SAYSO's
Competitive Soccer
Bill of Rights

Players have a right to ...
        
       - have fun
       - be treated with compassion and respect
       - learn more and faster than they would in a recreational soccer environment
       - progress at the fastest speed they are capable of
       - play in a safe environment
Parents have a right to ...
        
       - be treated with respect
       - be informed about team activities as soon as such information is available
       - expect reasonable responses to reasonable requests
       - have timely and accurate information about their child's progress and potential       
       - expect coaches to act as role models
Other teams have a right to expect SAYSO players to...
       
       - play fairly
       - be good sports
       - celebrate their victories and to lament their losses
Coaches have a right to expect players to ...
        
       - want to be there
       - make the team one of their highest elective priorities
       - arrive promptly at practices and games
       - call when a practice or game is going to be or has been missed
       - speak up about things that are bothering them

Coaches have a right to expect parents to ...
       - make arrangements for transportation to practices and games
       - pick up their children on time after practices and games
       - speak up about things that are bothering them
       - refrain from being unnecessarily critical about team decisions
       - shout only positive, supportive comments at games
       - refrain from coaching the team
       - behave respectably

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