Fair Play

The following standards have been adapted from Australian School Sports Council document “Fair Play in School Sport – Codes of Behaviour” and have been endorsed by Swimming Victoria Inc. They were taken from Swimming Australia and apply to members of the Albury Swimming Club.

FOR SWIMMERS

• Be a good sport
• Compete for enjoyment
• Work hard for your team as well as yourself
• Treat all team mates and opponents as you enjoy being treated yourself
• Complete by the rules
• Co-operate with team and game officials
• Control your behaviour in and out of the pool
• Learn to value honest effort skilled performance and improvement

FOR COACHES

• Set a good example for your swimmers
• Encourage and create opportunities to develop individual skills
• Encourage team participation
• Ensure that the events are appropriate for the age group and the skill development level of the swimmers involved
• Teach your swimmers to be friendly towards officials and opponents
• Discipline any swimmers whose behaviour is not acceptable
• Keep your own knowledge of coaching and development of the sport up to date
• Share your own knowledge with others as the need arises

FOR PARENTS

• Encourage participation by your children
• Provide a model of good sports behaviour for your child to copy
• Be courteous in your communication with swimmers, officials and sports administrators
• Make any new parents feel welcome on all occasions
• Do not interfere with a conduct of any events

FOR SPECTATORS

• Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour
• Remember children compete for enjoyment. Don’t let your behaviour detract from their enjoyment.
• Let officials conduct events without interference.
• Support skilled performances and team play with generous applause
• Demonstrate respectful or other competitors and their supporters