Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc.
Established 1977
Our Codes
The Diggers Rest Junior Football Club prides itself on being the very best club for our children in order to promote the following:
- to enjoy their sport,
- have fun,
- achieve a sense of belonging and
- to have good memories as they grow into adulthood of the sport they played as children.
All this can be achieved playing the great game of Australian Rules Football and this is fully supported by our club, Diggers Rest Junior Football Club. This is why we consider the following Codes of Conduct to be of paramount importance to us and to your child's club.
As of Season 2010, Diggers Rest Junior FC will implement annual compulsory "Codes of Conduct" Information/Education Evenings for ALL Registered DRJFC Players & their Parents/Guardians to attend. This will be held prior to Training commencement. Failure to attend will result in your child/ren being unable to participate in game on match day until such time as this attendance has been completed.
Please familiarise yourself with ALL Codes below and do your best to maintain & honour them.
CLUB RULES
The Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. aims to provide an opportunity for the youth of our area to participate in Australian Rules Football and enhance their health and wellbeing through organised sport. The Club, will at all times, endeavour to provide for the health, welfare and well being of its players, supporters and spectators. This aim will be achieved by promoting and developing the following values and objectives:
- A sense of social and community values.
- An environment to nurture the physical and mental development of our youth.
- Respect for officials, opposition players and supporters.
- The virtues of fair and disciplined play.
- Equal opportunities for everyone.
They will be realised by providing as far as reasonable:
- Competent coaches and assistants.
- Adequate facilities, amenities and equipment.
- Supervised social functions encouraging family participation.
- Regular communication and consultation with players and parents.
- Active leadership and management of the Club.
All players, Coaches and Officials, parents, supporters and Committee members have a responsibility at all times when representing the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner consistent with these values, Club Rules and all Codes of Conduct as endorsed by the Club.
- The Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. requires the adherence to and compliance of all players, coaches, club officials, parents and supporters to the following Codes of Conduct which have been resourced from the Australian Football League, AFL Victoria and the Riddell District Football League. The Codes of Conduct can be viewed in full by clicking on links below, and will be made available in hard copy via the yearly Club Booklet.
- Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct toward at any volunteer, player, coach, umpire, Club or League Official or spectator. Such actions will be deemed as serious misconduct and will be dealt with as the Club Committee of Management deems appropriate.
- Respect the facilities and equipment of the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. and opposing Clubs and the League.
- Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, officials or players.
- Consumption of alcohol at training and game days conducted by the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club, Riddell District Football League and AFL Victoria is strictly prohibited. Any person found to be in breach of this Rule will be given a verbal warning. Failure to observe this warning will result in the offender being asked to leave the venue.
- Players, Parents, Coaches and Club Officials will be required to attend information sessions, education and training as deemed appropriate by the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club so as to ensure that all participants of the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. are aware of all Codes of Conduct endorsed by the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc.
- All Committee of Management members, coaches, trainers and team managers are obliged to apply for and present to the Committee of Management a current Working with Children Check. A current Working with Children Check is a requirement of your acceptance of any official role within the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club excluding the occasional volunteering to fulfill roles required on game day. Such exclusion is limited to the volunteering of the following game day roles: - boundary umpire, goal umpire, interchange steward, umpire escort, timekeeper, runner and waterperson. However, by volunteering on game day for the above roles, it is expected that you will have read and understood the Codes of Conduct and Club Rules as endorsed by the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. – such Rules and Codes are available on the Club’s website and should you require a hard copy of the same, please contact the Secretary of the Club
- Players will not be permitted to play in a fixtured game for the Club unless they and their parents/guardians have signed the Players Code of Conduct.
- Parents/Guardians of registered players with the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. are expected to maintain reasonable participation of the Club via the fulfilling of any roles required to ensure that the teams may take to the field on game day.
- All player Guernseys remain the property of the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. Should a player wish to purchase their own Guernsey then such arrangement may be made with the Treasurer and Merchandising Officer of the Club.
- All registration fees are to be paid in full on registration day or no later than Round 4 of the fixtured season. Payment options must be discussed with the Treasurer should a variation of this payment be required.
- Any outstanding accounts with the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. must be finalised by the last home and away game of the fixtured season.
- All Committee of Management meetings are to held monthly at a time and place as agreed upon by the members thereon. Such general meetings are open to players, parents/guardians and other such persons as may have a vested interest in the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. However, should you wish to be allocated an opportunity to address the Committee of Management, such notice and request should be made in writing to the Secretary of the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club no later than 3 days prior to the meeting being held.
CONSEQUENCES OF BREACHING THE ABOVE RULES
- Any player, parent, coach, club official or supporter found to be in breach of Rules 1-5 above and the Codes of Conduct referred to therein shall be first cautioned regarding the inappropriateness of their behaviour.
- Failure to comply with this caution will result in the offender being asked to leave the playing venue or event immediately.
- Failure to comply with 1 and 2 above will result in sanctions being imposed on the offender as deemed appropriate by the Committee of Management.
- Ongoing breaches of any Code of Conduct or Rule herein contained will be dealt with by the Committee of Management in a manner deemed appropriate by such Committee. Such breaches may include but are not limited to the following:-
- Attendance at a meeting with the Committee of Management to discuss the breach;
- Suspension from Club activities;
- Expulsion from the Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc.
- At all times, the offender will be given the “right of reply”.
- In the case of a dispute with the Committee of Management, an independent mediator may be retained to mediate the dispute.
- The Diggers Rest Junior Football Club Inc. will at all time ensure that any person undergoing any of the above procedures will be dealt with in a sensitive and confidential manner, irrespective of the alleged breach of the Rule or Code of Conduct.
last updated 17.12.2009