Our mission is to teach the children of the Cranford Lacrosse Club to play lacrosse with skill, integrity, sportsmanship and enjoyment. Our primary concern is to teach the values of discipline, hard work, team commitment, and fair and sportsmanlike competition. We believe that in team sports, victories are not just achieved on the scoreboard. We judge our success by our ability to impress these values on our young players.
We cannot accomplish this mission without your support and your agreement to act as adult role models.
01Parents' code of conduct
As a parent,
I will.
Teach my child responsibility
- Be sure my child makes every effort to attend practices and games, on time.
- Be sure my child is picked up from practices and games at their conclusion.
- Make sure my child contacts the coach when they cannot attend a practice or a game. Unexcused absences show a lack of commitment and responsibility and will be dealt with accordingly.
- Encourage my child to take the time to practice on their own to build their lacrosse skills.
Teach my child to respect other people
- Not use foul language, or ridicule or criticize the referee, coaches or other players by yelling from the sidelines or making dramatic arm movements.
- Tell my child that the official is human and sometimes makes mistakes while controlling the game, but that the referee does not make or break the outcome of the game.
- Allow the coach to coach the game without interference or suggestions from me, and without comments about the officials. I will direct any comments or suggestions to my child's team manager, not the coach, and wait at least 24 hours after a game before doing so.
- Not argue with fans from opposing teams.
- Not shout instructions to players from the sidelines, and let the coach do the coaching from the appropriate side of the field.
- Not criticize the coach's game decisions afterwards when discussing the game with my child.
Teach my child that good sportsmanship is essential to lacrosse
- Applaud a good effort in victory and defeat.
- Applaud good play by the opposing team and players.
- Discipline my child for foul or inappropriate language, or for unsportsmanlike conduct.
- Learn the Player Code of Conduct and take every opportunity to reinforce it with my child.
A parent's failure to follow this code may result in the removal of their child from the team.
02Player code of conduct
As a player,
I will.
- Play lacrosse for FUN.
- Practice and work hard to improve my lacrosse skills.
- Be on time for practices and games and concentrate on playing my best.
- Be a team player and not criticize my teammates.
- Respect and cooperate with my coaches.
- Play by the rules of the game.
- Never use foul language or curse.
- Never trash-talk or taunt another player.
- Never argue with the official's calls or decisions.