Youth sports play an important role in promoting the physical, social and emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches and officials to encourage youth athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship. Moreover, adults involved in youth sports events should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self control.

The Parkway Youth Lacrosse program is grounded by the following philosophy:

• Everybody Plays - We’re a town team (not select/club). We strive to ensure equal opportunity for every player in the program.
• Fun First - If it isn't fun, we aren't doing it right.
• 360-Degree Respect - Everyone deserves respect (players, coaches, families, refs, teammates), and we should both expect it and give it.
• Safety Matters - We never cut corners when it comes to the emotional and physical safety of our players and coaches.

In order to support these principles, we hold players, parents and coaches to the following Code of Conduct:

• I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event and will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• I will not engage in the use of profanity.
• I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
• I will treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
• I will encourage my child to treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
• I will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
• I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.

Any failure to adhere to this Code of Conduct while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in our program will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination:

• Verbal warning issued by a coach, program or league.
• Written warning issued by a coach, program or league.
• Suspension or immediate ejection from a youth sports event (games or practices) issued by the coach, league or program.
• Suspension from multiple youth sports events (games or practices) issued by the coach, league or program.