Great Falls Reston Soccer Club’s philosophy is to promote excellence in youth soccer in an environment where all participants (players, coaches, referees, parents and spectators) are treated in a respectful and encouraging manner. This includes:
Parents being respectful and encouraging to their player and his/her teammates and opponents;
Parents supporting their player by providing them with the proper equipment, getting them to practices and games on time as designated by the coach and practicing with them at home;
Parents being respectful and encouraging to the referee(s) during and after a match. This includes no foul and abusive language and no “Come on ref”. Instead, “Good call ref” is encouraged and welcome.
Players being respectful of their teammates, coach(es) and opponents;
Players being respectful of the referee(s);
Players learning and abiding by the Laws of the Game and learning the Rules of the league in which they are playing;
Players not using foul and abusive language or gestures to their teammates, coach(es), opponents, referee(s) or spectators at practice, or during or after a match.
Coaches being respectful and encouraging to their players and referees;
Coaches learning and teaching the Laws of the Game and the Rules of the league in which they are playing;
Coaches modeling good sportsmanship to their players and their team parents/spectators. This includes teaching the “uninformed” party about calls that are misunderstood.
Abusive Language or Gestures by coaches, players and parents or spectators towards a referee, player or coach, will not be tolerated and is considered unsportsmanlike behavior.
Violation of any aspects of this Code of Conduct may result in a hearing before the Rules and Disciplinary Committee for disciplinary action. This action may be in the form of a reprimand, suspension or expulsion from Great Falls-Reston Soccer Club.
