Fultondale Youth Sports

Fultondale Standards for Youth Sports

1. Proper Sports Environment

Parents must consider and carefully choose the proper sports environment for their child, including the appropriate age and development for participation, the type of sport, the age range of the participants, and the proper level of physical and emotional stress.

2. Programs Based on the Well Being of Children

Parents must select youth sports programs that are developed and organized to enhance the emotional, physical, social, and educational well-being of children.

3. Drug, Tobacco, Profanity, and Alcohol Free Environment

Parents must encourage a drug, tobacco, profanity, and alcohol-free environment for their children.

4. Part of a Child’s Life

Parents must realize that sports are only a part of a child’s life.

5. Parent’s Active Role

Parents must make a serious effort to take an active role in the youth sports experience of their child providing support as a spectator, coach, league administrator, and/or caring parent.

6. Positive Role Models

Parents must provide positive role models, exhibiting sportsmanlike behavior at games, practices, and home, while also giving positive reinforcement to their child and support to the coaches.

7. Parental Commitment

Parents must demonstrate their commitment to their child’s youth sports experience by annually signing the Parent’s Code of Ethics Pledge.

8. Safe Playing Situations

Parents must insist on safe playing facilities, healthy playing situations, and proper first aid applications, should the need arise.

9. Equal Play Opportunity

Parents, coaches, and league administrators must provide equal sports play opportunity for all youth regardless of race, creed, sex, economic status or ability.

10. Drug, Tobacco, & Alcohol Free Adults

Parents must be drug, tobacco, and alcohol-free at youth league sporting events and practices.