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Parent’s Responsibility

Parent’s Responsibility

1) Parents' responsibility is to encourage their child/children to participate. This includes ensuring players attend practices and games and that they arrive and leave at the scheduled times.

2) Parents' responsibility during games and practices is to encourage all children to do their best.

3) Proper sideline etiquette includes:

    (a) Let the coaches coach. If you are telling your child - or any other player for that matter - to do something different from what the coach is telling them, you create distraction and confusion.

    (b) Respect the referees. Outbursts from parents on the sideline made toward the referees only signal to our on children that they can blame the refs for anything that goes wrong. Blaming others is not a formula for success in sports.

    (c) It is very unnerving for many players when parents are yelling at them from the sidelines. Let the kids play. If they make a mistake, chances are they will learn from it.

    (d) Do not discuss the play of specific young players in front of other parents.

    (e) Make positive comments from the sideline. Be encouraging. You will see a young player make that extra effort when they hear encouraging words from the sideline about their hustle.

    (f) Do not make any negative comments about players on the other team. Besides being tasteless and classless, these kinds of comments can be hurtful to the young person involved and to their family as well.

    (g) Keep interaction with parents on the other team as healthy and positive as possible.

    (h) Parents and players on opposing teams are not the enemy. Check any negative feelings at the door.

    (i) When the game is over, the game is over. If you need to discuss something with your coach, allow a 24 hour grace period to collect your thoughts and allow the coach to decompress from the game.

    (j) At no time is a parent to address a referee during or after the game.

Spectator Conduct Policy

Spectator Conduct Policy

Disruptive or unruly behavior while attending an Upper Moreland Basketball Club or Inter-County Basketball Association event will not be tolerated. Any person (s) in attendance at an UMBC or ICBA game whose actions result in ejection will be expected to leave the facility, and will be suspended for at least one additional game with potential further action based on board review. The official (s) of the event are expected to issue a warning to the person (s) through one of the coaches who are involved in the game. The team or organization that the attendee is affiliated with will be told of the warning through that coach. After a warning has been issued, the next course of action will result in removal from the event. The team or organization that is attached to that person (s) will be expected to make sure this rule is enforced.

Everyone from the players, coaches, officials and scorekeepers are performing to the best of their ability. Please remember that when attending a sporting event played by young people, you are at a venue where the expectation is to have a safe place for children to play a sporting event. Cheer for the team or player (s) you support, respect all of the participants, and after the game exit the venue and have a great day!

If you see unacceptable behavior from players, coaches, officials or fans - please report to [email protected] .

Ejections

Ejections may be due to double technical fouls or the referees removal of a player, coach or spectator

The Board of UM Basketball Club has discussed recurring issues and decided that the best course of action is to restate and enforce our Code of Conduct. The following are excerpts from this Code:

The following may result in a fan ejection:

· Non-participants may not be on the court at any time (including before the game, during the game, at halftime, during timeouts or after the game.)
· Fans are not to bring basketballs into the buildings. Only coaches and players may bring basketball into the buildings
· Each team’s bench should consist only of players, coaches, and assistant coaches (3 max coaches). Parents, siblings, friends, etc. are not allowed on the team’s bench during the games.

Fan Ejections:

· If a parent/spectator is ejected from a game, they will be suspended for at least one additional game with potential further action based on board decision . No refund will be granted!
· If a player is attending a game in which they are not playing (typically attending a friend’s game) and they are ejected, they will not be allowed to participate in their team’s next game. If this happens a second time, the player will not be allowed to play for the remainder of the season. No Refunds given!

Player & Coach Ejections:

· Game Officials have been instructed to eject anyone at the onset of outlandish behavior. No questions asked.
· If a player or coach receives two technical fouls he/she will have to vacate the building and will be suspended for their next scheduled game.
· Multiple ejections of players or coaches will be reviewed by the board for potential additional action.
· Anyone using abusive language will not be tolerated, and will be removed from the premises without warning. We ask that the coaches, players and officials treat each other with respect and demonstrate sportsmanlike conduct before, during and after the game.
· All players and coaches MUST sit on the team bench. Not on the top of the bleachers, on the other bleachers but on the team bench only.
· The head coach is responsible for the actions of their players and fans. Any fan or player that gets removed the head coach is also assessed the technical foul.

ALL BOARD DECISIONS ARE FINAL

Gyms rules

Upper Morleand School District Facilities:
We depend on the partnership and a strong relationship with the school district in order to use their facilities and it is important to follow all rules and requests by the district. From time to time, there are last minute changes and we need to defer to changes in school event usage.
1. Please do not enter the gyms before the time your coach advise of, typically 5 minutes before your practice start. Please leave as soon as practice or game is over and do not linger in gym as we often go right up to our allotted time limit.
2. There is to be no ball playing, dribbling, or other play in the hallways.
3. Please leave all facilities in the same or better condition as how we found them, taking all trash and items with you.
4. Please be respectful of any other groups we interact with in the space.
5. Please do not prop open any doors that are not unlocked.
6. Please put away any chairs or items used for our events.

Calvary Presbyterian :
1. Please do not enter the gyms before the time your coach advise of, typically 5 minutes before your practice start. Please leave as soon as practice or game is over and do not linger in gym.
2. There is to be no ball playing, dribbling, or other play in the hallways.
3. Please leave all facilities in the same or better condition as how we found them, taking all trash and items with you.
4. Please be respectful of any other groups we interact with in the space.
5. Please do not prop open any doors that are not unlocked.
6. Please put away any chairs or items used for our events.

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Upper Moreland Basketball Club

PO Box 285
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090
Phone : 267-986-9119
Email : [email protected]