School Snow Sports Coordinators and Teachers Code of Conduct
- Encourage and give opportunities to students so that they may participate and compete in a variety of snow sports.
- Create opportunities to teach appropriate snow sports behavior and attitudes as well as basic skills.
- Give priority to participation, enjoyment and skill learning, especially for early primary school children.
- Provide opportunities for quality supervision and instruction for students.
- Prepare young people for the Interschools competition by teaching them basic skills, the rules of the competition, sportsmanship and the values of competition.
- Make young people aware of the positive benefits of participation in snow sport activities and being part of a school sporting team.
- Teach your students to be friendly and courteous towards officials and opponents.
- Help students understand the differences between the junior competitions in which they participate and elite snow sports.
- Help students understand that competing by the rules is their responsibility.
- Remove from competitions/race courses/programs any student whose behavior is not acceptable.
- Provide students with opportunities to participate in administration, coaching and refereeing of events, training and school teams as well as playing.
- Keep up to date with coaching practices and the principles of physical growth and development. Read and use the latest coaching and teaching resources for junior sport.
- Do not interfere with the conduct of any events.
- Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every student regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion.
- Respect all the support people involved with Interschools events that enable the event to occur. These include but are not limited to: mountain, shop and lodge staff.
- Show consideration for the mountain and other users. Respect the rules that resorts have put in place.
- Your safety and those around you is at stake. Observe the Alpine Responsibility Code.
- Smoking near competitors and racecourses is not acceptable.
