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WCSC CODE OF CONDUCT
1. Respect the authority of the referee. Do not direct negative comments to the referee.
2. Refrain from negative comments to or about opposing players, parents, coaches or referees.
3. Don’t coach if you are not the coach, it only confuses the kids.
4. Encourage and demand good sportsmanship from fellow parents and players.
5. Please, do not smoke or drink alcoholic beverages at the games.
6. Enjoy the game, encourage your kids.
7. WE CARE! We don’t want adults interfering with the kid’s fun at the games.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE CODE OF CONDUCT
WCSC strives to provide a positive environment in which the youth of our community can enjoy soccer. If you interfere with this by violating the WCSC code of conduct, any referee or board member may remind you of our code of conduct or ask you to leave. You may be asked to leave the immediate area of the field or if circumstances warrant be sent to the parking lot. Failure to comply may result in the Bartlesville police being notified and/or suspension from future games.
REFEREE ABUSE
Candidates for referee must take a nine hour course then pass a 50 question test to be certified as a 09 referee. WCSC provides the new referee with a uniform and then mentors the new referee. Referees spend three hours recertifying every year. Upgrading to an 08 is another 12 hour course and a 100 question test. WCSC spends a lot of time, money and effort developing our referee corps. We take referee abuse seriously.
Referees will make mistakes. Youth referees learn by making mistakes, just as youth soccer players learn by making mistakes. You can help the process by NOT yelling. If it is a one time mistake, after the game the coach may ask the referee to check the law pertaining to the incident. No raised voice, this is a discussion among friends.
If continuous errors are made report the day, time, field number and what happened to the Area Referee, Joe Bares, who can be reached by phone at 333-6655 or by e-mail at joe.e.bares@conocophillips.com.