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Tonka Football Association (Grades 2 - 8) 

CODE OF CONDUCT

SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT

1.      As a Spectator, encourage – do not complain. Motivate – do not agitate. Be a Team Supporter.

2.      Do not be a know-it-all.   As a fan, you are encouraged to be “into the game”, but please be positive towards all players, coaches and referees.

3.      Insist on your child’s respect for the game of football, the officials, all players and coaches. Instill in them the importance of good sportsmanship. “Winning with dignity, losing with grace.”

4.      Do not criticize the coaches. The coaches are volunteers. If you constantly criticize your child’s coaches, you cannot expect the players to play for the Coach.  Problems, concerns, or questions should be discussed with your child’s coach or the Area Director.

5.      Encourage your child to follow team and league rules.

6.      Respect the rules at each field location. We do not make the rules but are asked to follow and enforce them.

7.      Please do not bring your pets to the fields.  

8.      PLAYERS PLAY – COACHES COACH – SPECTATORS CHEER!

 

 

COACHES CODE OF CONDUCT

As a Coach, you will:

a.    Place the emotional and physical well-being of your players ahead of a personal desire to win.
 
b.    Treat each player as an individual, remembering the large range of emotional and physical development for the same age group.
 
c.    Do your best to provide a safe playing situation for your players.
 
d.    Lead by example in demonstrating fair play and sportsmanship to all your players.
 
e.    Provide a sports environment for your team that is free of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. You will refrain from their use at all youth sports events.
 
f.     Be knowledgeable and adhere to the rules of the TFA and LMAA and you will teach these rules to your players.
 
g.    Use appropriate coaching techniques for each of the skills you teach.
 
h.    Treat the officials and league staff in an appropriate and respectful manner.
 
i.      Treat all the players and players with respect and appropriate behavior.
 
j.      Realize that sometimes things are not always accurate and correct and will accept the decisions made on the field by the current officials representing the on field authority during game time situations. 
 
k.    Remember that you are a youth sports coach and the game is for the children and NOT for the adults.
 
l.    Coaches do not scrimmage (tackling or touch) with the youth players for the safety of both the players and the coaches. 
 
m.    Never come to a game or practice, with the smell of alcohol on your breath. You will immediately be asked to leave.