FAI / SFAI -> Facebook = Cop Out
Facebook Age Policy
Given that the biggest group of stakeholders in schoolboys and junior club football in this country do not fall under the age group permitted by facebook, is it negligent of associated and affiliated clubs to not only opt out of providing information to members via a website, but to actively encourage their membership to join a website which they are not permitted to join. Not to mention it being a form of social media that some people think it best to steer children away from until they are much older than the permitted age, given the threat of cyber-bullying that is becoming more prevalent in Irish society.
Do the FAI and SFAI condone this practice?
I assume everyone knows that in order to view a facebook page you will need to have a facebook account, as opposed to a website where the information provided is accessible to all who wish to view it the way it is presented by the club.
Resources
Given that the biggest group of stakeholders in schoolboys and junior club football in this country do not fall under the age group permitted by facebook, is it negligent of associated and affiliated clubs to not only opt out of providing information to members via a website, but to actively encourage their membership to join a website which they are not permitted to join. Not to mention it being a form of social media that some people think it best to steer children away from until they are much older than the permitted age, given the threat of cyber-bullying that is becoming more prevalent in Irish society.
Do the FAI and SFAI condone this practice?
I assume everyone knows that in order to view a facebook page you will need to have a facebook account, as opposed to a website where the information provided is accessible to all who wish to view it the way it is presented by the club.
Resources
