Celbridge Athletics Club is fully supportive of, and follows the Athletics Ireland Code of Conduct for Athletes, Coaches and Parents.

By agreeing to become a member of Celbridge Athletics Club, you must agree to adhere Athletes and / or Parents Code.

Code of Conduct for Children and Young Athletes

Sport should be safe, fun and conducted in a spirit of fair play.
As a young person you are entitled to the best possible environment to participate in sport.
You deserve to be given enjoyable, safe sporting opportunities, free from abuse of any kind.
You have rights, which must be respected, and responsibilities that you must accept.
You should always treat other athletes and team leaders with fairness and respect.

You are entitled to:

Be safe and to feel safe
Be listened to
Be believed
Be treated with dignity, sensitivity, and respect
Have your voice heard in your sport
Participate on an equal and non-discriminatory basis
Have fun and enjoy your sport
Experience competition at a level at which you are happy
Make complaints and have them dealt with
Get help against those who bully
Say No
To protect your body
Privacy and confidentiality

You should always:

Treat all group or team members and your Sports Leaders with respect
Act fairly and responsibly at all times, do your best
Respect other group or team members
Respect opponents and be gracious in defeat
Abide by the rules as set out by the group or team you are with
Support and assist where appropriate with the running of your group

You should never:

Cheat or seek to gain an unfair advantage
Intimidate, use violence or physical contact that is not welcome
Shout at or argue with another person unreasonably
Cause harm to or damage property
Bully or threaten another person online or offline
Take banned substances or consume alcohol or recreational drugs
Spread or circulate rumours online or offline about another person
Tell lies

Code of Conduct for all Athletes

Sport should be safe, fun and conducted in a spirit of fair play.
You deserve to be given enjoyable, safe sporting opportunities, free from abuse of any kind.
You have rights, which must be respected, and responsibilities that you must accept.
You should always treat other athletes and team leaders with fairness and respect.

You are entitled to:

Be safe and to feel safe
Be listened to
Be believed
Be treated with dignity, sensitivity, and respect
Have your voice heard in your sport
Participate on an equal and non-discriminatory basis
Have fun and enjoy your sport
Experience competition at a level at which you are happy
Make complaints and have them dealt with
Get help against those who bully
Say No
To protect your body
Privacy and confidentiality

You should always:

Treat all group or team members and your Sports Leaders with respect
Act fairly and responsibly at all times, do your best
Respect other group or team members
Respect opponents and be gracious in defeat
Abide by the rules as set out by the group or team you are with
Support and assist where appropriate with the running of your group

You should never:

Cheat or seek to gain an unfair advantage
Intimidate, use violence or physical contact that is not welcome
Shout at or argue with another person unreasonably
Cause harm to or damage property
Bully or threaten another person online or offline
Take banned substances or consume alcohol or recreational drugs
Spread or circulate rumours online or offline about another person
Tell lies

Coaches and Officials Code
Coaches, Officials and Volunteers Code of Conduct

Sport should be safe, fun and conducted in a spirit of fair play

All coaches, officials and volunteers in athletics should

Consider the wellbeing and safety of participants before the development of performance.
Develop an appropriate working relationship with participants, based on mutual trust and respect.
Make sure all activities are appropriate to the age, ability and the experience of those taking part.
Promote the positive aspects of the sport (e.g. fair play)
Display consistently high standards of behaviour.
Follow all guidelines laid down by the National Governing Body
Hold appropriate qualifications and Athletics Ireland insurance cover.
Never exert undue influence over participants to gain personal benefit or reward.
Never condone rule violations, rough play or the use of prohibited substances.
Encourage participants to value their performances and not just results.
Encourage and guide participants to accept responsibility for their own performance and behaviour.
Never use foul or inappropriate language.
Sports leaders or officials must never abuse their position of authority by engaging in any form of sexual relations with children or vulnerable adults.
Do use a group email system for communicating with parents/guardians & coaches of athletes.
Do not communicate individually by social media, text or email with juvenile athletes
Do not engage in communications with underage athletes individually via personal social network sites.
Always use official squad group text or social media sites to communicate with juvenile athletes.
A coach should under no circumstance undermine the efforts of an athlete’s personal coach and/or attempt to ‘poach’ an athlete within a squad environment
Coaches and leaders should never place themselves in a compromising position by texting or communicating via social media sites with juvenile athletes. All such communications regarding athletics should be sent via the parents or guardians of the athlete.

The following should apply when communicating with juvenile athletes:

Do use a club group text or email system for communicating with parents/guardians of athletes.
Do not communicate individually by text or email with juvenile athletes.
Do not engage in communications with underage athletes via personal social network sites.
Always use official club group text or social media sites to communicate with juvenile athletes.

Parents Code of Conduct

Athletics should be safe, fun and conducted in a spirit of fair play

Encourage your child to learn the rules and play within them.
Discourage unfair play and arguing with officials.
Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results.
Never force your child to take part in sport.
Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding good performances of all.
Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes.
Publicly accept officials' judgments.
Support your child's involvement and help them to enjoy their sport.
Use correct and proper language at all times.
Encourage and guide performers to accept responsibility for their own performance and behaviour.

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