I hereby pledge to provide positive support, care and encouragement for all players at the
Woodford Youth Soccer Association by following this Code of Ethics:

• Soccer is the players’ game. The paramount concern of coaches is the holistic
  development, welfare, enjoyment and safety of their players.

• Coaches bear responsibility for teaching their players to strive for success while
  playing fairly, observing the Laws of the Game and the highest levels of
  sportsmanship.

•  Coaches shall treat officials with respect and dignity, and shall teach their players to
  do the same.

• Our opponents are worthy of being treated with respect. Coaches will model such
  respect for opponents and expect their players to do likewise.
  In both victory and defeat, the behavior of a coach shall model grace, dignity and
  composure.

• Coaches shall adhere to the highest standards and the regulations of the institutions
  they represent: clubs, schools, sponsoring organizations and sports governing bodies.
  Coaches have a responsibility to promote the interests of soccer, including treating
  media with courtesy, honesty and respect.

• Coaches shall model inclusive behavior, actively supporting cultural diversity while
  opposing all types of discrimination, including, but not limited to, racism and sexism,
  at all levels of soccer.

• Coaches are responsible for taking an active role in education about, and prevention
  and treatment of, drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse, both in their own lives and in the
  lives of their players.

• Coaches shall refrain from all manner of personal abuse and harassment of others,
  whether verbal, physical, emotional or sexual, and shall oppose such abuse and
  harassment at all levels of soccer.

• Coaches shall respect the declared affiliations of all players, and shall adhere to all
  guidelines and regulations on recruiting established by the governing bodies having
  oversight of their teams and leagues.

• Coaches shall seek to honor those who uphold the highest standards and principles of
  soccer and shall use appropriate protocol to oppose and eliminate all behavior that
  brings disrepute to the sport – violence, abuse, dishonesty, disrespect and violations of
  the Laws of the Game and rules governing competition.