Code of Conduct - Code of Conduct 1
Caldy Rugby Club
Coaches Code of Conduct
Any coach working with young players within Caldy Rugby Union Football Club is part of a structure that has many stakeholders, and as such he/she has responsibilities to all of them.
This Code has been written to remind or inform coaches of those responsibilities and the minimum standards of behaviour commensurate with fulfilling them. Each season every coach active in the season will be called upon to warrant that they have read, understood and intend to abide by this code. In addition to this Code Caldy Rugby Football Club accepts and adopts the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches as prepared by the National Coaching Foundation.
Players
1/Rugby is only part of players’ lives. Recognise this and allow for it in your demands on them.
2/Treat games against other Clubs as lessons, opportunities to learn, not as tests.
3/ Rugby is for every one. Caldy RUFC is for everyone. Do not rely on ‘star’ players and never make any player feel like a ‘spare part’. Share game time and your time in practice sessions equally.
4/ Never ridicule any player. Never belittle any player. Always make every player feel valued
5/Find out what makes every player tick. Know about their family background and their other interests. Be able to spot and then explain changes in their behaviour.
6/Find out the facts about child development and the physical, intellectual and emotional capabilities of the age group you work with.
Rugby Union
7/ Rugby is a potentially dangerous game that relies on every participant playing it in the spirit of mutual respect. Teach the players you work with the meaning of ‘fair play’ and set them a good example.
8/ Rugby works best when sides are evenly matched. Insist on mixing and matching ill-matched teams.
9/Learn the Laws of the game and learn to Referee. It is recommended that you attend a basic Refereeing Course.
10/The Rugby Continuum forms part of the Laws of the game. Understand it and abide by it to the letter.
11/Teach players by your own example, to respect the referee. Always!
Coaching
12/When you call yourself a coach you apply to join an elite; when others call you a coach you have achieved membership. You owe it to yourself and to all other coaches to behave as a coach:
a/ Always look like a coach, always act like a coach.
b/ Start on time and finish on time.
c/ Plan your season.
d/ Plan your sessions.
e/ Do not drink alcohol before you work, or while you are working.
f/ Do not smoke when you are working.
13/To be a good coach, you need up to date information on coaching issues and Rugby issues. Stay in touch.
14/you are responsible for the safety of the players you work with:
a/ Mark out a safe work area and keep it safe. Make sure that equipment is in good repair and safe.
b/ Never ‘join in’ with full contact drills and games. You are too big and too hard and you will break them.
C/ Do not encourage or allow players to play on an injury. Ask for injured players to be referred to their doctor or a sports injury clinic if appropriate.
15/Do not put yourself in a position where you could be suspected of, or accused of, physical or sexual abuse of any child associated with the club. Use a separate changing room from players, never be alone with individuals behind closed doors and never get in the bath with a child or with children who are legal minors.
16/Tell players and keep telling yourself that winning and losing are only by-products of performance. We are there to play and enjoy playing. Fun is the fuel that Rugby runs on – if there’s no fun in it there’s no future in it.
Coaches Code of Conduct
Any coach working with young players within Caldy Rugby Union Football Club is part of a structure that has many stakeholders, and as such he/she has responsibilities to all of them.
This Code has been written to remind or inform coaches of those responsibilities and the minimum standards of behaviour commensurate with fulfilling them. Each season every coach active in the season will be called upon to warrant that they have read, understood and intend to abide by this code. In addition to this Code Caldy Rugby Football Club accepts and adopts the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches as prepared by the National Coaching Foundation.
Players
1/Rugby is only part of players’ lives. Recognise this and allow for it in your demands on them.
2/Treat games against other Clubs as lessons, opportunities to learn, not as tests.
3/ Rugby is for every one. Caldy RUFC is for everyone. Do not rely on ‘star’ players and never make any player feel like a ‘spare part’. Share game time and your time in practice sessions equally.
4/ Never ridicule any player. Never belittle any player. Always make every player feel valued
5/Find out what makes every player tick. Know about their family background and their other interests. Be able to spot and then explain changes in their behaviour.
6/Find out the facts about child development and the physical, intellectual and emotional capabilities of the age group you work with.
Rugby Union
7/ Rugby is a potentially dangerous game that relies on every participant playing it in the spirit of mutual respect. Teach the players you work with the meaning of ‘fair play’ and set them a good example.
8/ Rugby works best when sides are evenly matched. Insist on mixing and matching ill-matched teams.
9/Learn the Laws of the game and learn to Referee. It is recommended that you attend a basic Refereeing Course.
10/The Rugby Continuum forms part of the Laws of the game. Understand it and abide by it to the letter.
11/Teach players by your own example, to respect the referee. Always!
Coaching
12/When you call yourself a coach you apply to join an elite; when others call you a coach you have achieved membership. You owe it to yourself and to all other coaches to behave as a coach:
a/ Always look like a coach, always act like a coach.
b/ Start on time and finish on time.
c/ Plan your season.
d/ Plan your sessions.
e/ Do not drink alcohol before you work, or while you are working.
f/ Do not smoke when you are working.
13/To be a good coach, you need up to date information on coaching issues and Rugby issues. Stay in touch.
14/you are responsible for the safety of the players you work with:
a/ Mark out a safe work area and keep it safe. Make sure that equipment is in good repair and safe.
b/ Never ‘join in’ with full contact drills and games. You are too big and too hard and you will break them.
C/ Do not encourage or allow players to play on an injury. Ask for injured players to be referred to their doctor or a sports injury clinic if appropriate.
15/Do not put yourself in a position where you could be suspected of, or accused of, physical or sexual abuse of any child associated with the club. Use a separate changing room from players, never be alone with individuals behind closed doors and never get in the bath with a child or with children who are legal minors.
16/Tell players and keep telling yourself that winning and losing are only by-products of performance. We are there to play and enjoy playing. Fun is the fuel that Rugby runs on – if there’s no fun in it there’s no future in it.
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