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 chapter 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 organized pursuant to a nonprofit
or similar charter which is affiliated with or received monetary or
other support or services from the Borough of Woodbury Heights or
regularly utilizes any facilities owned, operated, or maintained by
the borough, which sports organization participates in sporting competitions
involving minors.
Every sports team shall be required to establish an athletic
Code of Conduct incorporating, at a minimum, the requirements of this
chapter.
The parents and guardians of each child participating in a sports
team shall be required by the sports team to execute an agreement
acknowledging receipt of said sports team Code of Conduct and agreeing
to be bound thereby.
Any parent, official, coach or spectator at 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 sports
team or teams sponsoring the youth sports event or 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
chapter or the applicable sports team's Code of Conduct to immediately
remove themselves from the premises.
[Adopted 1-16-02 by Ord. No. 4-2002]
YOUTH SPORTS TEAM
Any sports organization organized pursuant to a nonprofit
or similar charter which is affiliated with or receives economic or
other support from the Borough of Woodbury Heights or regularly utilizes
any facilities or premises owned, operated, or maintained by the Borough
of Woodbury Heights, which sports organization participates in sporting
competitions involving minors.
In the event the same person is the president, vice president
or commissioner of more than one youth sports team, said person shall
serve on the Code of Conduct Committee as a representative of only
one youth sports team and shall designate an active member of such
other youth sports teams to appear and act at a Code of Conduct Committee
meeting with full voting powers.
The Code of Conduct Committee shall be charged with enforcing the provisions of the Ordinance Establishing a Youth Sports Code of Conduct found in Article
I of this chapter.
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 found in Article
I of this chapter.
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 Article or the Ordinance Establishing a Youth Sports Code of Conduct found in Article
I of this chapter.