Code of Behaviour

COMO BOWLING AND RECREATION CLUB (INC)
CODE OF BEHAVIOUR
APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOURS INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOURS
Social
• Respect for people and club facilities
• Promote safe alcohol practices
• Keeping premises clean and tidy
• Tolerating antisocial behaviour
• Serving drunk or under age patrons
• Allowing people to drive when over the limit
Players
• Team before individual
• Be reliable and be playing primarily because you love being involved in the game
• Appreciation for volunteer coaches, officials and administrators
• Verbal abuse of officials and sledging other players
• Gender or cultural harassment
• Criticising/abusing team mates or opposition players
Match Day
• Members helping out around the Club
• Manage alcohol consumption
• Abide by Code of Behaviour
• Making racist, religious, sexist or other inappropriate comments to players, coaches, officials or other spectators
• Any threatening behaviour, or physical altercation between spectators, coaches, officials or other spectators
• Abuse/swearing at own or opposition players, supporters or umpires
Officiating
• Respect all umpires and officials
• Provide a safe environment for umpires
• Not knowing the laws of the game and the competition rules
• Disrespecting officials
Committee
• Implement consistent behaviour standards
• Give all members a “fair go” regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion
• Communicating with members
• Undermining committee members
• Not following policies and procedures
• Grandstanding at meetings
Coaching
• Encourage fun and participation
• Display control, respect and professionalism to all involved with the sport
• Be reasonable in your demands on players time, energy and enthusiasm
• Lack of planning for training and matches
• Complete focus upon winning at all costs
• Abuse and physical intimidation