Southern Netball

PARENTS AND SPECTATORS CONDUCT & ETHICS

As a parent/guardian and spectator of Southern Netball you are encouraged to meet the following requirements regarding your conduct during any such activity or event:

1.  Support the removal of verbal and physical abuse from the game.

2.  If you disagree with an official, raise the issue via appropriate channels rather than question the official’s judgement and honesty in public.

3. Teach players that effort is as important as victory, so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.

4.  If players are interested, encourage and support them to play.  Avoid forcing players to play if reluctant.

5.  Players learn by taking risks and making mistakes, encourage and support this.

6. Remember players are involved in netball for their enjoyment, not yours.

7. Recognize and value the importance of coaches and other volunteers who give their time and resources to provide netball – they deserve your support.

8.  Applaud good play by players on both teams.

9.  Encourage players to play to the rules of the game and respect umpires’ decisions

10. Support your Coaches/Managers, they are volunteers and we would like you to support and encourage them to stay with the club year after year.

11. If any concerns/issues shall arise, those should be raised with the Manager of your team as soon as possible so that they can be resolved. If the matter is not resolved at this level, please email your concerns to our Club Secretary at [email protected] to discuss further.

12. Southern Netball reserves the right to stand down or remove any persons at the clubs discretion, including but not limited to Parents, Guardians, Caregivers for any reason considered feasible defined below as where:

a) Your repeated behaviour is abusive to players/management, committee members, umpires.

b) Harassment of Coaches/Managers.

c) Not supporting/listening to the practice and game plans of the coach.

Each Year we search for Volunteers to coach our netball teams and we would like to offer them our support and hope to see Longevity in these coaches.   IF you feel your child is not being fairly treated or is unhappy please let our Junior or Senior Co-ordinators know your concerns.