Fairplay Contracts
Bethlehem School Fairplay Promise for Players, Coaches, Referees and Supporters
Good sport is about positive attitude. Play your part – play fair.
To the best of my ability I will:
Player
- Play by the rules
- Never argue with an official
- Work hard to do my best at all times
- Turn up to practice or let my coach know if I’m going to be absent
- Be a good sport and recognise good players and good play
- Remember to thank my coach, umpire and opposition
- Help others in my team when I can
- Avoid putting people down or bullying them
- Give it heaps and not get ugly
Referee
- Control the game in a fair and positive manner
- Try to be consistent and fair in my decisions
- Help players understand the rules by explaining decisions where appropriate
- Do what I can to make sure all involved enjoy the game including myself
Supporters
- Respect that people are involved in sport for fun, enjoyment and development
- Support good play and applaud good performance from all competitors
- Attempt to understand the rules of the game
- Learn the difference between supportive and abusive comments to BOTH players and coaches
- Remember coaches have given up their time to support my child so they can play in a team.
- Accept the decisions of officials and coaches, they have many things to consider when making their choices.
- Remember we are all capable of making mistakes
- Give it heaps and not get ugly
- Not use bad language nor harass coaches, officials and other parents in front of any children at games and practices.
- I will address any issues in a respectful and appropriate manner
Coaches
- Set personal behaviour standards for myself and those I coach
- Always be positive. Never shout out or ridicule players
- Never shout or argue with the referee
- Give every player the same amount of your attention and time
- Provide every player with at least half a game each week.
- Respect players’ efforts regardless of whether we have won or lost
- Encourage respect for the opposition and officials
- Keep winning and losing in perspective with personal challenge and enjoyment
- Remember players are there because they enjoy the sport so always try and incorporate a fun element to my sessions
- Remember to have fun myself, players will relate to me better if they see my personality coming through in my coaching
- Build relationships with my players, take the time to get to know them as a player and also a person, it’ll help me to understand how to get the best out of them as a player
- Remember no-one’s perfect, we all make mistakes, have the confidence to admit when I’m wrong, learn from it and move on!