BEHAVIOUR Policy

This Behaviour Policy outlines our expectations for your behaviour when participating in a Removing Barriers program or event.

1. PLAYERS

  • Play by the rules and for the fun of the game.
  • Respect the decisions of officials, umpires, coaches, and administrators.
  • Show respect and courtesy to all involved with the sport.
  • Respect the rights and worth of every person, regardless of their age, race, gender, ability, cultural background, sexuality, or religion.
  • Do not use abusive, bullying, or threatening behaviour.
  • Verbal abuse of officials or other players, deliberately fouling or provoking an opponent and throwing equipment is not acceptable or permitted in any sport.
  • Be a good sport. Cheer all good plays, whether they be by your team or the other team.
  • Treat all players as you would like to be treated.
  • Avoid use of derogatory language.
  • Act with integrity and objectivity and accept responsibility for your decisions and actions.
  • Co-operate with your coach, team-mates and opponents and umpires. Without them there would be no game.

2. COACHES, UMPIRES & VOLUNTEERS

  • Be reasonable in your demands on your players’ time, energy, and enthusiasm.
  • Place the safety and welfare of the participants above all else.
  • Be aware of and support the sport’s injury management plans and return to play guidelines.

Coaching excellence

  • Help each person (athlete, official, etc) to reach their potential. Respect the talent, developmental stage and goals of each person and encourage them with positive and constructive feedback.
  • Encourage and support opportunities for people to learn appropriate behaviours and skills.
  • Support opportunities for participation in all aspects of the sport.
  • Treat each participant as an individual.
  • Never ridicule or yell at the players for making mistakes or losing a competition.
  • Obtain appropriate qualifications and keep up to date with the latest coaching practices and the principles of growth and development of participants.

Honour the sport

  • Act within the rules and spirit of your sport. Teach your players that rules of the sport are mutual agreements which no one should evade or break.
  • Promote fair play over winning at any cost.
  • Respect the decisions of all officials, umpires, coaches and administrators.
  • Show respect and courtesy to all involved with the sport.
  • Remember that we participate for fun and enjoyment and that winning is only part of their motivation.

Integrity

  • Act with integrity and objectivity and accept responsibility for your decisions and actions.
  • Ensure your decisions and actions contribute to a harassment-free environment.
  • Wherever practical, avoid unaccompanied and unobserved one-on-one activity (when in a supervisory capacity or where a power imbalance exists) with people under the age of 18.
  • Ensure that any physical contact with another person is appropriate to the situation and necessary for the person’s skill development.
  • Follow the advice of a physician when determining when an injured player is ready to recommence play.

Respect

  • Respect the rights and worth of every person, regardless of their age, race, gender, ability, cultural background, sexuality, or religion.
  • Do not tolerate abusive, bullying, or threatening behaviour.
  • Develop team respect for the ability of opponents as well as for the judgement of officials and opposing coaches.

3. SPECTATORS

Respect

Each member is responsible in helping to provide a safe environment for participation. Aggressive, threatening, or other inappropriate behaviour by members, their families, their friends, and other sporting personnel while attending a game or event will not be tolerated.

These behaviours specifically include:

  • Using bad language.
  • Harassing or ridiculing players, coaches, officials, umpires, or other spectators.
  • Making racist, religious, sexist, or other inappropriate comments to players, coaches, officials, or other spectators.
  • Any threatening behaviour or physical altercation between spectators and players, coaches, officials, umpires, or other spectators.
  • Putting undue pressure on children, berating them, or putting down their performance.
  • Partaking in alcohol or drugs at a game or training.
  • Applaud good performances and efforts from each team. Congratulate all participants upon their performance, regardless of the game’s outcome.

Honour the sport

  • Respect the official’s decisions. If there is a disagreement, follow the appropriate procedure in order to question the decision and teach the players to do likewise.
  • Never ridicule a player or umpire for making a mistake during a competition. Positive comments are motivational.
  • Condemn the use of violence in any form, be it by spectators, coaches, officials, umpires, or players.
  • Show respect for your team’s opponents. Without them there would be no game.
  • Encourage players to follow the rules and the official’s and umpire’s decisions.
  • Recognize the value and importance of volunteer coaches and officials and umpires. They give their time and resources to provide recreational activities for the children and deserve your support.

Note – We reserve the right to update or modify this Behaviour Policc at any time. Whilst the policy may be periodically updated, it is the individual’s responsibility to keep up to date with any changes.

If you have any questions or concerns about our Behaviour Policy, please contact us at josh@removingbarriers.com.au.

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