Orono Basketball Association (OBBA)

Parent Code of Conduct

I hereby pledge to live up to the Orono Basketball Association’s (OBBA) standards by following its code of conduct. 

• I will encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches and officials.
• I will remember that the game is for youth, not adults, and will do my best to make my child’s experience fun. 
• I will treat coaches and officials with respect, understanding they are there to provide my child with a safe environment. 
• If I disagree with an official’s call, I will use self-control to avoid losing my composure.
• I will be a good role model for my child and other players in the program. I will encourage my child to learn to lose with dignity and win with grace.
• I will reinforce with my child the need to always focus on maximum effort, to continually learn through sports and to bounce back from mistakes.
• I will limit my comments during games to only encouraging my child and other players in a positive manner (for both teams).
• I will refrain from making negative comments about my child’s coach in my child’s presence so that I do not negatively influence my child’s motivation and overall experience.
• I will be prompt as possible dropping my child off and picking my child up from practices and games.
• I will perform volunteer duties as required by OBBA in the OBBA Policy Handbook.
• I will follow OBBA’s Conflict Resolution and Grievance Policies .
• I will represent Orono Basketball Association and the Orono community in a positive and respectable manner at all times.