CODE OF CONDUCT
ATHLETES
  • Play for the learning and development sport offers.
  • Play with passion but play by the rules.
  • Never argue with officials’ decisions. Let your captain or coach ask any necessary questions at appropriate times.
  • Recognise positive contributions made by teammates’ and opposition.
  • Treat all players’ as you would like to be treated.
  • Cooperate with your coach, teammates’ and opponents, for without them you don’t have a game.
  • Contribute to your own, and the teams progress, by being a self responsible, self reflective and self driven athlete.
  • Live the high performance lifestyle: quality nutrition, conditioning, sleep, recovery, and attitude.
COACHES
  • Players need a coach that they can respect. Be generous with your praise when it is deserved and set a good example in all areas such as attire, language, expectations, punctuality and expertise.
  • Ensure that all players are given the opportunities to perform and grow.
  • Develop team respect for the judgment of officials.
  • Follow the advice of a doctor in determining when an injured player is fit to play again.
  • Insist on fair and disciplined play, do not tolerate foul play, fighting or bad language. Be prepared to take the offending player play out of the competition environment.
SPECTATORS
  • Support is an essential part of development of athletes
  • Applaud good play by your own team and the opposition.
  • Show respect for your team’s opponents. Without them there would be no games.
  • Never ridicule or scold a child for making a mistake during a game.
  • Condemn the use of violence in all forms.
  • Respect the referee’s decision.
  • Encourage players to play according to the rules. 
  • Any inappropriate behaviour reflects badly on yourself, the team and MANUKURA.
WHĀNAU
  • Embrace the MANUKURA way.
  • Encourage and support the high performance lifestyle. 
  • Teach your child that honest effort is as important as victory so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment and a focus on learning is always evident.
  • Turn defeat into victory and victory into further learning by helping your child develop confidence in accurate and regular self-reflection.
  • Remember that athletes learn best by example. Comments from the side line need to be unbiased and positive.
  • Do not question the officials’ judgment. The official is always right.
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