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Players can help promote positive sporting environments by: 

Being a good sport

  • Play with respect, integrity and fairness
  • Be modest in victory and gracious in defeat
  • If you win, don’t rub it in
  • If you lose, don’t make excuses
  • Control your temper
  • Don’t use bad language or make derogatory remarks.

Respect your opponent

  • Treat your opponent the way you would like to be treated
  • Thank the opposition at the end of the game

Respect officials

  • Accept and respect the official’s decision
  • Thank the official at the end of the game
  • If you have an issue, raise it in a professional way with your coach or captain after the game.