Abstract:
This document is to provide guidance and support
with the development, implementation and administration of good
behavioural practices within the Club environment.
Applicability:
It applies to all persons representing Kuttabul
Rugby Union Footbal Club, either as a Coach, Player, Declared
Official or Voluntary Worker.
CONTENTS
1 ..................................
PURPOSE
2 .................................. AIMS
3...................................
OBJECTIVES
4...................................
BEHAVIOUR
5...................................
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
6...................................
COMMITMENT TO SPONSORS
7................................... GAME
DAY OBLIGATIONS
8...................................
ALCOHOL ON CHARTERED BUSES
9...................................
ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY
10................................. INJURED
PLAYERS OBLIGATIONS
11................................. DRESS
STANDARDS
12.................................
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
13.................................
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITMENT
14.................................
CONCLUSION
1.
PURPOSE
- This document has been compiled to
provide guidance and support with the implementation, development and
administration of good behavioural practices for all Coaches, Players,
Declared Officials and Voluntary Workers associated with Kuttabul
Rugby Union Football Club.
2.
AIMS
- The CoC is designed to encourage all
persons to act in a manner that is responsible, socially acceptable and
outlines the minimum standard of behaviour expected of ALL of the
Club's
representatives.
3.
OBJECTIVES
- To maintain the integrity of the Game,
to protect the image of the Club, outlining the reasonable measures of
control permissible under Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club's
jurisdiction.
- To provide a mechanism that ensures
fairness and consistency in the application of disciplinary action by
the Committee when it maybe deemed necessary for dispersal.
4. BEHAVIOUR
4.1
All
Players Should:
- Play within the Rules of the Game and
when on the field act in a manner that is fair and acceptable and in
accordance with the community's expectations as a sportsman, and
- Avoid any involvement in foul play or
the unnecessary use of foul language when representing Kuttabul Rugby
Union Football Club,
- Avoid participation in any actions such
as sledging of opposition players, officials, or supporters that may
implicate Kuttabul RUC in any adverse legal action or that would
contravene any sexual or racial discrimination legislation,
- Never abuse your fellow players,
officials, sponsors or supporters.
- Never knowingly take or supply illicit
or illegal drugs or participate in the use or distribution of banned
substances that would impair the performance of the individual or
others and that may implicate Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club in any
legal action being taken against it.
4.2 ALL
Officials Should;
- abide by the aforementioned clauses as
outlined in 4.1 Behaviour for Players, and also all Officials should;
- act in a responsible manner that will
earn respect from your peers, players, sponsors and supporters of
Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club and also from those of opposition
Clubs.
- as a Declared Official or a person
acting in an official capacity, be willing to display guidance, support
and empathy to all persons associated with Kuttabul Rugby Union
Football Club
and extend the same to those of all opposition Clubs.
5. DISCIPLINARY
ACTION
"The
Game and The Club will always be greater than the Individual!"
5.1
Breaches
Any Declared
Official, Coach, Player or Voluntary Worker who is found guilty of :
- foul play and/or unruly behaviour both
on and off the field,
- other action that brings the Club into
disrepute such as incurring legal action against themselves or the Club,
- conducting fraudulent activities and/or
misappropriating monies raised under the auspices of Kuttabul
Rugby Club.
- knowingly breaching any or all of the
clauses outlined in this document,will be required to answer for their
actions, to the Kuttabul Rugby Football Club Committee and/or the host
Group Administration in relation to disciplinary measures.
5.2 Actions
- Following appropriate investigation of
the incident, evaluation of the severity and determination of it's
impact upon the Club, the Committee may resolve to ignore, warn, fine,
suspend or dismiss the individual or individuals from the Club.
5.3 Fines
- Where the determination has found that
the application of a fine is the appropriate action to be taken against
a Player or Player/Coach, the Committee will formulate an appropriate
level of monetary fine consistent with the severity of the breach.
5.4
Severance
- Should the breach be serious such that
dismissal from the Club is required and where the offender is found to
be a Coach or Player/Coach or Player, it may be deemed that any
contractual obligations between the person and Kuttabul Rugby Union
Football Club be revoked.
6.
COMMITMENT TO SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
6.1
Promotion
- All Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club
Players and Officials will endeavour, whenever practical and wherever
possible, to actively participate in any promotion and support any
sponsor who provides a financial commitment to the Club.
6.2
Conduct
- All persons shall at all times whilst
participating in Club functions, wear any apparel provided by the
sponsors, conduct themselves in an orderly manner and portray to the
sponsors and supporters the best possible image of the Club to ensure
that the sponsors association with Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club
is
one that they can be proud of.
- It is important that the Players shall
acknowledge themselves to sponsors and supporters at every opportunity.
7. GAME
DAY OBLIGATIONS
7.1
Home Games
- All Players, Coaches and Officials are
required to attend post game award functions after each home game and
at the venue to be determined by the Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club.
7.2
Duration
- It is anticipated that such functions
would extend no longer than one (1) hour after each home game.
7.3
Bus Travel
- Subject to sufficient finances it is
anticipated that the Club will charter and cover part or all of the
costs for bus hire when travelling to selected away
game venues throughout the competitive season.
- When this is the case it shall be a
requirement of the Club for all Players to board the bus and to assist
with charter costs a token contribution of maybe requested for payment
from each person to offset the hire costs.
7.4
Interaction with Opposition Teams
- Whenever possible and to encourage
player rapport and in the spirit of the Game, Kuttabul Rugby Union
Football Club encourages all
Players and Officials to return to the opposition's function centre
after each game.
8.
ALCOHOL ON
CHARTERED BUSES
8.1
When Alcohol Consumption is NOT Allowed
- Should a bus be chartered by the Club to
transport its Players and Officials to away game venues, NO alcohol
shall be consumed on the bus without the express permission of the bus
driver or the company.
8.2
When
Alcohol Consumption is Allowed
- Should the bus driver or the company
allow the consumption of alcohol on the bus, it shall only be arranged
in accordance with Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club committee's
guidance.
9.
ATTENDANCE AND
PUNCTUALITY
9.1
Training Times
- To assist with the establishment of
regimented training programs all Players are required to be ready to
commence training at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled training
commencement time.
9
.2 Training Venues
- The venue for training will be
determined by the respective coaching or designated training staff and
will always be dependent upon the condition of the venue, access to the
playing surface and availability.
9.3
Training Notification
- It is the Players responsibility to
ensure he is fully aware of the scheduled training days, start times
and location of the venues.
9.4
Unavailability
- Any Player not available for training
will be required to contact the respective Coach, Team Manager or the
Head Trainer to advise of his non-attendance.
9.5
Game Day
- All Players, respective Team Managers
and Officials are required to report to the change rooms or designated
marshalling area at least one (1) hour prior to the scheduled
commencement of their game or as otherwise directed by their respective
Coaches.
- All Players of each Grade will be
obliged to assist the Club Committee with setting up and pulling down
equipment & conducting the game day raffle at home games,
either prior to or immediately after their respective games.
10.
INJURED PLAYERS OBLIGATIONS
- All Players injured during the course of
training or playing the game are to follow the standard procedure
available to him for compensation or insurance cover for wages lost
during the time of his recuperation.
- Any Player registered by Kuttabul Rugby
Union Football Club who
is injured during the course of a game or at training and who is not
incapacitated such that he cannot attend training or games shall be
required to support the Club and its Declared Officials with off field
duties at all times and to the best of his capability during the period
of his recovery.
- During the period of his recuperation
the Player shall report to the Coach, Team Manager or Club Secretary
and shall provide assistance and support to the Trainers, the Club's
Declared Officials and Voluntary Workers in activities such as;
- Game Day resources eg waterbottles
- Gear and equipment erection and
management at both training and on game days.
11.
DRESS STANDARDS
11.1
Expectations
- Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club
requires
all Players, Coaches, Trainers and Officials associated with Club to be
neatly dressed and to wear the standard Club attire or sponsor provided
apparel at all times as is expected of modern day Club members.
11.2
Training Day
- Whenever provided, ALL Players are
expected to wear the sponsors shirts or other training apparel when
provided to them for the entirety of the season, to every training
session and at all times throughout the session for the entirety of the
season.
11.3
Game Day
- ALL Kuttabul Rugby Union Footfall Club
Players will be required to wear the applicable sponsors apparel or
standard Club shirt to every game day - without exception!
11.4
Lost Apparel
- Any standard apparel provided to Players
that are lost or mislaid must be replaced and at the Players own
expense.
12.
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
- As a Club that provides the opportunity
to play Rugby Union at the highest level available locally, it is
expected that all Players who have registered with the Club will accept
the honour to represent the Group, Division or the State if selected.
- Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club
actively
endorses and encourages the principle of representation by all of its
Players and will endeavour to assist with meeting or minimising the
costs attributed to ensuring the full compliment of selected Players
attends training and games at the designated venues.
13.
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITMENT
- As a Club with a considerable human
resource, it is expected that its members should return to the
community who supports and sustains it, a commitment in the form of
voluntary labour and skills utilisation if and when required.
- The Committee will annually determine
which needy or worthy community/charity group, association, club or
cause to commit the Clubs voluntary resources.
- All Coaches, Players, Declared Officials
and Voluntary Workers where possible, is expected to participate in the
selected community or charitable task once determined.
14. CONCLUSION
- Always remember you are a representative
of Kuttabul Rugby Union Football Club and the Club discourages
such actions by ANY person acting in an illegal or unruly manner that
may bring the Club into disrepute.
- The Club discourages such acts that may
have a detrimental effect on the recruitment or retention of players,
sponsors and supporters and that may jeopardise the integrity of the
Game and the image of the Club.
- Thou shalt not spurn and/or deprecate gingas.
Remember:
"You don't get a second chance to make a first impression"
