Code of Conduct

• Athletes should arrive at practice with a positive attitude ready to listen, learn, work and have fun
• Vaulting and training at our facility can be done only with a coach present.
• Athletes must must be supportive and show respect to everyone – coaches, club members, other athletes, guests, spectators & officials
• Athletes must use appropriate language. Appropriate means ‘acceptable to all’. Remember we do have some very young members.
• Athletes must not distract other vaulters on the runway
• Athletes are expected to help take care of all the equipment they use – mats, poles, devices etc.
• Poles cost a lot of money and must be taken care of – they must not be left on the ground nor are they to be used in a matter unrelated to pole vaulting. In other words- no jousting tournaments!
• While the coaches and mentors are there to teach and supervise activities they are not there to baby sit.
• Athletes are responsible for their own safe and appropriate behavior
• The Patriot Pole Vault Club maintains a strict “Zero Tolerance” policy with regards to drug and tobacco use and consumption of alcohol. Any athlete caught using drugs, tobacco or alcohol at a Patriot Pole Vault event will be expelled immediately from the club. Coaches and mentors have the authority to expel any athlete for any inappropriate behavior (fighting, drug/alcohol use etc.)
• If there are any other conduct problems :

First offense – the athlete will be asked to sit out the remainder of the practice or event

Second offense – the athlete will be sent home. A written warning will be issued. The athlete will be put on a period of probation for the rest of the year.

Third offense – the athlete will be expelled from the club.

• So far, we have only had to issue a very limited number of first offenses. Let’s keep it that way