Code of conduct
Diocesan of Trenton - Player Code of Conduct
Preamble: Interscholastic & youth sports programs play an important role in promoting the physical, social, & emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches, & 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 & should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect, & self-control.
I, therefore, pledge to be responsible for my words & actions while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event & shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct:
- I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- 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.
- 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.
- I will not encourage my child, or any 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.
- I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports events & 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.
- I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event & 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.
- I will not engage in the use of profanity.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
- 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 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 not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
- 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.
- I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a flight 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:
- Verbal warning issued by a league, parish, school, or diocesan official.
- Written warning issued by a league, parish, school, or diocesan official.
- Suspension or immediate ejection from a youth sports event issued by a league, parish, school, or diocesan official who is authorized to issue such a suspension or ejection by the League Director, Parish Pastor, or School Principal.
- Suspension from multiple youth sports events issued by a league, parish, school, or diocesan official who is authorized to issue such a suspension by the League Director, Parish Pasto, or School Principal.
- Season suspension or multiple season suspension issued by Athletic Commissioner for the Diocese.
