PARENT AND PLAYER CODE OF CONDUCT
Citizenship:
A. A student is considered to be an athlete from the first day of practice.
CVHS Lacrosse athletes must be good citizens.
B. Infractions involving the use of tobacco, other serious violations, or disciplinary action carry a mandatory penalty of suspension from team activities as follows:
1st Offense: Suspension from 1 to 10 days of CVHS Lacrosse participation.
2nd Offense: Suspension from 10 to 15 days of CVHS Lacrosse participation.
3rd Offense: Suspension from CVHS Lacrosse for up to one year.
C. Less serious discipline problems arising within the domain of practice and/or games are to be handled at the coaches’ discretion. The parents will be informed at the earliest possible time. If the infraction results in a player being suspended from team participation for more than one day, the coach must contact the athlete’s parents immediately.
D. Any player who verbally or through gestures communicates a profanity to an opponent, game official, or fans will be required to incur disciplinary action.
E. Any player athlete who physically assaults a game or event official shall be banned from the lacrosse team for the remainder of the player’s eligibility. A game or event official is defined as a referee, umpire or any other official assigned to interpret or enforce rules of competition at an event or contest.
F. A player will notify his/her coach prior to any absences from practice or a game. A continual attendance problem may be grounds for suspension from the team. The head coach will be directly involved in this decision.
G. Any CVHS Lacrosse player, who possesses, uses, transports, or is under the influence of any controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant of any kind, or who possesses or sells any drug paraphernalia, shall be subject to suspension from the Lacrosse team.
PARENT AND PLAYER CODE OF ETHICS
Team sports are an integral part of a child’s overall development. All goals and objectives are established for the intellectual, physical, social and moral development of the players involved.
This is within this context that the following Code of Ethics is presented:
As a member of the CVHS Lacrosse, I understand that it is my responsibility to:
1. Place academic achievement as the highest priority.
2. Show respect for teammates, opponents, officials and coaches.
3. Respect the integrity and judgment of the game officials and coaches, and refrain from “sideline” coaching and yelling of players and officials from the sidelines.
4. Exhibit fair play, sportsmanship and proper conduct on and off the playing field.
5. Maintain a high level of safety and awareness.
6. Refrain from the use of profanity, vulgarity and other offensive language and gestures.
7. Adhere to the established rules and standards of the game of Lacrosse.
8. Respect all equipment and use it safely and appropriately.
9. Refrain from the use of alcohol, tobacco, illegal and non-prescriptive drugs, anabolic steroids or any substance to increase physical development or performance that is not approved by the United State Food and Drug Administration, Surgeon General of the United State or American Medical Association.
10. Know and follow all athletic rules and regulations as they pertain to eligibility and sports participation.
11. Win with character, lose with dignity.
12. Emphasize the ideals of sportsmanship, ethical conduct, integrity, and fair play.
