CODE OF CONDUCT

 

LOYALIST MINOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION
CODE OF CONDUCT PLAYERS, PARENTS, AND COACHES

Players Code of Conduct:

  • I will always play fairly within the rules.
  • I will control my emotions even if I feel my opponent is playing unfairly.
  • I will support and encourage my team-mates.
  • I will show respect to my coach, team-mates, other players, and referees.
  • I will play hard and have fun.

Parents Code of Conduct:

  • I realize that the primary reason that children play soccer is to have fun, not to win.
  • I will demand that my child plays fairly and within the rules of the game.
  • I will help the coach in any way possible.
  • I will remember that volunteers run the league.
  • I will not make any negative comments to any child, especially my own.
  • I will praise the efforts of every player.
  • I will be a parent that leads by example.

Coaches Code of Conduct:

  • I will place the emotional and physical well being of my players ahead of a personal desire to win.
  • I will treat each player as an individual, remembering the large range of emotional and physical development for the same age group.
  • I will do my best to provide a safe playing situation for my players.
  • I will provide an environment for my team that is free of drugs and alcohol, and I will refrain from their use at all soccer events.
  • I will remember that I am a youth sports coach, and that the game is for children and not adults.

A member of the Loyalist Minor Soccer Association Executive Committee, at his/her discretion, may take actions against players, coaches, and/or spectators, who fail to conduct themselves in a responsible manner, and at his/her discretion, expel them from the field of play and its surrounds.

IN LMSA WE PLAY FOR FUN!


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