CODES OF CONDUCT

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Code for Players & Team Officials

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• Play the game for enjoyment.

• Play by the Laws of the Game.

• Never argue with the referee. Let your captain ask any relevant questions.

• Play with control. Do not lose your temper.

• Play for yourself and your team – your team’s performance will benefit and so will your own.

• Be a ‘good sport’. Applaud all good play whether by your teammates or by your opponent/s.

• Respect your opponents. Treat all players, as you would like to be treated.

• Co-operate with team officials, your teammates and your opponents.

• At the final whistle applaud and thank your opponents and the referee for the match.

• Play hard but fairly; never set out to injure your opponent/s.

• Win with humility – lose with dignity.

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Code for Spectators

• Do not use profane language or harass referees, players or coaches.

• Remember, you are there to encourage and support your own team not to denigrate or to abuse the opposition in any way.

• Applaud good play by the opposition as well as good play by your own team.

• Show respect for your team’s opponents. Without them there would not be a match.

• Condemn the use of violence in all forms at every opportunity.

• Verbal abuse of players or referees cannot be accepted in any shape or form.

• Players or referees are not fair targets for rude behaviour.

• Encourage players to play by the Laws of the Game.