Этический кодекс тренера

Преднамеренное обучение игроков направленное на нарушение правил неприемлемо и не имеет оправдания. Тренировка намеренного удерживания противника, преждевременного ввода мяча в игру, нелегального передвижения на линии схватки перед снэпом, симулирования травм, создания помех, нелегального паса вперед или намеренного грубого поведения недопустима. Такие методы обучения не только несправедливы и нечестны по отношению к противникам, но также оказывают деморализующий эффект на игроков, находящихся на попечении тренера.

Неэтичными являются также следующие действия:

а Замена номеров игроков во время игры с целью ввести противника в заблуждение.

b. Использование шлема в качестве оружия. Шлем предназначен для защиты игрока.

FR-14 The Football Code

c. Using a self-propelled mechanical apparatus in the teaching of blocking and tackling.

d. Spearing. Players, coaches and officials should emphasize the elimination of spearing.

e. Using nontherapeutic drugs in the game of football. This is not in keeping with the aims and purposes of amateur athletics and is prohibited.

f. «Beating the ball» by an unfair use of a starting signal. This is nothing less than deliberately stealing an advantage from the opponent. An honest starting signal is needed, but a signal that has for its purpose starting the team a fraction of a second before the ball is put in play, in the hope that it will not be detected by the officials, is illegal. It is the same as if a sprinter in a 100-meter dash had a secret arrangement with the starter to give him a tenth-of-a-second warning before firing the pistol.

g. Shifting in a way that simulates the start of a play or employing any other unfair tactic for the purpose of drawing one’s opponent offside. This can be construed only as a deliberate attempt to gain an unmerited advantage.

h. Feigning an injury for the purpose of gaining additional, undeserved time for one’s team. An injured player must be given full protection under the rules, but feigning injury is dishonest, unsportsmanlike and contrary to the spirit of the rules. Such tactics cannot be tolerated among sportsmen of integrity.

Talking to an Opponent

Talking to an opponent in any manner that is demeaning, vulgar, abusive or «trashy» or intended to incite a physical response or verbally put an opponent down is illegal. Coaches are urged to discuss this conduct frequently and support all officials’ actions to control it.