about promoting health, creating environments to help young people from starting to smoke and giving everyone a chance to perform at their best.
Inverness Soccer Sevens, Street League and Youth League have signed up to Smoke-Free Sports which means they now have a Smoke-Free Policy. The policy clearly states that players, coaches and spectators do not smoke while taking part in the activities of their football team or representing the team. A smoke-free policy is not a personal attack on smokers. The issue is not whether people can smoke, but when and where they can smoke.
On 1 April 2011 it became an offence for under 18's to buy tobacco products and also for an adult to buy tobacco products for an under 18. If a police officer thinks that you are under 18 and in possession of cigarettes, tobacco or cigarette papers in a public place then they can confiscate them. If you don’t cooperate with the police and hand over the items or provide your name and address if required, you are committing an offence and you could face a fine.
For help in quitting or for further information, visit www.smokefreehighland.co.uk
This is an ongoing campaign showing Players and Coaches the effects of smoking.
Attached is information relating to the Smoke Free Campaign. This information is shared with everyone that joins the club, within the club and is available on the website for parents.
If you have any questions relating to this please contact your team coach.
Smoke-Free Sports
Smoke-Free Sports is an NHS Highland initiative and is part of their overall aspiration for a smoke-free future. This is not about banning tobacco in Highland, or unfairly stigmatising those who wish to smoke. Our focus is on doing all we can to encourage children and young people to choose NOT to smoke.
We know that the younger an individual starts to smoke, the more likely they are to be an adult smoker, the heavier they are likely to smoke during adulthood and the more likely they are to fall ill as a result of smoking.
Smoke-Free Sports is about promoting health, creating environments to help young people from starting to smoke and giving everyone a chance to perform at their best.
Inverness Soccer Sevens, Street League and Youth League have signed up to Smoke-Free Sports which means they now have a Smoke-Free Policy. The policy clearly states that players, coaches and spectators do not smoke while taking part in the activities of their football team or representing the team. A smoke-free policy is not a personal attack on smokers. The issue is not whether people can smoke, but when and where they can smoke.
On 1 April 2011 it became an offence for under 18's to buy tobacco products and also for an adult to buy tobacco products for an under 18. If a police officer thinks that you are under 18 and in possession of cigarettes, tobacco or cigarette papers in a public place then they can confiscate them. If you don’t cooperate with the police and hand over the items or provide your name and address if required, you are committing an offence and you could face a fine.
For help in quitting or for further information, visit www.smokefreehighland.co.uk
no_smoking_policy_isl.pdf |
no_smoking_policy_iyl.pdf |
advice_for_coaches.pdf |