Think before you act!

Things to be aware of as a parent/supporter that you may not already know about….

It will come as no surprise to anyone that inappropriate behaviour from parents regularly mar children’s sport. Our club unfortunately are not exempt from such issues. It is an embarrassment to our club and its members to be associated with poor behaviour.

Codes of Conduct issued by Basketball Victoria (BV) apply to every player, parent, spectator and official. BV empowers the SBA to expel and/or exclude anybody from attending stadiums or competing on court who transgresses conduct codes. Long suspensions/bans are common.

Government legislation is in place to protect children involved in sporting and social activities. Serious legal consequences can apply where inappropriate behaviours around children occur. You all may be very surprised as to what is deemed to be inappropriate. Our tip is that any interaction should be avoided.

What does this mean for parents/adults attending sporting events?

In junior basketball-related activity it means the following;

1. No parent is permitted to have any interaction before, during or after a match with any player, coach or official (other than their own child).

2. There is an exclusion zone around team benches and scorebenches whereby adults must observe a reasonable distance so as to not have any detrimental verbal or physical impact on players, officials, or the on court activity.

No parent or adult is permitted to physically approach benches. If a parent has an urgent need to attend to their child’s needs they must call the child (player) away from the exclusion zone.

Complaints

Any complaints need to be directed to the club committee who will deal with it in an appropriate manner.

Any verbal complaints, negative comments or abuse need to be kept to yourself. Please use common sense and talk to someone only as you would want someone to talk to you.

Consequences 

Our club will not tolerate poor behaviour from anybody, regardless of circumstance. 

Our club will escalate official action to deal with unsavoury incidents and will fully support the harshest possible penalties  that can be applied by the SBA.

So  please THINK BEFORE YOU ACT !!

Support our kids, support our game, support the future of basketball