Players Code of Conduct.
Kelvedon and Feering Cricket Club is committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for all children and adults regardless of age, sex, colour or creed to play and enjoy the game of cricket. In return the club expects all of its players to conduct themselves in a reasonable manner at all times and in particular to follow the basic code of conduct adopted by the club.
Players must:
- refrain from the use of bad language;
- not abuse other players in a derogatory manner by making reference to their sex, race, colour or creed, or use any other reference that might be construed as offensive;
- not show dissent or cause offence towards anyone or at any times when at the club or when representing the club;
- not smoke, use drugs or drink alcohol at times when it is likely to bring the good name of the club into disrepute (eg on the playing area or during training sessions);
- be aware that it is illegal to use any substances not permitted by the governing body and make every effort to co-operate with any officials of the ECB or other official agencies conducting any drug screening programmes;
- make every effort when representing the club to wear predominantly white when on the field of play;
- make every effort to be punctual for all training sessions and matches;
- must not knowingly or maliciously undertake any acts that might cause injury to any person except those that occur naturally as a part of the game;
- must adhere to the club's policy on Health and Safety;
- must wear all the requisite protective clothing when playing hard ball cricket in line with the ECB and ECCB directives on protective clothing.
No player under the age of 18 will be permitted to bat in a game or training session when a hard ball is being used unless they are wearing a helmet.
All junior wicket keepers will be required to wear a helmet when standing up to the wicket in a hardball match. In addition all junior keepers up to the age of 12 will be required to wear a helmet at all times when keeping in hard ball cricket. Older juniors may be permitted to dispense with wearing a helmet, when standing back, at the discretion of the coaches or team managers.
Junior players must not use the nets unsupervised unless they have received permission to do so by one of the club officials.
All junior teams must comply to the ECB directives on fast bowling and fielding or any other directive introduced by the ECB.
All adult teams must comply to the ECB directives on fast bowling, fielding or any other directive introduced by the ECB when selecting junior club members to play in their team.
Any behaviour or actions that are deemed contrary to the spirit of cricket and/or detrimental to the Club will be dealt with accordingly.
Any player found to be offending against the club code of conduct will be required to attend a disciplinary hearing that will be made up of at least three members of the Executive Committee of the Club that will usually include the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the club. The decision of any such hearing will be binding upon all players.
It is the intention of the club to review their policy on Code of Conduct from time to time and make any amendments that are deemed necessary. Any such amendments will be conveyed to the players at the earliest opportunity. A copy of the Players Code of Conduct will be displayed on the club notice board along with copies of all the relevant ECB directives.
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