Coaches and Assistant Coaches of the Rockland Rocket Basketball Program are expected to maintain coaching conduct in a professional manner. To satisfactorily meet these responsibilities, Coaches and Assistant Coaches will:
1. Know the rules and abide by them.
2. Instruct team members in the rules and coach his/her team in such a way as to motivate each player to compete according to the rules at all times.
3. Respect the game officials and refrain from questioning their decisions in a disrespectful or abusive manner. Ensure that players do not shoot at the baskets during timeouts or intermissions.
4. Ensure that all-building rules and regulations are followed by the players.
5. Ensure that fans of his/her team conduct themselves with sportsmanship and maturity at all times while in attendance at game sites; assist the game officials in maintaining control of spectators during the games.
6. Respect the Coaches and players of the opposing team both during the play of the game and at its conclusion, win or lose.
7. Teach each player, especially through personal example, to be humble and generous in victory and proud and courteous in defeat and shake hands with opponents after game.
8. Maintain control of his/her emotions and avoid actions, language, and/or gestures that may be interpreted as hostile and/or humiliating.
9. Instruct team support personnel (e.g., assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and Team Parents) in their responsibilities in accordance with established rules and procedures.
10. Realize, accept, and practice the principal that a team’s reputation is built not only on its playing ability, but also on its sportsmanship, courtesy, and manner.
11. Coaches should refrain from making comments from the bench during opponents shot from the free throw line.
DEFINITIONS OF OFFENSIVE ACTIONS
1) refuse to abide by an official's decision; or
2) be guilty of objectionable demonstration by throwing equipment or any other forceful action: or
3) be guilty of heaping verbal abuse upon an official for any real or imaginary wrong decision or judgment; or
4) be guilty of an abusive verbal attack upon a player, an opposing coach, official or spectator; or
5) at any time, lay hands upon, push, shove or strike an official; or
6) be guilty of physical attack as an aggressor upon any player, opposing coach, official, spectator
It is understood that conduct which is detrimental and contrary to the ROCKLAND ROCKETS CODE of CONDUCT could result in suspension or expulsion from further participation for whatever period of time deemed reasonable and appropriate by the ROCKLAND ROCKETS Board.
