Parents and Coaches Code of Conduct

MILTON GIRLS SOFTBALL CODE OF CONDUCT

(updated February 2024)

We believe youth sports programs play an important role in promoting the physical, social and

emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches and officials to

encourage young athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship. Moreover, adults

involved in youth sports events should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by

example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self-control. By participating in, officiating or

attending any Milton Girls Softball League event, you are thereby agreeing to follow our Code of

Conduct at all times.

ALL ATTENDEES, COACHES, OFFICIALS AND PLAYERS:

I pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending, coaching, officiating

or participating in a youth sports event and shall conform my behavior to the following

code of conduct:

1. I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant,

official or any other attendee.

2. I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well-being

of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.

3. I will not use drugs, alcohol or tobacco products while at a youth sports event and will

not attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the

influence of drugs, alcohol or tobacco products.

4. I will not engage in the use of profanity.

5. I will treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with

respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.

6. I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent,

player, participant, official or any other attendee.

7. I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or

any other attendee.

ADDITIONAL RULES FOR COACHES, ATTENDEES AND PLAYERS:

1. With respect to officials, I will not make calls prior to the official’s call nor argue or

publicly criticize any calls made by the officials. I understand their calls are final.

2. I will not approach the officials during the game to argue or openly dispute any calls. A

coach may respectfully ask for a rule clarification but arguments will not be tolerated.

3. I will be positive toward my players with respect to their performance.

4. I will not engage in negative cheering of any kind toward my opponents.

5. I will not engage in any action that endangers the physical or emotional well-being of

any other coach, player, official or attendee, including child-aged spectators.

I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the foregoing while attending,

coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event I will be subject to

disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or

combination:

1. Verbal warning issued by Milton Girls Softball (“the league”).

2. Written warning issued by the league.

3. Suspension or immediate ejection from a youth sports event issued by the league.

4. Suspension from multiple youth sports events issued by the league.

5. Season suspension or multiple season suspension issued the league.

6. Involvement of local law enforcement, as deemed necessary by the league.