Code of Conduct Policy for Richmond Premier Soccer Club

 
As a youth sports organization, Richmond Premier Soccer Club strives to teach all youth participating in its program sportsmanship and all the values that go along with playing the game and competing honestly and fairly. The following are two of the primary goals of Richmond Premier: 

1. To develop and maintain a youth soccer club that encourages physical, emotional, and mental growth while emphasizing good citizenship. 
2. To nurture good sportsmanship and a sense of fair play in a competitive environment. 

Coaches, players, parents/guardians/relatives, team managers, and spectators pledge to support the above stated goals. Such individuals will encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support, encouragement and respect for all participants, coaches, officials (including their calls during games), board members, staff, spectators and opposing teams at all times. All should: 

• Encourage fair play. 
• Cheer in a positive and supportive manner for all players, including opponents. 
• Show respect for all players, coaches, and spectators at all times. 
• Allow the coaches to coach. 
• Show respect to officials before, during and after the match. 
• Display good sportsmanship as a positive example for all players; and, 
• Create a positive environment in which the kids can play, learn and have fun. 

​Coaches, players, parents/guardians/relatives, team managers, and spectators will refrain from any negative, hostile, threatening, vulgar, embarrassing or inappropriate language, conduct or behavior while participating in or watching any match, practice, or event. Profanity, negative, hostile, threatening, foul, vulgar, or inappropriate language, conduct, or behavior will not be tolerated. Threats of or actual violence toward players, parents/guardians/relatives, spectators, game officials or coaches will not be tolerated. Use of tobacco, alcohol or illegal substances around training or games is prohibited. 

​Richmond Premier’s Code of Conduct Policy was developed in recognition of the Indiana Soccer conduct guidelines, and, by participating in Richmond Premier, a member club, coaches, players, parents/guardians/relatives, team managers, and spectators agree to abide by the spirit and intent of the Indiana Soccer guidelines. 

Failure to comply with Richmond Premier’s Code of Conduct Policy will result in appropriate disciplinary or legal action.