Code of Conduct

CODE OF CONDUCT

Fully comply with the Child Safety in Netball Code of Conduct.
Treat all players with respect.
Accept responsibility for all actions taken. Exercise reasonable care to prevent injury by ensuring players play within the rules. Reasonable care consists of advising the players of illegal body movements, showing due diligence in detecting and correctly penalising infringements.
Place the safety and welfare of the players above all else, ensuring the court and its surrounds are compliant.
Umpires must be impartial and maintain a high standard of personal behaviour.
Avoid situations which may lead to a conflict of interest.
Be courteous, respectful and open to discussion and interaction.
Maintain or improve your current performance level and seek continual improvement.
Refrain from any personal abuse towards players including verbal, physical and emotional abuse. Be aware of abuse directed towards the players from other sources. (Abide by Netball Victoria’s Member Protection Regulation).
Refrain from any form of harassment towards players. Treat all players fairly within the context of their sporting activities, regardless of gender, race, place of origin, athletic potential, colour, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, socio-economic status. (Abide by Netball Victoria Member Protection Regulation).
Show concern and empathy towards ill and injured players.

Fully comply with the Child Safety in Netball Code of Conduct.
Respect the rights, dignity and worth of fellow players, coaches, officials and spectators.
Refrain from conduct which could be regarded as sexual or other harassment
Respect the talent, potential and development of fellow players and competitors.
Care and respect the uniform and equipment provided to you.
Be frank and honest with your coach concerning illness and injury and your ability to train and play fully.
Conduct yourself in a responsible manner relating to language, temper and punctuality.
Maintain a high standard of personal behaviour at all times.
Abide by the rules and respect the decision of the umpires. Be courteous and use the correct process when
seeking a rule clarification.
Be honest in your attitude and preparation to training. Work equally hard for yourself and your team.
Cooperate with coaches and staff in relation to programs that adequately prepare you for competition.
Do not engage in practises that affect sporting performance (alcohol, tobacco and drug use).
Encourage players to take responsibility for their own behaviour, performance, decisions and actions.
Promote an environment of mutual support and respect among your players, regardless of their level of play.
Involve the players in decisions that affect them.

Fully comply with the Child Safety in Netball Code of Conduct.
Most players (in particular children) participate in netball activities for fun. They are not participating
for entertainment of spectators only.
Applaud good performance and efforts by all players. When watching a game congratulate both teams
upon their performance regardless of the game’s outcome.
Respect the umpires and coach’s decisions. If there is a disagreement, follow the appropriate
procedure to question the decision and teach children to do likewise.
Never ridicule or scold a player for making a mistake during a competition. Positive comments are
motivational.
Condemn the use of violence in any form, be it by administrators, coaches, players, umpires or parents/guardians.
Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour by not using foul language, and not harassing administrators, coaches, players or umpires.
Refrain from conduct which could be regarded as sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying or victimisation.
Encourage players to play according to the rules and official decisions, and develop your own
knowledge of the rules.
Support the use of age appropriate development activities and modified rules.

The above Code’s of Conduct have been extracted from the Netball Victoria Website to be inline with the standard of conduct across all competitions.