PLAYER BEHAVIOUR
CODE OF CONDUCT
Players shall conduct themselves in a manner which brings credit to themselves and the game and shall:
▪ Play according to the letter and intent of the rules and regulations of basketball and of the particular game, tournament, or league in which they are participating.
▪ Play in a spirit of competitive sportsmanship accepting the official’s decision without dissent.
▪ Control their behaviour on and off the court and refrain from any violet or abusive actions and language.
▪ Co-operate fully with their coach and team mates remembering that they are participating in a team sport.
▪ Respect their opponents and not participate in any baiting, verbal abuse, or intimidating activities. (f)
▪ Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.
▪ Players shall accept refereeing with good grace:
▪ Approaches to referees shall be by the (court) captain and/or head coach only and in accordance with the provisions of the FIBA Official Basketball Rules.
▪ Court captains (and coaches) are to approach referees in a courteous and reasonable manner. In matches involving Junior Referees, approaches can only be made to the Senior Referee, Referee Coordinator or Floor Controller Players shall refrain from:
▪ Continually following officials to question decisions.
▪ Dissenting from decisions, either with words or body language.
▪ Making gestures with waves of arms, indecent body language, facial expressions and other similar actions of dissent.
▪ “mouthing off” when officials turn their backs or the player turns away from the official.
▪ Using rude, offensive and/or threatening language.

BM Player COC Competitions.pdf