SCISA Athletic Code of Conduct
Section II: Sportsmanship Expectations
I therefore pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending, coaching, officiating, or participating in any SCISA athletic event and shall conform to the following code of conduct:
- I will treat any coach, parent, spectator, or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, or ability.
- I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, spectator, player, official, or any other attendee.
- I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety, or well being of any coach, parent, spectator, player, official, or any other attendee.
- I will not use drugs, alcohol or tobacco while at any athletic event. I will not attend, coach, officiate, or participate in an athletic event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- I will not engage in the use of profanity.
- I will not engage verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, spectator, player, official, or any other attendee.
- I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, spectator, player, official, or any other attendee.
- I will not argue with officials or go through the motions indicating dislike or disdain for a decision.
- I will not make any degrading remarks about any official, coach, athlete, or school. I will not make any degrading remark or criticism of any coach, athlete or school to the media.
- I will not detain or attempt to stop an official following the contest to request a ruling or explanation of actions taken by the official.
- I understand that conduct that leads to my removal from an athletic event may be considered a serious violation of the code of conduct.
- I understand that as a coach or as a school administrator, that the removal on=f a team before the completion of a game may be considered a serious violation of the code of conduct.
- I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the code of conduct while attending, coaching, officiating, or participating in a SCISA athletic event that I will be subject to disciplinary action by SCISA.
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