Can I give a player a lift to training or a match?

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NSPCC Sport's transport guidance: Avoid driving a child alone. Best practice is not to transport a child on their own. If there is no alternative, try to make sure more than one child is in the car. Clubs can leave transport to parents. But if the club asks parents to carry other children, it still has a duty of care to those children. Rotate drop-offs. Vary which child is dropped off last, ideally dropping the last two together at an agreed point such as a family home. Rotate drivers too, so no single adult is often alone with a child. Tell parents who is driving, why, and how long the journey is. Someone other than the driver should check the child is comfortable with the plan. Paperwork: the driver needs a valid licence, insurance and MOT. If you drive in a paid or volunteer role, check your insurance covers it. Car seats and belts: children need the right child car seat until they are 12 years old or 135cm tall, whichever comes first. After that they use an adult seatbelt. Contacts: the driver should have a contact for each child and a mobile phone in case of breakdown, and the club should hold parents' numbers.