Interscholastic
and 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.
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 not engage in
unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official
or any other attendee.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. I will not engage in the
use of profanity.
7. I will not encourage my
child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. I will not engage in
verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player,
participant, official or any other attendee.
11. 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.
12. I will not initiate a
fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any
other attendee.
13. 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. Written or Verbal warning issued.
2. Suspension or immediate ejection from a
youth sports event.
3. Suspension from multiple youth sports
events.
4. Season suspension or multiple season suspension issued.
Father- Print Name__________________________ Signature___________________________ Date_______
Mother- Print Name__________________________ Signature___________________________ Date_______
Child-Print Name__________________________ Signature___________________________ Date_______