"For All Ages"

Thank you for registering your child in our Centertown Youth League or just being a spectator or fan here for the childfren. Our youth progarm is a great way to help kids have fun while staying healthy and active. The mission of our youth league is for the kids and to all our players to find enjoyment in this sport, no matter their skill or ability level.

Parents and spectators, we want you to see every moment that you spend here is as an opportunity to build other children up for their courage in getting out there and making an effort, rather than tearing them down for their lack of ability and skills. We encourage you to talk to your kids before games and practices and make sure they understand that it’s not okay to criticize or taunt their less-experienced teammates or members of the opposing team.

We ask for your help in ensuring to our coaches also to understand that our youth league is an recreational sport and are for the enjoyment, not training grounds for future high school, college or pro athletes, and we are happy to work with you to politely remind them if they seem to be missing the boat.

We request that you put your competitiveness aside during youth games and cheer for the runs scored on both sides. Yes, you read that right. There is no reason why we can’t celebrate the accomplishments of every child on the field.

As for our youth league, we are constantly working to keep them open, accessible and welcoming to all children. Thanks in advance for helping us make this possible.

Sincerely, Centertown Youth League Committee

Please Remember

1, These are kids

2. This is a Game

3. We are here for All the Kids

4. Coaches and Youth League Officials are volunteers to help run and oversee the league.

5. Umpires and Scorekeepers are humans and they too will make a mistake, like the rest of us,

6. Concession Stand Workers are Volunteers that help out our youth league program, so be thankful and show some love and respect to them.

(it gets really busy sometimes in there, we ask you to be patience, and thank you).

It is illegal for anyonre to: Intentionally use abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language. Make an offensive gesture in a public place if it incites a breach of the peace. Make unreasonable noise in a public place or abuse or threaten someone in an obviously manner. This park, known as the Centertown Recreatonal Park is a public place.

2021 Tennessee Code
Title 39-Criminal Offenses
Chapter 17-Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare
Part 3-Disorderly Conduct and Riots
Section 39-17-305. Disorderly Conduct

a. A person commits an offense who, in a public place and when intent to cause public annoyance or alarm:
   1. Engages in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior;
   2. Refuses to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain publc safety in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard or  
      other emergency; or
   3. Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose.
b. A person also violates this section who makes unreasonable noise that prevents others from carrying on lawful activities.
c. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
 

Parents/Spectators Code of Conduct

Support: The following policies regarding the conduct of CYL softball parents/spectators are being established in support of the Player Code of Character and Conduct. One of your jobs is to encourage and uplift.

1-Should be a positive role model for children and encourage sportsmanship by showing respect and courtesy, and by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches, spectators, umpires, league officials, at every game, practice or league event

2-Good plays should always be cheered, and disappointments should always be consoled, no matter whose team it affects.

• Be a team fan, not just a fan of your kid

3-If you have a problem with anyone on the coaching staff, go directly to that person and work it out. Discussing questions or concerns right before practices or before or after games are not an appropriate time for communicating to the coaching staff, unless it is an emergency. Always allow for a 24-hour cooling off period

4-Be supportive of, and reinforce all elements of the Player Code of Character and Conduct on and off the field.

5-Abide all Centertown Recreational Park Rules

Inappropriate Conduct: The following behaviors will not be tolerated:

1- Use of crude, profane or vulgar language

2- Critical, judgmental, or negative talk directed toward players, coaches, umpires and opposing team members

• Let the players play, the coaches coach, and the umpire’s umpire. Your role is to be an encourager and motivator

3- Should not at any time go on the playing field to question an umpire rule of play.

4-Are not permitted to go in the score box at any time in regard to the game. Only the head has authority to speak with the scorekeeper.

5-Should not engage in any kind of unsportsmanlike conduct with any league official, umpire, coach, player, parent or spectator such as booing, taunting, or using profane language or gestures.

Consequences for the above actions:

Most often, you will be asked by the coach or league official to stop the inappropriate behavior and subject to the Centertown Youth League Parents/Spectators Corrective Action Policy

Parents/Spectators Corrective Action Policy

1-Fail to adhere to the Code of Conduct or do not live up to their responsibilities or expectations will be subject to disciplinary action. Accordingly, CENTERTOWN YOUTH LEAGUE COMMITTEE has instituted a Corrective Action Policy to establish appropriate consequences for inappropriate behavior.

2-The Corrective Action Policy is a guide to assist CENTERTOWN YOUTH LEAGUE to run a quality program. The Corrective Action Policy is a 3-step system designed to forgive a mistake but to firmly address chronic misbehavior.

For violations of the Code of Conduct or Ethics, the following steps will be followed:

• Step 1 – Verbal Warning – Youth League will discuss undesirable conduct with parent/spectator and stress that this behavior will not be tolerated.
•  Step 2 – Period Suspension-The Game it applies in and One Game Day/Night Suspension – Parent/Spectator will be suspended that night and for the next schedule game from the park and asked to leave the park grounds. (If refuse to, the law will be contacted).
• Step 3 – Season Suspension – Parent/Spectator will suspension for a season. The spectator will be warned that the next offense may result in further disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from parks and grounds during the youth league season.

These guidelines are not absolute in dealing with behavioral problems. Severe or unsafe situations could merit the harshest sanctions against the participant and/or banned from the park during youth league activities and events.

Actions for all above: It will be determined by the youth league committee