All KoolSport Northern Counties East League clubs attended a meeting last night to learn more about the Football Association's Respect campaign.

The League have now formally signed up to the scheme and is totally committed to implementing it into its games and general culture of the League and its member clubs.

Representatives from all 39 teams were at Parkgate FC to learn more about the programme and to learn of their responsibilities within it.

It was launched by the FA during the Summer to try and bring back respect to match officials and it increases the role of the team captains in achieving that.

The behaviour of those in the dugouts will also be under the spotlight in a bid to cut down threatening and foul-and-abusive language.

A presentation about the programme was given and a Respect pack was handed to each club.

A similar meeting involving the League's referees, outlining their role in the initiative, takes place at Worsbrough Bridge Athletic's ground next week.