CODE OF ETHICS

Youth sports play an important role in promoting the physical, social and emotional development of children.  It is therefore essential for parents, coaches, and officials to encourage youth athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship.  Adults involved in youth sports should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self-control.

I therefore pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in Sanborn Youth Soccer Association events and shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct:

1. I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, participant, official or any other attendee.
2. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant or any other attendee.
3. I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety, or well-being of any coach, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
4. I will not encourage my child, or any other person to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety, or well-being of any coach, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
5. I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
6. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event.
7. I will not engage in the use of profanity.
8. I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
9. I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
10. I will not encourage my child, or any other person to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
11. I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
12. I will not encourage my child, or any other person to initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
13. I will treat every coach, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or ability.

VIOLATION OF CODE OF ETHICS

I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the foregoing while attending, coaching, officiating, or participating in a Sanborn Youth Soccer Association event I will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination:

1.    Verbal warning by a coach and/or Board member.

2.    Written warning from the SYSA Board.

3.    Suspension from any and all Sanborn Youth Soccer Association events by the SYSA Board.