CODE OF BEHAVIOUR
The following standards have been adapted from the Australian School Sports Council document School Sport Australia – Codes of Behaviour.
They apply to everyone involved with the FNQRSA:.
FOR SWIMMERS
- Be a good sport
- Compete for enjoyment
- Strive for personal excellence
- Work hard for your team as well as yourself
- Treat all team mates and opponents as you enjoy being treated yourself
- Compete by the rules
- Co-operate with team members and officials
- Control your behaviour in and out of the pool
- Learn to value honest effort, skilled performance and improvement
FOR COACHES AND INSTRUCTORS
- Set a good example for your swimmers
- Encourage and create opportunities to develop individual skills
- Encourage team participation
- Ensure that the events are appropriate for the age group and the skill development level of the swimmers involved
- Teach your swimmers to be friendly towards officials and opponents, and to treat them with respect
- Discipline any swimmers whose behaviour is not acceptable and where necessary impose appropriate penalties
- Keep your own knowledge of coaching and developments of the sport up to date
- Share your own knowledge with others as the need arises
FOR PARENTS/CARERS
- Encourage participation by your children
- Provide a model of good sports behaviour for your child to copy
- Be courteous in your communication with swimmers, officials and sport administrators
- Make any new parents/carers/swimmers feel welcome on all occasions
- Do not interfere with the conduct of any event.
FOR SPECTATORS
- Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour
- Remember swimmers compete for enjoyment. Don’t let your behaviour detract from their enjoyment
- Let officials conduct events without interference
- Support skilled performances and team play with generous applause
- Demonstrate respect for other competitors and their supporters