The Commonwealth Coast Conference
Institution, Coach, & Student Athlete Code of Ethics

The Commonwealth Coast Conference provides experiences and opportunities for student athletes to develop socially acceptable and personally fulfilling values and characteristics. Through its competition, The Commonealth Coast Conference  hopes to provide practice opportunities in making value judgments and developing social relationships, which will help to determine desirable behavior and personal qualities. Integration of athletics, academics, and accomplishment will provide each of our institutions and its athletic participants a rewarding experience.

Specifically, each institution and participant, within the rules and regulations of the NCAA, ECAC, and The Commonealth Coast Conference will:

• Recognize the uniqueness and worth of each individual and help them to build confidence, exhibit cooperation, and make a contribution to themselves and others around them.
• Have pride in being a good example in appearance, conduct, language, and sportsmanship.
• Emphasize the proper ideals of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and fair play.
• Demonstrate and instill a respect for and courtesy toward opposing teams, players, coaches, fans, and officials.
• Exhibit and develop in its program an ability to accept defeat or victory gracefully
  without undue emotion.
• Play each contest within the spirit of the game and the letter of the rules.
• Work towards eliminating all possibilities which tend to destroy the best values of the game.

Sportsmanship Statement

The Commonwealth Coast Conference and (host institution) encourages and promotes good sportsmanship by student athletes, coaches, and spectators. We encourage your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racial or sexist comments, or other intimidating actions directed at any of the above parties will not be tolerated and are ground for removal from the site of competition without refund.