Policies
General Code of Conduct
Australian Calisthenic Federation Member Protection Policy
PART B: CODES OF BEHAVIOUR
Attachment B1: General Code of Behaviour
As a person required to comply with this Policy, you must meet the following requirements in regard to your conduct during any activity held or sanctioned by ACF, a Member State or an Affiliated Club and in any role you hold within ACF, a Member State or an Affiliated Club:
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Respect the rights dignity and worth of others.
2. Be fair, considerate and honest in all dealing with others.
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3. Be professional in, and accept responsibility for your actions.
4. Make a commitment to providing quality service.
5. Demonstrate a high degree of individual responsibility especially when dealing with persons under 18 years of age, as your words and actions are an example.
6. Be aware of, and maintain an uncompromising adhesion to ACF standards, rules, regulations and policies.
7. Operate within the rules of ACF including national policies and guidelines which govern ACF and the Member States.
8. Understand your responsibility if you breach, or are aware of any breaches of this Code of Behaviour.
9. Do not use your involvement with ACF, a Member State or an Affiliated Club to promote your own beliefs, behaviours or practices where these are inconsistent with those of ACF, the Member States or the Affiliated Clubs.
10. Avoid unaccompanied and unobserved activities with persons under 18 years of age, wherever possible.
11. Refrain from any form of abuse towards others.
12. Refrain from any form of harassment towards, or discrimination of, others.
13. Provide a safe environment for the conduct of the activity.
14. Show concern and caution towards others who may be sick or injured.
15. Be a positive role model.
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Participants Code of Conduct
Australian Calisthenic Federation Member Protection Policy
Attachment D4: Participants Code of Conduct
In addition to the General Code of Behaviour, you must meet the following requirements in regard to your conduct during any activity held or sanctioned by ACF, a Member State or an Affiliated Club and in your role as participants of ACF, a Member State or an Affiliated Club:
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Respect the rights, dignity and worth of fellow participants, coaches, officials and spectators.
2. Refrain from conduct which could be regarded as sexual or other harassment towards fellow participants and coaches.
3. Respect the talent, potential and development of fellow team members and competitors.
4. Care and respect the equipment provided to you as part of your program.
5. Be frank and honest with your coach concerning illness and injury and your ability to train fully within the program requirements.
6. Conduct yourself in a professional manner relating to language, temper and punctuality.
7. Maintain high personal behaviour standards at all times.
8. Abide by the rules and respect the decision of the adjudicator.
9. Be honest in your attitude and preparation to training. Work equally hard for yourself and your team.
10. Cooperate with coaches and staff in development of programs to adequately prepare you for competition at the highest level.
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Social Media Policy
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Electronic communication is essential for sharing club news and information with our members. Our communication will be timely, appropriate and related to club business.
What we will do
We use a range of electronic tools to communicate with our members.
Our communication will protect members’ privacy, maintain clear boundaries and ensure thatbullying and harassment does not occur.
A webmaster will be appointed to provide accountability and control over material published on our club’s website and any related discussion groups or social media websites, such as Facebook, YouTube or Twitter.
Website
· Our website will include current information on competitions, social events, committees, policies, constitution, rules and by-laws.
· No offensive content or photos will be published.
· If we intend to publish a photo of a child, we will first seek permission from his or her parents and take care not to provide identifying information.
· We will seek feedback from members to improve the information available on the site.
SMS and Email
Committee members, coaches and team managers may use SMS and email to provide information about competition, training, club-sanctioned social events and other club business, however:
· SMS messages should be short and about club/team matters
· email communication will be used when more information is required
· communication involving children will be directed through their parents.
Social Media Websites
· We treat all social media postings, blogs, status updates and tweets as public ‘comment’.
· Postings (written, photos or videos) will be family-friendly and feature positive club news and events.
· No personal information about our members will be disclosed.
· No statements will be made that are misleading, false or likely to injure a person’s reputation.
· No statements will be made that might bring our club into disrepute.
· Abusive, discriminatory, intimidating or offensive statements will not be tolerated.Offending posts will be removed and those responsible will be blocked from the site.
What we ask you to do
We expect our members to conduct themselves appropriately when using electronic communication to share information with other members or posting material on public websites connected to the club.
Electronic communication:
· should be restricted to club matters
· must not offend, intimidate, humiliate or bully another person
· must not be misleading, false or injure the reputation of another person
· should respect and maintain the privacy of members
· must not bring the club into disrepute.
Coaches and others who work with children and young people must direct electronic communication through the child’s parents.
Non Compliance
Members may face disciplinary action for sending inappropriate electronic communication or posting online content or comments that harass, offend, intimidate or humiliate another member, as outlined in our member protection policy or code of conduct.
Under certain circumstances, cyber bullying (e.g. bullying that is carried out through an internet service such as email, a chat room, discussion group, instant messaging or website) is a criminal offence that can be reported to the police.
In addition, members who publish false or misleading comments about another person in the public domain(e.g.,Facebook, YouTube or Twitter) may be liable for defamation.