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CODE OF CONDUCT - YOUNG PLAYERS

  • 09/11/18
  • By Steven Cushion
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Young players - Respect Code of Conduct

When playing football, I will:
o Always play to the best of my ability and for the benefit of my team
o Play fairly – I won’t cheat, dive, complain or waste time.
o Respect my team-mates, the other team, the referee or my coach/team manager.
o Play by the rules, as directed by the referee
o Be gracious in victory and defeat – I will shake hands with the other team and referee at the end of the game
o Listen and respond to what my coach/team manager tells me
o Understand that a coach/team manager has to do what is best for the team and not one individual player
o Talk to someone I trust or the club welfare officer if I’m unhappy about anything at my club.
I understand that if I do not follow the Code, any/all of the following actions may be taken by my club, County FA or The FA: I may:
o Be required to apologise to my team-mates, the other team, referee or team manager
o Receive a formal warning from the coach/team manager or the club committee
o Be dropped or substituted
o Be suspended from training
o Be required to leave the club In addition:
o My club, County FA or The FA may make my parent or carer aware of any infringements of the Code of Conduct
o The FA/County FA could impose a fine and suspension against my club