Youth Sports Leagues – Code of Conduct – Parents
GENERAL 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 and character development. Moreover, adults involved in youth sport events should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self control.
I therefore pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending, coaching, officiating, spectating or participating in a youth sports event and shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct:
- I will place the needs of the participants ahead of a personal desire to win.
- I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee nor encourage my child or any other person to do so.
- 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 nor encourage my child or any other person to do so.
- I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- I will not engage in the use of profanity or encourage my child or any other person to do so.
- 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.
- I will encourage my child to also do so.
- I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee nor encourage my child or any other person to do so.
- I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee or encourage my child or any other person to do so.
- I will remember that the game is for kids…not adults.
FACILITY CODE OF CONDUCT
Baden Academy gymnasium and facilities are utilized to provide the youth basketball program. The school is a very essential part of the success of the youth basketball league. Participants and their families are required to follow basic facility rental rules set forth by the school. To avoid any incidents of misconduct in the facilities the following guidelines have been provided.
- Groups must be supervised by a Next Gen Sports & Rec staff member. This designated staff must be present prior to the start and during the entire activity and will remain until all members of the group have left the building at the conclusion of the activity.
- Participants are not allowed on school premises unsupervised.
- Parents and car pools please walk participants into the building for practice to ensure that an adult is present.
- Please pick up participants promptly after practices.
- In the event of an emergency, such as fire, the staff in charge shall direct all in attendance per the posted emergency procedures. The staff in charge shall be responsible for all in attendance in an emergency.
- There will be no ball playing of any kind in any area of the building other than the gymnasium.
- Bulletin boards, elevators, items on display and any other school materials are off limits, please do not touch.
- Only athletic shoes are allowed in the gymnasiums.
- All school buildings and its grounds are completely smoke free.
- There is no food or drink, except for water and gatorade allowed in the gyms.
- Any family members that stay for practice when permitted must remain in the gymnasium.
- The gymnasiums are to be left clean, with any garbage picked up, and the equipment returned to its place.
- Anyone who violates the school’s rules will be asked to leave the building.
Rooms will be monitored by the custodians and the school’s administration. Failure to comply with the above policies will be brought to the attention of the school’s administration and handled on an individual basis.
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:
Consequences
- Verbal warning.
- Mandatory meeting with the Next Gen Sports & Rec administration and/or the Baden Academy administration before the next scheduled practice or game of the program.
- Immediate removal of parent and/or child from the youth sports program without refund.
Please note that in severe cases we reserve the right to proceed directly to the third consequence.
I (participant, parent/guardian) have read and agree to the Youth Sports Leagues “Code of Conduct”