Coaches’ Code of Ethics

I hereby Pledge to live up to my National Youth Sports Coaches (NYSCA) certification and to the Code of Ethics set forth by the Walthall County Youth Athletic Association Youth Football League

• I will place the emotional and physical well being of my players ahead of a personal desire to win.

• I will treat each player as an individual, remembering the large range of emotional and physical development for the same age group.

• I will do my best to provide a safe playing situation for my players. 

• I will promise to review and practice the basic first aid principles needed to treat injuries of my players.

• I will do my best to organize practices that are fun and challenging for all my players.

• I will lead by example in demonstrating fair play and sportsmanship to all my players.

• I will provide a sports environment for my team that is free of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, and I will refrain from their use at all youth sports events.

• I will be knowledgeable in the rules of each sport that I coach, and I will teach these rules to my players.

• I will use those coaching techniques appropriate for each of the skills I teach.
• I will respect the time, energy, and  contributions that each volunteer coach provides and will conduct myself as a teammate amongst my peers

• I will remember that I am a youth sports coach, and that the game is for

children and not adults.

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