Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct: 

WYSA parents are asked to concentrate first and foremost on setting a good example for WYSA players through their own personal behavior. In order to ensure that the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, skill development, and mutual respect among players, coaches, officials, and spectators are the primary considerations governing competition in the Wilson Youth Soccer Association.

The following code of conduct has been established and adopted. We have a ZERO Tolerance policy, where violators of this code will be asked to leave immediately, and repeated violations may result in a player being denied future participation in the league.

1. Respect the rules of the game.

2. Respect the game officials and refrain from questioning their decisions or from addressing them in a rude, loud, abusive or disrespectful manner.

3. Cheer for your team in a positive, supportive manner, refraining at all times of making hostile, negative, rude or abusive remarks directed at coaches, players and the opposing team or officials.

4. No unbecoming language or negative personal remarks directed at coaches, players, the opposing team or officials will be tolerated.

5. Demonstrate appropriate gestures of sportsmanship at the conclusion of the game, win or lose.

6. Realize, accept, and practice the principles that the team's reputation is built not only on its playing ability but also on the sportsmanship, courtesy, and citizenship of its fans.

7. Refrain from coaching the team players, including your own child, from the sideline during a game. Leave the coaching to the coaches.

8. Decrease the pressure to win. Remember that soccer is meant to be fun and a learning experience for your child.

9. Believe that soccer’s primary value is to provide youth an opportunity for self-development.

10. Control negative emotions and think positively.

11. In competition, someone always loses. If you win, do it gracefully, not boastfully. If you lose do not allow yourself or your child to become negative.

WYSA is fined for every misconduct. Effective immediately, WYSA will no longer incur the cost of fines for misconduct of a player or parent. These will have to be paid by the person/people carded for their misconduct. The actions of others directly and unfairly affect the rest of the WYSA in that every fine paid, takes away from the players who put forth their best effort every practice and game.

Team registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Gender-specific teams are not guaranteed!

Also, there will be a NO SMOKING policy in place on or around the fields during practices or games. This is a rule set forth by the Wilson Area Recreation Board, Wilson Area School District, and BMYSL. You will be asked to leave the field if "caught" smoking.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact a board member. We hold meetings monthly at the Avona fieldhouse. Please consult our Facebook page for dates and times.

Player Disclosure
I, the parent/guardian of the registrant, a minor, or adult registrant of legal age, agree that I and the registrant will abide by the rule of WYSA, BMYSL, EPYSA, and its affiliated organizations and sponsors. Recognizing the possibility of physical injury associated with soccer and in consideration for WYSA and EPYSA accepting the registrant for its soccer programs and activities ("The Programs"), I hereby release, discharge and/or otherwise indemnify WYSA, BMYSL, EPYSA, Wilson Rec Board, Williams Rec Board, and all other affiliated organizations and sponsors, their employees, coaches, volunteers, and associated personnel, including the owners of field and facilities utilized for the Programs, against any claim by or on behalf of the registrant as a result of registrant's participation in the Programs, and/or being transported to or from the same which transportation I hereby authorize.

Disciplinary Policy:

• Any player that receives a yellow card for disrespecting the referee, will be suspended for the next (1) game. The fines accrued by BMYSL will be placed on the player's account and parents will ultimately be responsible to pay these fees.  

• Any player that receives a red card, for disrespecting the referee, will be unable to play in the next (2) games. The fines accrued by BMYSL will be placed on the player's account and parents will ultimately be responsible to pay these fees.  

• Any parent/family member that is ejected from a game, due to poor conduct, will not be permitted to any remaining games of the season and will be responsible for any fines accrued by BMYSL. The player of that parent/family member will be suspended from all team activities, which includes practices and games. 

• Excessive or repeated disciplinary action on players or parents may result in players no longer being eligible to play for WYSA.