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Club Codes of
Conduct
Players:
• Play for your own
enjoyment, not to please others.
• Control your temper.
Fighting and mouthing off spoils the game for everyone.
• Co-operate with
your teammates and opponents. Without them you don't have a game.
• Try your best. Your
team's performance as well as your own will improve.
• Winning is only
part of the game. Having fun, making friends, improving your skills and
doing your best
are most important.
• Acknowledge good
plays to your teammates and your opponents.
• Remember that coaches
and officials are there to help you. Co-operate with them, play by the
rules and
be courteous.
Parents:
• Remember that children
play for their enjoyment, not yours.
• Encourage your child
to play by the rules of the game and by the fair play code.
• Show your appreciation
to our volunteers, coaches and officials.
• Never ridicule or
yell at a child for making a mistake.
• Turn defeat into
victory. Emphasize the value of an honest effort and fair play.
• As spectators, applaud
good plays by both teams.
• Actions speak louder
than words. Make sure your behavior sets an example.
• Support all efforts
to remove violence from all sports.
Referees:
• F.I.F.A. rules apply
to each Club game unless the Club has established a different rule or regulation
for
the particular
situation. In the latter situation the Club rule or regulation will apply.
• The referee is the
person who is in charge of the game.
• The referee is the
only person who can cancel a game at the field whether due to lightning
/ thunder, poor
visibility
or any other usafe playing condition.
• The referee's decision
is final and is not subject to debate or appeal. This is the most basic
rule of any
sport. Players,
coaches and spectators must accept this principle.
• HELP US KEEP OUR
REFEREES! A referee is under enough pressure as it is without added
unnecessary
abuse from players, coaches and spectators. We cannot afford to have referees
driven away
from the game.
Verbal harassment, intimidation and physical threats towards referees will
not be
tolerated and
there will be serious consequences to anyone who engages in such conduct.
• A referee has the
right to abandon a game if a game situation is deemed by the referee to
be untenable.
• Like any player,
coach or parent, a referee may experience an "off day". If you believe
that a referee needs
additional
training, instruction or encouragement, you should contact, as the case
may be, either a full
field or mini
field Refereeing Director to discuss your concerns so that the appropriate
action can be
taken by the
Club.
• If a referee does
not appear for a game, that game's coaches must mutually decide on a substitute
referee or
referees for the game in question. In the event that both coaches cannot
agree on a substitute referee,
both teams
will be required to provide a referee for one half of the game each. The
game must be played and
will not be
re-scheduled.
• If a referee (not
an assistant referees) fails to appear for a game, coaches of the game
in question must
advise the
Refereeing Director of the non-attendance so that the appropriate action
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