Members Agreement
Each year the club requires confirmation of your consent to the Members Agreement containing our codes of conduct for players, family members and guests. If your family has multiple players in the club, this form can be used to provide consent for each.General Code of Conduct
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of others.
• Be fair, considerate, and honest in all dealing with others.
• Be professional in, and accept responsibility for, your actions.
• Make a commitment to providing quality service.
• Be aware of, and maintain an uncompromising adhesion to, Basketball Queensland’s standards, rules, regulations, and policies.
• Operate within the rules of the sport including national and international guidelines which govern Basketball Queensland, the member associations and the affiliated clubs.
• Do not use your involvement with Basketball Queensland, a member association or an affiliated club to promote your own beliefs, behaviours, or practices where these are inconsistent with those of Basketball Queensland, a member association or an affiliated club.
• Demonstrate a high degree of individual responsibility especially when dealing with persons under 18 years of age, as your words and actions are an example.
• Avoid unaccompanied and unobserved activities with persons under 18 years of age, wherever possible.
• Refrain from any form of harassment of others.
• Refrain from any behaviour that may bring the sport of basketball, Basketball Queensland, a member association or an affiliated club into disrepute.
• Provide a safe environment for the conduct of the basketball activities.
• Show concern and caution towards others who may be sick or injured.
• Be a positive role model.
• Understand the repercussions if you breach, or are aware of any breaches of, this code of behaviour.
• Refrain from engaging in negative or destructive discussions or postings on social media about players, coaches, spectators, officials, administrators, or other basketball participants, that may be viewed as abusive, harassing, or offensive in nature.
Players Code of Behaviour
• Play by the rules.
• Never argue with an official. If you disagree, have your captain, coach or manager approach the official
during a break or after the competition.
• Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials and sledging other players, deliberately distracting, or
provoking an opponent are not acceptable or permitted behaviours in any sport.
• Work equally hard for yourself and/or your team. Your team’s performance will benefit, so will you.
• Be a good sport. Applaud all good plays whether they are made by your team or the opposition.
• Treat all participants in your sport as you like to be treated. Do not bully or take unfair advantage of
another competitor.
• Cooperate with your coach, team-mates, and opponents. Without them there would be no competition.
• Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit, not just to please parents and coaches.
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their gender, ability, cultural
background, or religion.
• Refrain from engaging in negative or destructive discussion or postings on social media about players,
coaches, spectators, officials, administrators, or other basketball participants, that may be viewed as
abusive, harassing or offensive in nature.
Parents Code of Behaviour
• Remember that children participate in sport for their enjoyment, not yours.
• Encourage children to participate, do not force them.
• Focus on the child’s efforts and performance rather than winning or losing.
• Encourage children always to play according to the rules and to settle disagreements without resorting to
hostility or violence.
• Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a competition.
• Remember that children learn best by example. Appreciate good performances and skilful plays by all
participants.
• Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities.
• Respect officials’ decisions and teach children to do likewise.
• Show appreciation for volunteer coaches, officials, and administrators. Without them, your child could
not participate.
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every young person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural
background, or religion.
• Refrain from engaging in negative or destructive discussion or postings on social media about players,
coaches, spectators, officials, administrators, or other basketball participants, that may be viewed as
abusive, harassing, or offensive in nature.
Spectator’s Code of Behaviour
• Remember that children play sport for their enjoyment, not yours.
• Applaud good performance and efforts from each team.
• Congratulate all participants upon their performance regardless of the game’s outcome.
• Respect officials’ decisions and teach children to do the same.
• Never ridicule or scold a child for making a mistake. Positive comments are motivational.
• Condemn the use of violence in any form be it by spectators, coaches, officials, or players.
• Encourage players to follow the rules and the officials’ decisions.
• Do not use foul language or harass players, coaches, or officials.
• Refrain from engaging in negative or destructive discussion or postings on social media about players, coaches, spectators, officials, administrators, or other basketball participants, that may be viewed as abusive, harassing, or offensive in nature.