Code of Conduct

• Play for enjoyment
• Strive for personal excellence
• Work hard for your team as well as yourself
• Treat all team mates and opponents as you enjoy being treated yourself
• Play by the spirit and letter of the rules
• Cooperate with team and game officials
• Stay in the designated team area and support other team members during times when you are not competing
• Check-in and check-out with team management/officials upon arrival/departure each day
• Practice self-control on and off the field
• Wear the official team uniform at all times, as directed by team management/officials
• Appreciate honest effort, skilled performance and improvement
• Work equally hard for yourself and your team
• Be reliable in regards to meeting time commitments and training sessions
• Never argue with an official. If you disagree approach your captain, coach or manager
• Do not deliberately distract or provoke other players, officials and spectators
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their gender, ability, clutural background or religion

• Cooperate with your school to achieve the best outcomes for your child
• Individuals are not to enter areas that have been cordoned/fenced off as out of bounds
• Act in a way consistent with the fact that students participate in sport for their enjoyment, not yours
• Support team and event officials in maintaining a safe and respectful learning environment for all students
• Maintain positive relationships with team officials regarding your child’s learning, wellbeing and behaviour
• Encourage participation
• Provide a model of good sportsmanship for your child
• Be courteous and constructive in your communication with players, team officials, game officials and administrators
• Encouraage honest effort, skilled performance and team loyalty
• Focus on efforts and performance rather than winning or losing
• Use postive reinforcement for positive effort rather than raising your voice at a student for making a mistake
• Show appreciation of volunteer coaches, officials and administrators. Without them ther would be no competition
• Do not interfere with the conduct of any events
• Adhere to the expectations of venues being smoke and alcohol free environments
• Do not encroach on playing areas or within 2 metres of sport field boundaries. This includes the concourse areas of pools
• Dogs and other animals are not to be brought to sport venues

A breach of this code of behaviour by parents/spectators may result in them being banned from the venue. A breach of this code by a student may result in the player being banned from the event and/or the venue. Parents and the student’s school will be notified. Any additional expense incurred will be the responsibility of the parents.