[Adopted 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-18]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CODE OF CONDUCT
A written specification of the behavior of parents, guardians, coaches
and officials prepared by each sports team which must at a minimum incorporate
the terms of the within article and must be consented to in writing by the
parents and legal guardians of the minor participants of each youth sports
team.
YOUTH SPORTS EVENT
Any competition, practice or instructional event involving one or
more youth sports teams.
YOUTH SPORTS TEAM
Any sports organization pursuant to a nonprofit or similar charter
that is affiliated with or received monetary or other support or service from
the Township or regularly utilizes any facilities owned, operated or maintained
by the Township, or which sports organizations participants in sporting competitions
involving minors.
Every sports team shall be required to follow the code of conduct as
set forth in this article.
The code of conduct will be made available to all parents and guardians
of each child participating in a sports team.
Any person banned for 12 months from youth sports events for a violation
of this code of conduct and prior to being allowed to resume attendance at
any youth sports event shall be required to complete an anger management or
equivalent counseling program consisting of no less than 12 hours of instruction
and shall provide proof of satisfactory completion in the Code of Conduct
Committee. Any banning for less than 12 months may include up to 12 hours
of anger management.
Any parent, official, coach or spectator in any youth sporting event
shall be subject to the authority of all field officials including umpires
and referees and elected league officials of the youth sport team or teams
sponsoring the youth sports event, and in the absence of such persons at a
youth sports team’s practice or instructional event, to the authority
of the ranking youth sports team coach on the premises. Such authority shall
include the authorization to direct any person or persons involved in any
incident in violation of this article or the applicable sports team’s
code of conduct.
[Adopted 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-19]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
YOUTH SPORTS TEAM
As used herein, shall refer to any sports organization organized
pursuant to a nonprofit or similar charter which is affiliated with or received
monetary or other support from the Township of Woolwich or the Township of
Woolwich Park and Recreation Committee or regularly utilizes any facilities
owned, operated, or maintained by the Township of Woolwich, or which sports
organization participates in sporting competitions involving minors.
The Code of Conduct Committee shall be made up of the President of each
youth sports team who is duly elected pursuant to the bylaws or rules and
regulations governing each respective youth sports team and the Chairman of
the Township of Woolwich Park and Recreation Committee.
The code of conduct shall be charged with enforcing the provisions of
the ordinance establishing a youth sports code of conduct No. 2003-18.
The Code of Conduct Committee shall meet in January of each year to
elect a Chairman, Secretary and such other officers as the Code of Conduct
Committee shall deem appropriate, and may meet as often as is necessary to
conduct its business and for the purposes of enforcing the provisions
of the ordinance establishing a youth sports code of conduct No. 2003-18.
The Code of Conduct Committee may establish rules and procedures as
it deems appropriate for the conduct of its business and in default thereof
shall operate pursuant to Roberts Rules of Order to the extent they are not
in conflict with the within ordinance or the ordinance establishing a youth
sports code of conduct No. 2003-18.