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Cashmere Technical : Membership and Code of Conduct
CASHMERE TECHNICAL FOOTBALL CLUB
Working hard, playing fair and succeeding together
Membership and Code of Conduct
When you register to play with Cashmere Technical (or you register your child to play), you
become a member of our Club with all of the rights and responsibilities of membership.
Cashmere Technical Football Club is an Incorporated Society with a Constitution that sets out the
Club’s rules. One of those rules is that all members will abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct.
Our Club is run by volunteers who all give up their time and energy to ensure the Club operates
efficiently. We therefore expect all of our members to contribute towards making our Club
successful both on and off the field.
Here are some of the ways in which we expect our members to help:
All members
Register: - register using Goalnet
- pay subs (and misconduct fines) promptly
Participate: - volunteer to be a game leader, coach or manage a team; or
- actively support the game leader/coach/manager
Help: - collect, put up and return nets
- take responsibility for keeping Club facilities clean and tidy
- assist with putting up and taking down posts at the start and end of the season
Support - our sponsors and partners by supporting their businesses (e.g., by having end of
season break ups at venues that support our Club)
- returning our playing strip at the end of the season
Follow - abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct
Junior players and parents
Engage - take part in team photos
- attend prizegiving
- assist with working bees at beginning and end of season (gear bags and posts)
- help with sausage sizzles and other fundraisers
- support Club day and Club Rooms where appropriate
- support our Senior Men’s and Women’s teams at home games
Senior players
Engage - attend Club Rooms regularly (at least once a month)
- attend end of year prizegiving and social functions
- support our Junior and Youth teams by helping with coaching or mentoring
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Cashmere Technical : Membership and Code of Conduct
CASHMERE TECHNICAL FOOTBALL CLUB
Working hard, playing fair and succeeding together
Code of Conduct
We expect all of our members (players, parents, coaches and spectators) to abide by our Code of
Conduct. When you join our club, you also agree to abide by the New Zealand Football (NZF) Code
of Conduct – a full copy of this is available on our website.
Our members must:
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of others.
• Be fair, considerate and honest in all dealings with others.
• Be professional in and accept responsibility for their actions.
• Not use obscene language.
• Not engage in any conduct which is abusive, threatening or which constitutes harassment.
• Not discriminate against others.
• Not victimise others.
• Be positive role models.
• Promote the interests of football.
• Comply with all relevant standards, rules, regulations and policies and laws.
• Operate within the Statutes, Regulations, Policies and Procedures of NZF and FIFA.
• Not act in any way that may bring disrepute or disgrace to Cashmere Technical Football
Club, Mainland Football or NZF.
Our players must:
Decisions Accept the decision of the match official without question.
Respect Treat opponents and officials with respect.
Fair play Play fairly and without danger to opponents.
Discipline Keep your temper under control in all circumstances.
Sportsmanship Not cheat under the guise of “gamesmanship”.
Behaviour Behave professionally at all times, both on and off the field, always listen to your
coaches and managers and demonstrate self-control.
Coaches Respect the decisions of your coaches.