As we progress through the 2019 season, the Sturt Zone takes care of various groups of players, organizing their regular matches, carnivals, and fun days. For a scheduled printable calendar for these dates please click the link below.
SANFL Schools Sturt Zone 2019 Calendar
CODE OF CONDUCT:
PARENTS’ AND SPECTATORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
It is always best to encourage children to play. Do not force them. Always remembering that the children play football for the enjoyment of it. It’s not all about winning. Never yell at a child for making a mistake, everyone is here to have fun, and learn the wonderful game we know as football.
Please make sure to behave well by not swearing and harassing players, coaches or umpires. Focusing on a child’s efforts and performance and not the result of the game. Assist where plausible in a kind and nurturing way teaching children to improve their football skills, but always remember not to step on the coaches’ toes.
Please make sure if you disagree with an umpires decisions, do not directly confront the umpire, instead taking your questions to either your Coach, of Delegate.
It is important that we recognize the time and effort that our Coaches, Umpires, and Volunteer Parents put in, and thank them.
PLAYERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
As players you are expected to follow a strict set of guild lines and rules, this helps make sure everybody is having a fun, and enjoyable time out on the football field.
Make sure you are always playing by the rules of Football, making sure if you have a questions about any rules to ask your coach. Please never argue, or annoy them umpire, or other players, treat everybody at the match how you would like to be treated. Make sure you are working hard for the team, your coach, and anyone watching, cooperating with your team mates and coaches.
POST MATCH PLAYER LINE-UP & HANDSHAKE
A wonderful part of our game is the spirit in which we play it. We should acknowledge and thank our opponents for the game and endorse this by means of a team line-up and handshake at the end of the match. This should be done in the best of spirits and player behavior should be appropriate, exemplary and monitored by the coach.
It is not in any way acceptable for players to spit in their own hands, then participating in the Handshake. Any swearing or ridiculing during the lineup, by not only players but anyone at the match will not be tolerated, and all such incidents will be reported immediately.
Click here for a printable PDF version of the Code of Conduct for all parties involved.
