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Code of Conduct
Your child is playing soccer for fun. Please realize that everyone
wants you to enjoy the game also. This page is being provided as an
effort to assist you and your child in gaining the maximum benefit possible
from the soccer match. Below are simple rules you should observe. Please
consider them carefully.
- Do not shout instructions to your child. This will cause confusion
and may result in erroneous play on your child's part. The coach has
instructed your child on how to play. If you shout instructions, your
child will probably try to please you and the coach at the same time.
In trying to do two things at once, the child may fail at both.
- Cheer for him or her when your child successfully plays the ball.
However, remember your child is a member of a team. Let the other
players know you support them. Refrain from disparaging or degrading
remarks.
- "Suffer in silence" whenever something occurs that goes
against your child's team. A display of anger may inflame a delicate
situation resulting in embarrassment for you or your child. Some parents
embarrass their own children by making a spectacle of themselves.
- Remember that parents from the other team are equally enthusiastic
abouth their team's success. Be a gracious competitor.
- Do not run up and down the sidelines. Find a comfortable place to
sit down or stand and enjoy the match.
- Do not shout insults at the referee. The referee has the power to
stop the match if the crowd becomes discourteous. To have been the
cause of such drastic action would be a humiliation to you, your child
and the team.
- If your team loses, adopt a positive attitude. Compliment the child
upon his good plays. Ignore the mistakes. The child will be happy
you noticed his good qualities.
- Remember -- your child will forget about today's game. Next week
he will probably have forgotten the score. However, both of you will
remember that you had a good time playing the most popular sport in
the world.
- Absolutely no alcoholic beverages are permitted at any soccer game
- home or away. No pets are allowed at the soccer complex at any time.
All non-playing children must be supervised at all times.
- Coaches must ensure that the parents of the players are thoroughly
familiar with the code of conduct that is expressed in these rules.
Remember --the referee has the authority and responsibility to eject
a coach from the game if he or she does not keep proper spectator
control.
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