Parents Code of Conduct

Parkville Rec Youth Basketball

Youth sports programs play an important role in promoting the physical, social and emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches and officials to encourage youth athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship. Moreover, adults involved in youth sports events should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self-control.

Spectators or players are not permitted to approach the score table or referee at any time. Only the head or assistant coach has the authority to speak with the score table or referee.

Officials, score keepers, and PRC staff have the authority to remove a player, coach, or spectator from a game and can declare the game a forfeit due to unsportsmanlike conduct.

If the referee or scorekeeper witnesses any acts of tackling, elbowing, cheap shots, blocking, or any unsportsmanlike act, the game will be stopped and the player can be ejected from the game.

Spectators must remain on the opposite side of the court from the score table, players and coaches.

Children are not to be dropped off to the school.  Parents are expected to control their children who are in the gym as spectators. Children are not allowed to run around or bounce basketballs in the hallways or to shoot basketballs during halftime or the breaks between quarters

I therefore pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending or participating in a youth sports event and shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct:

I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well-being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well-being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend, coach, or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event and will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

I will not engage in the use of profanity.

I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.

I will treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.

I will encourage my child to treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.

I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, score table, or any other attendee.

I hereby agree that if I violate the this agreement or the  conduct of conduct I will be subject to disciplinary action as governed by the Baltimore County Recreation and Parks Facility Rules of Behavior.