Training new officials

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by stripes

Thanks for the effort, but this was not about rules, it was about personal conduct as officials.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
APPROVED CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT*
1) members shall bear a great responsibility for engendering public confidence in sports.
2) members shall be free of obligation to any interest other than the impartial and fair judging of
a sports competition.
3) members shall hold and maintain the basic tenets of officiating which include history, integrity,
neutrality, respect, sensitivity, professionalism, discretion and tactfulness.
4) members shall master both rules of the game and mechanics necessary to enforce the rules,
and shall exercise authority in an impartial, firm and controlled manner.
5) members shall uphold the honor and dignity of the profession in all interactions with student
athletes, coaches, school administrators, colleagues, and the public.
6) members shall display and execute appropriate communications skills both verbal and nonverbal.
7) members shall recognize that anything which may lead to a conflict of interest either real or
apparent must be avoided. Gifts, favors, special treatment, privileges, employment or personal
relationship with a school or team which can compromise the perceived impartiality of officiating must be
avoided.
8) members shall prepare themselves both physically and mentally, shall dress neatly and
appropriately and shall comport themselves in a manner consistent with the high standards of the
profession before, during and after an assigned game.
9) members shall not be party to actions designed to unfairly limit or restrain access to
officiating, officiating assignments or association membership. This includes selection for positions of
leadership based upon economic factors, race, creed, color, age, sex, physical handicap, country or
national origin.
10) members shall be punctual and professional in the fulfillment of all contractual obligations.
11) members shall work with each other and their governing bodies in a constructive and
cooperative manner.
12) members shall resist every temptation and outside pressure to use ones position as an
official to benefit oneself.
13) members shall never gamble on any sporting event in which they have either a direct or
indirect involvement and may never gamble on events involving high school athletics.
14) members shall not make false or misleading statements regarding their qualifications, ratings
of themselves or others, credentials, experience, training or competence.
15) members shall accept responsibility for all actions taken.
16) members shall not use Board 6 data for solicitation purposes.
17) members shall not be on the sex offender registry. Members shall notify the
Secretary/Treasurer if they are on the sex offender registry.
* Source of Code of Ethics and Conduct was the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO)