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Code of Conduct
for Players
Players are the most
important people in the sport. Playing for the team, and
for the team to win, is the most fundamental part of the
game. But not winning at any cost – Fair Play and respect
for all others in the game is fundamentally important.
This Code focuses on
players involved in top-class football. Nevertheless, the
key concepts in the Code are valid for players at all
levels.
Obligations towards
the game
A Player should:
1.
Make every effort to develop their own
sporting abilities, in terms of skill, technique, tactics
and stamina.
2.
Give maximum effort and strive for the best
possible performance during a game, even if his team is in a
position where the desired result has already been achieved.
3.
Set a positive example for others,
particularly young players and supporters.
4.
Avoid all forms of gamesmanship and
time-wasting.
5.
Always have regard for the best interests of
the game, including where publicly expressing an opinion on
the game and any particular aspect of it, including others
involved in the game.
6.
Not use inappropriate language.
Obligations towards
one’s own team
A player should:
1.
Make every effort consistent with Fair Play
and the Laws of the Game to help his own team win.
2.
Resist any influence which might, or might be
seen to, bring into question his commitment to the team
winning.
Respect of the Laws
of the Game and competition rules
A player should:
1.
Know and abide by the Laws, rules and spirit
of the game, and the competition rules.
2.
Accept success and failure, victory and
defeat, equally.
3.
Resist any temptation to take banned
substances or use banned techniques.
Respect towards
Opponents
A player should:
1.
Treat opponents with due respect at all
times, irrespective of the result of the game.
2.
Safeguard the physical fitness of opponents,
avoid violence and rough play, and help injured opponents.
Respect towards the
Match Officials
A player should:
1.
Accept the decision of the Match Official
without protest.
2.
Avoid words or actions which may mislead a
Match Official.
3.
Show due respect towards Match Officials.
Respect towards Team
Officials
A player should:
1.
Abide by the instructions of their Coach and
Team Officials, provided they do not contradict the spirit
of this Code.
2.
Show due respect towards the Team Officials
of the opposition.
Obligations towards
the Supporters
A player should:
1.
Show due respect to the interests of
supporters.
Code of Conduct
for Parents/Spectators
Parents/Spectators have
a great influence on children’s enjoyment and success in
football. All children play football because they first and
foremost love the game – it’s fun. It is important to
remember that however good a child becomes at football
within your club it is important to reinforce the message to
parents/spectators that positive encouragement will
contribute to:
- Children enjoying
football.
- A sense of personal
achievement.
- Self-esteem.
- Improving the
child’s skills and techniques.
A parent’s/spectator’s
expectations and attitudes have a significant bearing on a
child’s attitude towards:
- Other players.
- Officials.
- Managers.
- Spectators.
Ensure that
parents/spectators within your club are always positive and
encouraging towards all of the children not just their own.
Encourage
parents/spectators to:
- Applaud the
opposition as well as your own team.
- Avoid coaching the
child during the game.
- Not to shout and
scream.
- Respect the
referee’s decision.
- Give attention to
each of the children involved in football not just the
most talented.
- Give encouragement
to everyone to participate in football.
Ensure that
parents/spectators within your club agree and adhere to your
club’s Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy.
Code of Conduct
for Coaches
Coaches are key to the
establishment of ethics in football. Their concept of
ethics are their attitude directly affects the behaviour of
players under their supervision. Coaches are, therefore,
expected to pay particular care to the moral aspect of their
conduct.
Coaches have to be aware
that almost all of their everyday decisions and choices of
actions, as well as strategic targets, have ethical
implications.
It is natural that
winning constitutes a basic concern for coaches. This code
is not intended to conflict with that. However, the code
calls for coaches to disassociate themselves from a
“win-at-all-costs” attitude.
Increased responsibility
is requested from coaches involved in coaching young
people. The health, safety, welfare and moral education of
young people are a first priority, before the achievement or
the reputation of the club, school, coach or parent.
Set out below is The F.A.
Coaches Association Code of Conduct (which reflects the
standards expressed by the National Coaching Foundation and
the National Association of Sports Coaches) which forms the
benchmark for all involved in coaching:
- Coaches must
respect the rights, dignity and worth of each and every
person and treat each equally within the context of the
sport.
- Coaches must place
the well-being and safety of each player above all other
considerations, including the development of
performance.
- Coaches must adhere
to all guidelines laid down by governing bodies.
- Coaches must
develop an appropriate working relationship with each
player based on mutual trust and respect.
- Coaches must not
exert undue influence to obtain personal benefit or
reward.
- Coaches must
encourage and guide players to accept responsibility for
their own behaviour and performance.
- Coaches must ensure
that the activities they direct or advocate are
appropriate for the age, maturity, experience and
ability of players.
- Coaches should, at
the outset, clarify with the players (and, where
appropriate, parent) exactly what is expected of them
and also what they are entitled to expect from their
coach.
- Coaches must
co-operate fully with other specialists (e.g. other
coaches, officials, sports scientists, doctors,
physiotherapists) in the best interests of the player.
- Coaches must always
promote the positive aspects of the sport (e.g. fair
play) and never condone violations of the Laws of the
Game, behaviour contrary to the spirit of the Laws of
the Game or relevant rules and regulations or the use of
prohibited substances or techniques.
- Coaches must
consistently display high standards of behaviour and
appearance.
- Coaches must not
use or tolerate inappropriate language.
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