Code of Conduct

• Abide by the school’s rules and values at all times.

• Always play by the rules.

• Respect the policies and decisions of the coach.

• Attend all meetings, practices, games and other activities as required on time and train and play to the best of their ability.

• Notify the coach/manager of any unavailability at least one week prior to the playing date.

• Remain committed to the team, coach, and team manager for the duration of the season and work equally hard for the team and themselves.

• Play with sportsmanship, respect their coach, team, opponents, officials and supporters.

• Wear team uniform for games/tournaments only. Issued sports uniforms are not for personal use, PE or other activities at school.

• Care for and respect the sports uniform, equipment and facilities at all times.

• Disclose to the best of their knowledge any medical or physical disabilities likely to prove detrimental to others or their own well-being during the season.

• Pay, in full, by the required date, all associated sports fees, or have communicated any alternative arrangement.

• Maintain 90% attendance across the year. If attendance is lower, there will be a discussion about future involvement in representing Papanui High in Sport. 

• Maintain a positive engagement percentage of 2.8 or higher. If lower there will be a discussion and support in assisting them to increase their engagement in class. 

• All participants must satisfy the requirements of Code of Conduct for Players.

• The coach/manager has the authority to deal with, using reasonable means, players who are deemed to have committed a minor breach of their roles and responsibilities.

• Any major breach or inappropriate behaviour that occurs outside the school or causes harm to another individual falls outside the coaches/managers jurisdiction and the school will be notified of the offence.

If the player continually breaches the Code of Conduct for Players or commits an offence that falls outside the coach/manager jurisdiction the coach will:

• Approach the offending student to resolve the issue and inform the player that the behaviour is inappropriate and that the school will be notified of the incident.

• In the case of the offence occurring during a competition, the student’s parents can be notified and requested to come and remove the student from the competition. In the case a parent cannot be contacted the student may be sent home at the expense of the parent.

• The Sports Office will be notified of the incident.

• The Sports Office along with the Head of Sport will deal with the incident accordingly.

Please consider carefully before making your decision to join a sport. When you join a team you are expected to be fully committed to that team, attending all meetings, practices and games. Students who do not follow these rules will be withdrawn from the team, there will need to be a discussion around their involvement in other areas of co-curricular.

Parents are the most influential role models in their children’s lives. Expected behaviour is to:

• Be a positive role model for their child and encourage sportsmanship by showing respect and courtesy, and by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches and officials regardless of the game’s outcome.

• Demand that children follow the rules and treat other players, coaches, officials and spectators with respect.

• Respect the policies and decisions made by the coach or school.

• Recognise and value the importance of volunteer coaches who give their time and resources to provide recreational activities and opportunities for students.

• Let the coach do their job and refrain from distracting players by telling them what to do.

• Remain outside the field of play, away from coaches, and within the designated spectators’ area (where provided).    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• Respect officials' decisions and teach young people to do the same. Issues to be raised through the appropriate channels and not by questioning the official’s judgment and honesty in public.

• Emphasise skill development and practice by encouraging continued effort.

• Go through the TIC or Sports Office to deal with any issues.

Failure to abide by the aforementioned rules and guidelines may be subject to the following disciplinary action:

1. Verbal warning by a designated official

2. Written warning

3. Removal of the parent/caregiver's child from sport