Code of Conduct

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BEVERLY YOUTH FIELD HOCKEY

CODE OF CONDUCT

Beverly Youth Field Hockey (BYFH) program mission is to promote youth field hockey within the Beverly community, for kids who live or attend school in Beverly, MA. Our focus is to develop and improve the skills of our players to field confident and competitive teams, while creating a safe and fun environment that emphasizes teamwork, good sportsmanship and integrity. In doing so, all players, coaches, parents/guardians and program members must read, acknowledge and adhere to the Code of Conduct below. 

Player Code of Conduct: 

• I will show good sportsmanship to players, coaches, officials, opponents, and parents at every game and practice. 
• I will learn the value of commitment by participating in as many practices and games as I can.
• I will encourage my teammates and praise good efforts.
• I will be honest, fair, and respectful to others at all times.
• I will aim to learn all I can from my coaches and the sport. 
• I will arrive at practice on time and be read to dedicate my attention to my coaches.

Parent/Guardian Code of Conduct: 

• I will put the emotional and physical well-being of youth participants ahead of a personal desire to win. 
• I will respect players, coaches, officials, spectators and families at all times. 
• I will respect the decisions of the officials and coaches. 
• I will not engage in any violence or verbal threats or us any profanity.
• I will not yell advice to my child or other players during a game. 
• I will model good sportsmanship for all youth participants.
• I will not belittle or ridicule anyone involved in a youth sporting event - in public, private, in- person or online. 
• I will do my part to keep sports fun and positive for every youth participant.

Coaches Code of Conduct: 

• I will coach with the goal of creating a positive learning experience for athletes. Winning games is secondary to building a positive youth sports experience for my players, parents of my players and the opposing team. 
• I will follow all safety protocols of the league. 
• I will under no circumstances engage in an argument with a referee or official. 
• I will treat opposing coaches and athletes with respect.
• I will report any violations of the code of conduct by parents, athletes, or coaches to the league Board of Directors for further investigation and action. 

Reporting and Escalating Misconduct: 

Any player, parent, coach, umpire or program member that witnesses a violation to the Code of Conduct outlined above is responsible for reporting the violation for further investigation and action by the Baystate Youth Field Hockey League Board of Directions. All violations should be submitted via writing to baystateyfhl@gmail.com. 

All conduct related violations will be reviewed in detail at the scheduled board of directors meeting posted on the Baystate Youth Field Hockey League website, or during a specific meeting, if warranted. Disciplinary action can result in the removal of a player, a parent from attending future events, a coach from a team or a program from being within the league itself. All circumstances will be reviewed independently and voted on by the Board of Directors and the actions for remediation will be communicated with the applicable parties at the conclusion of the meeting. 

Code of Conduct Procedures: 

The Code of Conduct will be re-evaluated each season and posted on the Beverly Youth Field Hockey website for all participants to review.