•  Always interact with their players in a productive and respectful manner and the use of profanity, racial, religious or sexual slurs, comments or jokes by coaches or players is totally unacceptable.
• Physical contact with the players is prohibited.
• Promote productive interaction between players and deal immediately with any type of bullying and immediately inform the executive of such incidents.
• Fully adhere to all Metro Basketball Association (www.mbans.ca) and Basketball Nova Scotia (www.basketball.ns.ca) rules and regulations.
• Fully respect and adhere to all rules and regulations relating to facilities and gyms, including explaining to parents and fans that some gyms do not permit food, drinks or outdoor footwear on the gym.
• Always show respect and cooperation with referees, scorekeepers, league officials, etc.;
• Attend practices and games alcohol and drug free.
• Maintain confidentiality of any personal information about players and their families and never discuss a player with another player’s parents.
• Are punctual for all games and practices.
• Stay until the last player is picked up from games or practices, leaving no player unattended;
• Respect gym times, be cordial to gym monitors and enter and leave according to their schedules.
• Notify parents in the event of an injury or incident involving their child as soon as possible.
• Inform parents and players at the beginning of the season about expectations for the year 
• Do not contact referees, Basketball NS or Metro Basketball Association executive members directly and always funnel inquiries/complaints/statements through the Celtics executive first.
• Are prepared for games and practices (written practice plan and prepared shift charts are recommended).
• Always try to have at least one mother of female players in the gym for games and practices if the coaches of the female team are male.
• Are mindful that players and parents view the coaches, expertise and instruction ability as important factors in determining whether or not to register or stay registered with the Club, parents and players flock to a good coach!
• Be mindful of the concepts of equal play, balanced play and fair play and shall use their discretion wisely in allotting instruction, practice time and playing time to players, giving full consideration to Club policy at all times.
• Remember that children play to have fun and must be encouraged to have confidence in themselves.
• Remember that children need a coach they can respect so be generous with praise and set a good example.  
• Use positive reinforcement as opposed to punishment style tactics
• Respect and abide by the ABA Celtics social media policy - “Postings, comments, dialogue and communications on social media by Celtics parents, coaches and players that are disrespectful to parents, coaches, players on other teams, parents of players on other teams, coaches of other teams, referees or league officials may result in termination of a player’s registration with the ABA Celtics Basketball Club and with the Metro Basketball League;

I fully agree with the terms and conditions detailed in this Coaches Fair Play Contract and hereby acknowledge and agree that failure to comply with and abide by the foregoin terms and conditions may result in the termination of my continued coaching with the Celtics Basketball Club.