SORRENTO CRICKET CLUB

CODE OF CONDUCT

Our cricket club is a family club, catering for junior and senior male and female cricketers of all abilities. Senior players are reminded that they need to set the right example for younger members at all times. The club’s reputation has been earned through hard work and diligence since its inception but can be eroded very quickly by a few indiscriminate acts.

The following general comments are framed primarily for our junior teams but still apply where appropriate for senior teams.

Junior Team Managers/Coaches

  1. Remember that children participate for pleasure and that winning is only part of the fun.
  2. Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing.
  3. Be reasonable in your demands on a young player's time, energy and enthusiasm.
  4. Teach your players to follow the rules.
  5. Whenever possible, ensure that everyone has a reasonable chance of success.
  6. Avoid overplaying the talented players. The just-average need and deserve equal time.
  7. Ensure that equipment and facilities meet safety standards and are appropriate to the age and ability of the players.
  8. Develop team respect for the ability of opponents and the judgement of officials and opposing coaches.
  9. Follow the advice of a physician when determining when an injured player is ready to recommence training or competition.

Players

  1. Play by the rules at all times.
  2. Never argue with an official. If you disagree, have your captain, coach or manager approach the official during a break or after the competition.
  3. Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials or other players, deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent are not acceptable in any sport.
  4. Work equally hard for yourself and your team. Your team's performance will benefit; so will you.
  5. Be a good sport. Applaud all good play whether they are by your team or the opposition.
  6. Treat all players as you would like to be treated. Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of another player.
  7. Co-operate with your coach, teammates and opponents. Without them there would be no competition.
  8. Play for the fun of it, not just to please parents or coaches.

Parents and Supporters

  1. Remember that children play sport for their enjoyment, not yours.
  2. Encourage children to participate; do not force them.
  3. Focus on the child's efforts and performance rather than winning or losing.
  4. Encourage children to always participate according to the rules.
  5. Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a game.
  6. Remember that children learn best by example. Applaud good play by all teams.
  7. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities.
  8. Respect officials’ decisions and teach children to do likewise.
  9. Show appreciation of volunteer coaches, officials and administrators. Without them, your child could not participate.
  10. Do not physically or verbally abuse any umpire, player or official of either team.

CONDUCT

  1. All matches shall be conducted in the true spirit of the game of cricket and Club Officials, Team Managers, Coaches, Captains and players shall adopt this policy.
  2. No player, official or supporter shall at any time engage in conduct unbecoming to the game of cricket or the Club.
  3. Players shall;
  4. The Senior Captains, Junior Team Managers and Coaches shall be responsible for their team's behaviour. They shall;
  5. No alcohol shall be consumed by a player on the day of the match until play has been completely concluded, nor during training. Club representatives shall not consume alcohol or be under the influence of alcohol while acting in an official capacity eg. team manager, umpire, scorer. No person under 18 years of age shall consume, or purchase from the club, any alcohol during a match or at a club activity. No person shall provide alcohol to a minor at any club activity. The Committee member on duty may determine and enforce that a member or other person will not be served further alcohol. Such a determination must be immediately respected by the person concerned.
  6. No alcohol is to be consumed by parents or other spectators at any junior matches until play has completely concluded. Drinking alcohol during junior matches, either inside or outside the playing arena, is strictly prohibited under the club's liquor licence and is also consistent with our obligations as a member of the Good Sports Program.
  7. Players shall dress in clean white cricket clothing while on the field. Clothing shall not carry names or logos of other clubs, associations or the like, nor those of a commercial nature other than that of a club sponsor in an approved form.  Cricket Club caps or white cricket hats only shall be worn as headwear unless special permission is obtained from the Committee.  Junior players MUST wear an approved cricket helmet, leg guards and protector when batting either in a match or while training.
  8. No player or official shall smoke while on the field of play. No person shall smoke in the pavilion or other enclosed activity area.
  9. No player, official or supporter shall wrongfully remove or intentionally cause damage to any of the Cricket Club’s or opposition clubs’ equipment, pavilion, property or the like.

BREACH OF THIS CODE - Should any breach of this code occur or any action deemed to be detrimental to the game of cricket or the Club take place, the matter shall be dealt with in the first instance by the Club Committee in accordance with the Club Constitution.