We must all constantly support and encourage fair play, player safety and sportsmanship. Parents are required to follow the Rohnert Park Cal Ripken Baseball Code of Conduct. Code of Conduct for Parents and Guardians:   

· I will always be supportive of my child, their teammates, and coaches. 

· I will remember that every player on the team is a contributing player. 

· I will spread my encouragement equitably amongst the team. 

· I will allow all coaching during the games to be done by the coaches and not by parents, in the stands or behind the backstop. 

· I will convey coaching suggestions and complaints privately to the coaches before or after games. 

· I will never badger the other team or argue with their supporters. 

· I will not question the umpires’ judgment. 

· I will demand a sport’s environment for my child that is free of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol and will refrain from their use at all RPCRB events. (Smoking is not allowed on fields, surrounding areas, or parking lot. Smoking is only permitted at the curbs.) 

· I will support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from my child’s sporting activities. Physical violence, taunting, or any action that may provoke physical violence, by anyone during a RPCRB function, will be sufficient cause for the Board to exclude that person(s) from future participation or attendance at any RPCRB game or activity. 

· I will encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches, and umpires at every game, practice, or other RPCRB events. 

· I will be responsible for the actions of my guests. 

· I will stay out of the dugout. 

· I will support the team and League by volunteering my services. Parents who violate these rules may be disciplined at the game (told to leave) and/or required to appear before the RPCRB Board of Directors. Violations may result in a variety of consequences, including parental bans from games or other league activities. Managers are responsible for their players and for controlling their stands. Disruptive parents who do not follow coaches, umpires or Board Members instructions may cause the Manager to be suspended or the umpire may cancel the game.

Given the serious effects that bullying has on youth and organizations, Rohnert Park Cal Ripken Baseball (RPCRB) has adopted an anti-bullying policy. This policy overview is intended to guide all Managers, Coaches, Players, Volunteers, Parents, Guardians, and Spectators in their behavior at RPCRB league games, events and fields. Bullying not only leads to anxiety and low self-esteem in youth who are targeted, but also causes other youth to feel unsafe. Youth of all ages deserve the right to feel safe and supported by all RPCRB Board Members, Managers, Coaches, players, volunteers, and parents. 

By raising awareness throughout our league, Board Members, Coaches, and Parents can work together to ensure that RPCRB is a place that youth and parents feel welcome and included. 

Bullying: Bullying involves behavior by one person or a group of people with the intent to ridicule, harass, humiliate or intimidate another person during league games, events and/or at league fields. Verbal bullying involves repetitious behavior and includes the use of words and gestures. Emotional bullying involves rejection, terrorizing, extorting, humiliating, rating/ranking personal characteristics such as race, disability, ethnicity, or perceived sexual orientation. Physical bullying can include a single incident of pushing, hitting or kicking a person, or interfering with their property. 

Bullying which occurs outside of the league setting may be addressed by league officials only if such conduct markedly interrupts or severely impedes the purposes of the RPCRB league. No amount of bullying is acceptable. Not all joking or horseplay is bullying, but when the intent or effect is to cause distress, continuation or repetition of such behavior is bullying and will not be tolerated. 

Reporting Bullying: If you are being bullied, or know of someone being bullied, you must tell a team manager, coach, general manager, or a board member of RPCRB as soon as possible. 

Consequences of Bullying: If a person involved in the league (including managers, coaches, players, volunteers, guardians, and spectators) has taken part in bullying behavior, a warning will be given to that individual. If the behavior continues, that person may be suspended or excluded from the fields for at least one (1) full game. 

Any further incidents will be referred to the Board of Directors for further action, which can include further warnings, discussions with parents and guardians, further suspensions or exclusions, ineligibility for playoff, tournament and/or all-star involvement, up to and including permanent removal from the league, and reporting to local law enforcement.