COACHES CODE OF CONDUCT
a coach will:
  • Agree to abide by the code of conduct.
  • Treat everyone equally, regardless of their gender, age, disability, ethnic origin or religion.
  • Respect the talent and developmental stage of each athlete.
  • Respect the individual goals and motives of each athlete on order to help each athlete to achieve to their potential.
  • Maintain high personal standards of integrity and honesty.
  • Operate within the rules of the sport and the spirit of fair play, while encouraging your athletes to do the same.
  • Advocate a sporting environment free of drugs and other performance enhancing substances in line with the guidelines of Drug Free Sport New Zealand.
  • Encourage and promote a healthy lifestyle – refrain from smoking and drinking alcohol around athletes.
  • Ensure that all personal, private and confidential information is not disclosed without prior consent.
  • Be a positive role model for your sport and your athletes and act in a way that projects a positive image of coaching.  Be professional and accept responsibility for your actions.
  • Ensure that the time spent with you is a positive and rewarding experience.
  • Display high standards in your language, manner, punctuality, preparation and presentation.
  • Display control, courtesy, respect, honesty and professionalism at all times to all persons involved in the sport, including but not limited to – opponents, coaches, officials, administrators, parents, spectators and the media.
  • Encourage your athletes to demonstrate the same qualities.
  • Accurately represent coaching qualifications, experience, competencies and affiliations.  Be prepared to continually grow, improve and up-skill as a coach through recognised courses and methods.
  • Provide athletes with structured and prepared training programmes appropriate to their needs, goals and development.
  • Seek advice and assistance from other professionals, as and when required.
  • Maintain appropriate records.
  • Adopt appropriate risk management strategies to ensure that the training and competition environment is safe.
  • Ensure equipment, rules, facilities and the environment is appropriate for the age, experience and ability of the athletes.
  • Protect your athletes from any form of personal abuse – verbal, physical, sexual, racial vilification or harassment and/or harassment as a result of personal disability.
  • Language, both verbal and non verbal must be non-discriminatory (including humour, training resources and materials etc).