Club Code of Conduct (2024)

Rangers Football Club Code of Conduct (2024)		Approval Date:	28/7/24
		Review Date:	25/1/25
		Version No:	1.06
President:	Jack Fielding
Prepared By:	Nathan McLean

PURPOSE

To ensure that all players, members, spectators, officials and volunteers have a very clear understanding of the behaviour that is expected to meet our mission statement of providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the wider Footscray community and club participants, regardless of age, gender, ability, cultural background or preferences.

COACHES are required to:

• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background, or religion
• Support, encourage and involve all players regardless of their talent level
• Never ridicule or yell at players for errors or poor performance
• Always consider the wellbeing and safety of participants before performance and results
• Encourage participants to value their performances and not just results
• Encourage and guide participants to accept responsibility for their own performance and behavior both on and off the field
• Maintain respectful and appropriate relationships with all participants
• Ensure all activities are appropriate to the age, ability, and experience of participants
• Promote the positive aspects of the sport (eg fair play)
• Always respect the official’s decision and support them to carry out their role
• Display consistently high standards of good sporting behaviour and appearance
• Follow all guidelines laid down by the national governing body and the Club
• Never condone rule violations, unfair or unduly rough play or the use of prohibited substances
• Never use offensive language or behaviour
• To always act as a role model.

PLAYERS are required to:

• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background, preferences or religion
• Play by the rules and respect the umpire’s decisions
• Always display good sporting behaviour
• Never use offensive language or behaviour towards anyone or engage in sledging or bullying of any person
• Co-operate and respect the time and effort of our coaching staff and volunteers
• Never behave in a manner that would damage the reputation of the club either on or off the field
• Be trustworthy
• Forward any concerns or complaints to our club Membership Protection Information Officer (MPIO@Rangersfootball.com.au)
• Pay for registration fees, merchandise and competition-imposed fines (eg. Receiving a red card) in a timely manner.

TEAM CAPTAINS are required to:

• Adhere to all requirements expected of the above
• Assist club leadership with the endorsement of club related events
• Assist club coaching staff with training and game day support, as stipulated by the coach (eg. leading warm up, setting out cones at training, etc.).

VOLUNTEERS and SPECTATORS are required to:

• Always act as good role models and ambassadors for the club
• Always welcome opposition players, spectators, officials etc to the club
• Never use offensive language or engage in offensive behavior
• Treat everyone including the opposition with respect regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background, or religion
• Display consistently high standards of good sporting behavior including respecting the official’s decisions
• Adhere to and support the Club policies
• Be trustworthy
• Pay for competition-imposed fines (eg. Receiving a red card).

Parents/Family/Guardians of players are required to:

• Always act as good role models and ambassadors for the club
• Always welcome opposition players, spectators, officials etc to the club
• Never use offensive language or engage in offensive or violent behaviour
• Treat everyone including the opposition with respect regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background, or religion
• Display consistently high standards of good sporting behaviour including respecting the official’s decisions
• Encourage my child/children to play according to rules
• Refrain from yelling or ridiculing any child, whether it is yours or another persons for any reason
• Refrain from coaching your child on the sidelines or shouting instructions
• Forward any concerns or complaints to our club Membership Protection Information Officer (MPIO@Rangersfootball.com.au)
• Adhere to and support the Club policies
• Be trustworthy
• Pay for competition-imposed fines (eg. Receiving a red card).

I have read and agree to abide by the Codes of Conduct and understand that if I breach any of the Codes, the club reserves the right to undertake disciplinary action that could include temporary suspensions from games and social events, or the permanent removal from the club’s teams and club endorsed social events.

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