IMPORTANT!!!! CYO CODE OF CONDUCT ATTACHED:

Attached please find a new CYO Code of Conduct that MUST be READ CAREFULLY and signed by each child’s parents ASAP. (This is in addition to the code of conduct signed at registration.) THIS IS A CYO REQUIREMENT!

You may also locate the form by clicking "Handouts" on the left menu bar.

Please print out, sign and bring to your child’s game or practice and hand it to your child’s coach. The form will also be available at games and practices from your child’s coach for signature.

THIS FORM MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PARENTS. YOU AND YOUR CHILD MUST ABIDE BY THESE RULES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT OR YOUR CHILD MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM A GAME OR POSSIBLY THE REST OF THE SEASON DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. If it’s a parent, you may be ejected from the gym and no longer allowed to return to any CYO gym for the season and possibly next season.

SOY BASKETBALL PROGRAM WILL NOT TOLERATE BAD LANGUAGE, BAD BEHAVIOR OR FIGHTING ON OR OFF THE COURT DURING GAMES OR PRACTICES BY ANYONE!

Again, please get this document to your child's coach as soon as possible.

FOR COACHES, please ensure you have a form for each child on your team. Once you have them all please forward copies to Judy Nevarez for our records. Coaches, please also note NOT all players have email. Please ensure you relay this information to all your parents.

SOY wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable season.


CYO Basketball League of Western Mass.

Code of Conduct for Parent/Guardian

1. I will not force my child to participate in sports.

2. I will remember that children participate to have fun, and that the game is for youth, not
adults.

3. I will inform the coach of any physical disability or ailment that may affect the safety of my
child or the safety of others.

4. I will learn the rules of the game and the policies of the league.

5. I, my family members and my guests, will be positive role models for my child, and encourage
sportsmanship by showing respect and courtesy- and by demonstrating positive support for
all players, coaches, officials and spectators at every game and practice session.

6. I, my family members and my guests, will not engage in any unsportmanlike conduct with any
official, coach, player or parent, such as booing and taunting, refusing to shake hands, or
using profane language or gestures.

7. I, my family members and my guests, will not encourage any behaviors or practices that
would endanger the health and well-being of the athletes.

8. I will teach my child to play by the rules and to resolve conflicts without resorting to hostility or
violence.

9. I will demand that my child treat other players, coaches, officials and spectators with respect
regardless of race, creed, color, sex or ability.

10. I will teach my child that doing one's best is more important than winning, so that my child
will never feel defeated by the outcome of a game or his/her performance.

11. I will praise my child for competing fairly and trying hard, and make my child feel like a
winner every time.

12. I, my family members and guests, will never ridicule or yell at my child or other participant
for making a mistake or losing a game.

13. I will emphasize skill development and practices, and how they benefit my child, over
winning. I will also de-emphasize games and competition in the lower age groups.

14. I will promote the emotional and physical well-being of the athletes ahead of any personal
desire I may have for my child to win.

15. I, my family members and my guests, will respect the officials and their authority during
games and will never question, discuss or confront coaches at the game, and will take time to
speak with coaches at an agreed-upon time and place.
16. I will demand a sports environment for my child that is free from drugs, tobacco and alcohol.

17. I will refrain from coaching my child or other players during games and practices unless I am
an official coach.