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Statement of intent
Our recent adoption of a Code of Conduct signals the intentions we have with regard to our football team. The aim of the Code of Conduct is is to help all involved at the Club realise they are part of a squad. Players, coaches and parents should value the contribution made by all players to the whole squad and collectively, provide the supportive environment essential for current and new players.
It is vital that the coaches guide players during coaching sessions and in game situations, always accentuating the positive aspects of play and eliminating negative appraisals of players performance. In this team we hope parents encourage their child to to take a full and active part in the weekly squad coaching programme. Through dialogue we need to ensure we maintain good communication between the team manager, coaches parents and players.
A young players view of the game...
This poem was written by Simon Icke Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire. First published in 1998 in Simon's book of football poems:- Poetry in Motion. Football Football Football. ISBN 09534562 0 X Copyright 1998.
For more of Simon's work visit the football poets website.
Players Code of Conduct
1. Play because you enjoy it and not just to please your parents or the coach. Have fun, improve your skills, and feel good.
2. Play by the laws of the game and never argue with the referee or other officials.
3. Play well for yourself and your team.
4. Be a good sport. Recognise all good play, whether by your team or by your opponent's.
5. Treat all players as you yourself would like to be treated. Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of any other player.
6. Cooperate with your manager/coach, team mates and opponents, for without them you would not have a game.
Our recent adoption of a Code of Conduct signals the intentions we have with regard to our football team. The aim of the Code of Conduct is is to help all involved at the Club realise they are part of a squad. Players, coaches and parents should value the contribution made by all players to the whole squad and collectively, provide the supportive environment essential for current and new players.
It is vital that the coaches guide players during coaching sessions and in game situations, always accentuating the positive aspects of play and eliminating negative appraisals of players performance. In this team we hope parents encourage their child to to take a full and active part in the weekly squad coaching programme. Through dialogue we need to ensure we maintain good communication between the team manager, coaches parents and players.
A young players view of the game...
'Touchline shouting' - that's all I ever hear,
I'm so confused and filled with fear,
I'm only 12 years old and football should be fun,
But with all this noise, I don't know which way to run.
'Get back in defence!' my Manager bellows,
Dad shouts 'Get up front, and deal with these fellows!',
Loud mouth supporter, who knows all the rules,
(He has taken the rest of us all for fools),
Shouts, 'What are you doing lad? Your heads in a spin!',
Is it any surprise with all this din?
I'm only a boy,
So why do you try to destroy?
What I love to enjoy?
I'm so confused and filled with fear,
I'm only 12 years old and football should be fun,
But with all this noise, I don't know which way to run.
'Get back in defence!' my Manager bellows,
Dad shouts 'Get up front, and deal with these fellows!',
Loud mouth supporter, who knows all the rules,
(He has taken the rest of us all for fools),
Shouts, 'What are you doing lad? Your heads in a spin!',
Is it any surprise with all this din?
I'm only a boy,
So why do you try to destroy?
What I love to enjoy?
This poem was written by Simon Icke Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire. First published in 1998 in Simon's book of football poems:- Poetry in Motion. Football Football Football. ISBN 09534562 0 X Copyright 1998.
For more of Simon's work visit the football poets website.
Players Code of Conduct
1. Play because you enjoy it and not just to please your parents or the coach. Have fun, improve your skills, and feel good.
2. Play by the laws of the game and never argue with the referee or other officials.
3. Play well for yourself and your team.
4. Be a good sport. Recognise all good play, whether by your team or by your opponent's.
5. Treat all players as you yourself would like to be treated. Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of any other player.
6. Cooperate with your manager/coach, team mates and opponents, for without them you would not have a game.
Manager/Coach Code of Conduct
1. Set a good example at all times for your players, parents and spectators.
2. Place the well being and safety of each player above all other considerations.
3. Ensure that each player is correctly dressed and free from injury before being allowed to play.
4. Get treatment for an injured player immediately and co-operate fully with any specialists in the best interests of the player.
5. Never physically or mentally push children beyond their abilities.
6. Encourage and guide players to accept responsibility for their own behaviour.
7. Be prompt, courteous and correct when dealing with League Officials, Opposition Managers, Referees and Assistant Referees.
8. Check that you have the necessary equipment, documentation and first aid equipment before you leave for a match or training.
9. Read the laws of the game and assist your players in understanding them.
10. Ensure you take part in appropriate training and education as can be provided by the respective league, County FA or the Football Association.
Code of Conduct for Parents and Spectators
1. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from children's football.
2. Do not enter the field of play unless requested by the referee or a team official.
3. Do not use profane language or harass (physically or verbally) players, managers, coaches, referees or officials.
4. Applaud all good play by your own team and the other team.
5. Never ridicule or scold a child for making a mistake during a game nor yell at your child for losing a game.
6. Encourage your child to play according to the laws of the game and not to argue with referees or other officials.
7. Teach your child that honest effort is more important than victory so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.
8. Turn losing into winning by helping your child work towards skill improvement and good sportsmanship.
9. Applaud good play by your own team and by members of the opposition.
10. Do not question the referees judgement of honesty. Remember he/she is only human with the same feelings as you and, like you, sometimes may make an honest error.
11. Recognise the value and importance of coaches who are all volunteers.
2. Place the well being and safety of each player above all other considerations.
3. Ensure that each player is correctly dressed and free from injury before being allowed to play.
4. Get treatment for an injured player immediately and co-operate fully with any specialists in the best interests of the player.
5. Never physically or mentally push children beyond their abilities.
6. Encourage and guide players to accept responsibility for their own behaviour.
7. Be prompt, courteous and correct when dealing with League Officials, Opposition Managers, Referees and Assistant Referees.
8. Check that you have the necessary equipment, documentation and first aid equipment before you leave for a match or training.
9. Read the laws of the game and assist your players in understanding them.
10. Ensure you take part in appropriate training and education as can be provided by the respective league, County FA or the Football Association.
Code of Conduct for Parents and Spectators
1. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from children's football.
2. Do not enter the field of play unless requested by the referee or a team official.
3. Do not use profane language or harass (physically or verbally) players, managers, coaches, referees or officials.
4. Applaud all good play by your own team and the other team.
5. Never ridicule or scold a child for making a mistake during a game nor yell at your child for losing a game.
6. Encourage your child to play according to the laws of the game and not to argue with referees or other officials.
7. Teach your child that honest effort is more important than victory so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.
8. Turn losing into winning by helping your child work towards skill improvement and good sportsmanship.
9. Applaud good play by your own team and by members of the opposition.
10. Do not question the referees judgement of honesty. Remember he/she is only human with the same feelings as you and, like you, sometimes may make an honest error.
11. Recognise the value and importance of coaches who are all volunteers.