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The following is the policy of RELL
q RELL Baseball is committed to provide a safe environment and to prevent child abuse and sexual misconduct.
q RELL Baseball will make every reasonable effort to ensure that every person involved in managing/coaching a baseball team will abide by the Safe Kids guidelines.
q RELL Baseball will make every reasonable effort to exclude any adult with a legally documented history of child abuse/molestation or any record that would bring unnecessary risk to the health and safety of the participants of this organization. Therefore, every person applying for a position as a manager/coach must complete a RELL Baseball Volunteer Disclosure Statement.
RELL Baseball will take appropriate action on all allegations of child abuse and or sexual misconduct. All allegations will be reported immediately to the authorities for investigation and RELL Baseball will cooperate fully with any such investigation.
The following is a list of preventative measures which should be taken:
q Physical, mental, and verbal abuses are forbidden.
q Inappropriate touching is forbidden
q Managers/coaches should not socialize with the participants outside of the sponsored activities of the organization.
q Managers/sponsors shall not ride solo with a child.
q Parents are encouraged to attend sponsored activities.
q If a child needs special attention (one-on-one), do it with the assistance of another adult.
Manager and Coaches Code of Conduct
RELL wants to ensure that it provides its players, coaches and parents with a positive, safe and rewarding baseball experience. By example of behavior, the manager and coach of each RELL baseball team has a great impact on the team, the players' parents and other team supporters. The manager and coach have an affirmative obligation to create a constructive, enjoyable and non-hostile environment in which the game is played. As RELL strives towards the most positive experience possible, we are committed to the following standards for our managers and coaches. We ask each manager and coach of every RELL baseball team to read these standards and sign below to indicate his/her willingness to abide by them.
· I will make the safety and welfare of each participant my number one priority.
· I will abide by a doctor's decision in all matters of a player's health and injuries and ability to play.
· I will not allow a player to enter or re-enter a game if there is any doubt as to the seriousness of the player's injury.
· I will treat everyone with respect regardless of race, sex, creed and ability.
· I will never use any physical means against spectators, players, officials, or other coaches.
· I will know the rules applicable to my league and will abide by those rules at all times and have a copy with me at all games.
· I will ensure that my team plays with the highest level of sportsmanship at all times and will not promote any actions that result in "running up the score" or otherwise embarrassing the opposing team.
· I will not unduly criticize players in front of spectators or other players. Any criticism I provide will be constructive in nature.
· I will not criticize, aggravate or incite the opposing team, coaches or fans, by word of mouth or gesture.
· I will refrain from using profanity.
· I will accept gracefully the decision of officials as being fair and called to the best ability of the official.
· I will raise any disputes I have regarding rules and their application or judgment calls in a dignified, brief and non-aggressive manner. To the extent satisfaction is not attained, I will simply play the game under appeal. I will make notice of any appeals to the Player Agent.
· I will not consume alcoholic beverages and/or appear under the influence of same when dealing with youngsters.
· I will not utilize or allow players to utilize tobacco products, including smokeless or chewing tobacco, during games or practices.
· I will be responsible for the conduct of the players, coaches, parents and other supporters of my team members during games and practices and take reasonable action to secure their behavior with the principles of this Code of Ethics.
· I will always do my best to make the experience fun for all participants.
The Code of Conduct as set forth in the Official Regulations & Playing Rules are:
The umpire shall report to the League President within 24 hours after the end of the game all violations of rules and other incidents worthy of comment, including the disqualification of any manager, coach, player, or parent and the reason therefore. The violator may be requested to appear before a Board Panel. The ejected manager coach or player will out the remainder of the current game PLUS the next game.
After receiving the umpire’s report that a manager, coach, player or parent has been disqualified, the League President may require that person to appear before at least 3 members of the Executive Committee to explain his/her conduct. In the case of a player, the manager shall appear with the player in the capacity of an advisor. The members of the Committee present at the meeting shall impose any additional penalty as they feel is justified.
Manager/Coach/Player/Parent conduct: Redwood Empire Little League expects good sportsmanship and has a ZERO tolerance policy for everyone involved!
Therefore, violations of good sportsmanship rules apply as following:
· Obscene language
· Berating or harassment of players
· Touching, hitting, or throwing objects at anyone
Penalty guidelines:
· One game suspension (1st incident)
· 14 day suspension (2nd incident)
· Season suspension (3rd incident)
Penalties can be modified based on specific situations but not lessened.
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