UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
FAIRNESS COMMITTEE: Supplement to Rules Addenda, March 2008, revised 2014
Captains please stress to your players that certain BEHAVIOUR will NOT BE TOLERATED.
BEHAVIOUR
THAT WARRANTS DISCIPLINE;
-Vicious
throwing of the equipment, bats, gloves, helmets
-Foul
and obscene language directed to officials or players
-Bumping,
shoving or striking players or officials
-Kicking
dust on the plate or the official’s shoes
-Mocking
or other obvious attempts to belittle the official
-Persistent
attempts to annoy or intimidate a player or official
CONSEQUENCE:
If a player is ejected from a game the empire will file a report with the Fairness Committee. A repeat offender must meet with this fairness committee and show just cause why he/she should not be suspended.
BEHAVIOUR ACCEPTED: STRETCHING AND EXERCISE see exercise sheets in package
CAPITANS and UMPIRES see the following document “Some guidelines for officials and the fairness committee”. It is part of the Captains package.