Coach's Code of Conduct

I hereby pledge to live up to my certification as a Romulus Flyers Coach by following the Romulus Athletic Club’s Coach's Code of Ethics:

• I will follow the rules of the Downriver Junior Football League.

• I will follow the established policies and procedures of the Romulus Athletic Club.

• 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 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 events sponsored by the Romulus Athletic Club

• 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 all of the skills that I teach.

• I will remember that I am a youth sports coach, and that the game is for children and not adults.