IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PARENTS:

Before you register your child, please note that due to the possibility of inclement weather, availability of fields & officials, canceled games are generally rescheduled on Sundays. Also, some playoff games & Super Bowl games will be played on Sundays. All participants of Spartan football must understand & accept this as a possibility before registering to participate in Spartan football!

PARENT CODE OF CONDUCT:

1.  Parents please be aware of the major time and team commitment required to play football! Do not schedule family vacations during the football season.  Please try and schedule your vacations before the season starts or after the season ends.  There is an entire team and staff of volunteer coaches who count on your child to play and participate in every game! 

2.  No parent shall interfere with a coach's coaching decisions during games or practices at any time.  Parents you get to be with your child before and after games and practices, so please allow our coaches to get your child's undivided attention for those two hours they are at practice and/or playing in games.  Oftentimes, what you instruct them to do from the sidelines contradicts what the coach is instructing them to do and this confuses the child.  Your biggest asset to your child during games/practices is encouraging them and not coaching them.  

3.  Parents and spectators must, at all times during games, stay outside the coaches box and five yards away from the sidelines.  No parent/spectator is allowed on the playing field at any time during a game.

4.  Parents and spectators are strongly encouraged not to engage with the referees about anything (especially calls) during a game. It is impossible for referees to catch every infraction during a game!  Your child will make many mistakes during a game, so please allow our hard working and underappreciated referees to occasionally make them - NOBODY IS PERFECT!!!!

5.  Parents will make sure their child arrives to practices and games on time.  Our coaches volunteer their time and it is only respectful to them and their teammates.  Practice makes for better players so please get your child to practice on time!!  Coaches are not required to play those players who either miss practice or those kids who are consistently late.

6.  Any parent/spectator or participant ejected from a game for unruly and/or disruptive behavior MUST LEAVE THE FIELD!  Any parent(s), spectator, coach or player ejected from a game is subject to a minimum one (1) game suspension.  The game of football is for the kids!  Your conduct is being observed by your child and you are setting an example for your child - so please don't act like one!!!!

Parents, click on either of the following links and read the following articles:

Football Injuries

http://www.coachwyatt.com/mayoclinic.htm

10 Rules to Remember at your kids game (deals with soccer parents but the concept is the same....