Parents, Officials, Coaches Code of Conduct

Youth sports programs play an important role in promoting the physical, social and emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches and officials to encourage youth athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship. Moreover, adults involved in youth sports events should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self control.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT:

I therefore pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event and shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct;

1. I will promote the emotional and physical well being of all youth athletes participating in the program.
2. I will be a positive role model for my child and other youth athletes and encourage sportsmanship by showing respect and courtesy for all player’s, coaches, officials, departmental staff, and spectators.
3. I will teach my child that doing one’s best is more important than winning, so that my child will never feel defeated by the outcome of the game.
4. I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
5. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
6. I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
7. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
8. I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend, coach, officiates or participates in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
9. I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event and will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
10. I will not engage in the use of profanity before, during, or after a game or event.
11. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity before, during, or after a game or event.
12. I will treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
13. I will encourage my child to treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
14. I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
15. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
16. I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
17. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.

I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the foregoing while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event I will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination:

1. Verbal warning issued by a departmental employee at the venue and the department administrator.
2. Written warning issued by the department administrator.
3. Suspension or immediate ejection from a youth sports event issued by a departmental employee and/or department administrator who is authorized to issue such suspension or ejection by a school board or youth sports organization.
4. Suspension from multiple youth sports events issued by the department administrator.
5. Season suspension or multiple season suspension issued by the department administrator.