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GOLDEN
EMPIRE YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL & CHEER
“ZERO – TOLERANCE POLICY”
Golden Empire Youth Tackle Football & Cheer
is committed to providing a safe environment for
its members and participants, and to preventing
abusive conduct in any form. Every member of
this organization is responsible for protecting
our participants, families, and staff while
involved in sponsored activities.
To
this end, Golden Empire has established the
following guidelines of behavior and procedures
for our staff, volunteers and participants. All
members of this organization, as well as
parents, spectators and other invitees are
expected to observe and adhere to the
guidelines. Failure to adhere to the following
guidelines may result in removal from the
program.
1.
Abuse of any kind is not permitted within
our organization. This means we do not tolerate
physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse or
misconduct from our staff, players, coaches,
officials, volunteers, parents or spectators.
2. Physical
and sexual abuse, including but not limited to,
striking, hitting, kicking, biting, indecent or
wanton gesturing, lewd remarks, indecent
exposure, unwanted physical contact, any form of
sexual contact or inappropriate touching, are
strictly prohibited within our organization.
3. Emotional
and or verbal abuse is also prohibited. These
include, but are not limited to such forms of
abuse as: use of abusive profane language,
yelling, insulting, threatening, mocking,
demeaning behavior, or making abusive statements
in regard to a person’s race, gender, religion,
nationality/ethnicity, sex, age, or physical
ability.
4. Possession
and or consumption of alcohol or any illegal
substance at any Golden Empire function is
strictly prohibited. Individuals under the
influence of alcohol and or any controlled
substance will not be allowed at any league
function.
5. Use
of Tobacco products at any Golden Empire event
and or function is strictly prohibited.
6. Parents
and spectators must remain in the grandstands
and or behind spectator barriers at all times.
Breeching such barriers may result in removal of
parent/spectator and participant from the
league.
7. Golden
Empire will respond quickly to any and all
allegations of abuse within its organization.
When appropriate, this information will be
communicated to the proper authorities for
investigation as well as reviewed by the
organizations Executive Board.
8. Golden
Empire is committed to providing a safe
environment for our families, participants, and
staff. We do so by appointing all coaches,
officials, and volunteers – and anyone else
affiliated with Golden Empire as protection
advocates. Every member of this organization is
responsible for reporting any cases of
questionable conduct or alleged mistreatment
toward our members by any coach, official,
volunteer, staff member, player, parent,
sibling, or spectator.
9. Golden
Empire promotes sportsmanship throughout the
organization and encourages qualities of mutual
respect, courtesy and tolerance in all
participants, coaches, officials and volunteers.
We advocate building strong self – images among
our youth participants. Children with a strong
self – image may be less likely targets for
abuse; similarly, they may be less likely to
abuse or bully others around them.
Golden Empire
Board of Directors
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