Code of Conduct

Great Falls Reston Soccer Club’s philosophy is to promote excellence in youth soccer in an environment where all participants (players, coaches, referees, parents and spectators) are treated in a respectful and encouraging manner. This includes:

Parents being respectful and encouraging to their player and his/her teammates and opponents;

Parents supporting their player by providing them with the proper equipment, getting them to practices and games on time as designated by the coach and practicing with them at home;

Parents being respectful and encouraging to the referee(s) during and after a match. This includes no foul and abusive language and no “Come on ref”. Instead, “Good call ref” is encouraged and welcome.

Players being respectful of their teammates, coach(es) and opponents;

Players being respectful of the referee(s);

Players learning and abiding by the Laws of the Game and learning the Rules of the league in which they are playing;

Players not using foul and abusive language or gestures to their teammates, coach(es), opponents, referee(s) or spectators at practice, or during or after a match.

Coaches being respectful and encouraging to their players and referees;

Coaches learning and teaching the Laws of the Game and the Rules of the league in which they are playing;

Coaches modeling good sportsmanship to their players and their team parents/spectators. This includes teaching the “uninformed” party about calls that are misunderstood.

Abusive Language or Gestures by coaches, players and parents or spectators towards a referee, player or coach, will not be tolerated and is considered unsportsmanlike behavior.

Violation of any aspects of this Code of Conduct may result in a hearing before the Rules and Disciplinary Committee for disciplinary action. This action may be in the form of a reprimand, suspension or expulsion from Great Falls-Reston Soccer Club.

Strive for Excellence

“Soccer – It’s Just A Game”

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