Code of Conduct For Players
- Prepare yourself mentally to learn from the training session rather than to focus only on having fun.
- Practice good time management as training is only part of your routine. The other part being your school work.
- Be conscientious in your school work as you will not be allowed to train if your class work is poor.
- Lead a healthy sporting lifestyle. Look after your diet, sleep well, have a good rest especially after a training session and abstain from smoking and consuming alcohol.
- Be willing to sacrifice fanciful lifestyle if you want to be an accomplished player.
- Accept success and failure, victory and defeat equally.
- Resist any temptation to take banned substances or use banned techniques.
- Treat opponents with due respect at all times, irrespective of the result of the game.
- Safeguard the physical fitness of opponents, avoid violence and rough play and help injured opponents.
- Accept the decision of the Match Official without protest.
- Abide by the instructions of your Coach and Team officials, provided they do not contradict the spirit of this Code.
- Show due respect to the interests of supporters.
- Arrive punctually for training sessions and matches.
- Attend training sessions regularly.
- Conduct yourself properly with respect to teammates, opponents, referees, managers, coaches and spectators.
- Do not eat a big meal before a training session.
- Take good care of your sports gear (especially your soccer shoes).
- The selection of a player for his club’s representative team is at the sole discretion of the coach. As a rule, players who train twice weekly should be selected over those who only train once or not at all.
- Members of recreational teams should also be treated equally in terms of playing time. Coaches should keep a record.
