Code of Conduct
CCYB would like to remind all participants that we are in the business of teaching kids life-long values from sports, including teamwork, effort, and perseverence. Kids basketball is supposed to be FUN. There are no other stakes involved. If you don't subscribe to this philosophy, don't participate in our programs and DO NOT attend our events. It's not the place for you.
It is the responsibility of all participants to know and adhere to this code of conduct, and the responsibility of all parents to ensure any spectators who attend a game is aware of the rules. Ignorance of the rules will not be excused. We have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for violations and we will remove players from the program for violations of their parents.
The following code of conduct shall be followed by all players, parents, volunteers, and coaches participating in CCYB activities and events:
- I will read and adhere to both CCYB and Metrowest codes of conduct.
- I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, spectator, volunteer, official or any other attendee.
- I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well-being of any coach, parent, player, spectator, volunteer, official or any other attendee.
- I will not use drugs or alcohol 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 or alcohol.
- I will not engage in the use of profanity.
- 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.
- I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not initiate a physical or verbal altercation with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee and will direct any issues to CCYB personnel.
Additional requirements for Parents:
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event and will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- I will encourage my child to 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.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, volunteer, official or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, volunteer, official or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a a physical or verbal confrontation with any coach, parent, player, volunteer, official or any other attendee.
Additional Parent/Spectator Rules:
- I will not approach a coach, official, or the scoring desk at any point before, during, or after a game. I will address any and all issues to the CCYB Board at admin@ccybasketball.org.
- I will not criticize officials from the stands.
- I will not coach from the stands.
- I will not directly engage with any member of a CCYB or opposing team before, during, or after the game.
If you attend a CCYB activity or event, you implicitly agree that if you fail to conform your conduct to the foregoing while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event you will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination, at the sole discretion of the CCYB Board of Directors:
- Verbal warning to the offending participant
- Written warning to the offending participant
- Suspension or immediate ejection from a single CCYB or Metrowest event by an official or a representative of the CCYB Board
- Suspension from multiple CCYB or Metrowest events by a Metrowest administrator or a representative of the CCYB Board
- Season suspension or multiple season suspension from CCYB or Metrowest events by a Metrowest administrator and/or a representative of the CCYB Board.
