Code of Conduct -CJFL

• Be fair, considerate and honest in all dealings with others.

• Be professional in, and accept responsibility for your actions or inactions.

• Be aware of, and maintain, an uncompromising adherence to, the standards, policies, and the rules and regulations.

• Operate within the Constitution, Rules and Regulations, Policies and Procedures of your own Conference as well as those of the CJFL.

• Understand the possible consequences of breaching the CJFL Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct.

• Comply with all the Rules and Regulations of each Conference and CJFL.

• Refrain from any form of abuse towards others.

• Refrain from using any obscene language.

• Refrain from any form of harassment towards others.

• Refrain from any form of discrimination towards others.

• Refrain from any form of victimization towards others.

• Reject corruption, drugs, racism, violence and other dangers to our sport.

• Promote the interests of the CJFL and Junior Football in general.

• Do not provide comments to any media, or publish any comments (including on any website) on the behalf of the CJFL, its Member Conferences or Member Teams.

• Do not speak to any media in a negative way, or publish any negative comments (including on any website) regarding the CJFL, its Member Conferences or Member Teams.

• Never act in a way that may bring disrepute or disgrace to CJFL Members, its stakeholders and /or its sponsors, potential sponsors and/or partners.

Social Media Policy - CJFL

Introduction: The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) encourages the appropriate use of social media by all persons bound by these guidelines to engage with fans, promote the sport of football, individual athletes and communicate with the general public and media. CJFL acknowledges social media is a broad and instant form of communication and treats all social media content, whether written, photographic, video, or audio, as public comment which is accessible to all.

1. Reputation: The challenge for all persons bound by these guidelines is to promote football in general and the CJFL in particular, including through the use of social media, enhancing the credibility that has been developed over more than 130 years of success on and off the field.

2. Privacy: It acceptable to talk about your club/conference/players and have a dialog with the community, but it is not okay to publish confidential information. Notwithstanding the executed release form (as part of the registration package), the material regarding players and those associated with the club must remain secure.

3. Postings, Blogs and Tweets: CJFL treats all written social media postings, blogs, status updates and tweets as public ‘comment’. As a result, all persons bound by these guidelines should not comment or respond to a comment in a way that may be construed as negative or may be considered derogatory towards others, or put themselves in a situation where they may harm their reputation, the reputation of their teammates, the CJFL or its members, including its sponsors and stakeholders or any other third party. Contravention may lead to disciplinary measures.

4. Photographs, Video, Audio: CJFL also treats all photographs, video and audio ‘material’ posted onto social media as public comment and accessible to the public. Any material that may be considered negative, derogatory or inappropriate towards persons bound by these guidelines should not be posted. Persons bound by these guidelines should also be mindful that material posted may be subject to property rights and all relevant consents and waivers should obtained before using any material that may be subject to said property rights.

5. Education: CJFL actively educates Persons bound by these Guidelines on the best practice use of social media and encourages ‘positive posting’ as a means of communicating via social media.

6. Liability: When persons bound by these guidelines choose to go public with any comments or material in any way, including on social media, they are solely responsible for such comments and materials. Individuals should be aware that they can be held personally liable for any comments and material that may be deemed to be defamatory, obscene or proprietary. In essence, persons bound by these guidelines post comments and materials at their own risk. Further, persons bound by these guidelines should at all times make it clear that any comments and materials are made in their individual capacity and that they should state whom they represent.

7. Monitoring: CJFL will monitor online content which could impact on the League, its member conferences, its member clubs, individuals in that team, as well as sponsors and stakeholders.

8. Infringements: In the spirit of educating persons bound by these guidelines about the appropriate use of social media, CJFL endeavours to work with individuals and members on the appropriate use of social media. CJFL reserves its right to take any other appropriate measures with respect to infringements of these guidelines, including issuing a “Remove” notice, imposing other sanctions, and or taking legal action for damages.

9. Amendment/Interpretation: CJFL reserves the right to amend these guidelines as it deems appropriate. The CJFL Executive shall be the final authority with respect to the interpretation and implementation of these guidelines.

10. Persons Bound by These Guidelines: Persons bound by these guidelines include athletes, coaches, administrators, employees, independent contractors and other CJFL members.

Anti-Harrassment Policy

The Quinte Skyhawks Football Organization accepts responsibility and is committed to providing an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

Skyhawks Football  has adopted a zero tolerance approach to the issues of harassment, abuse and discrimination, establishing that they are never acceptable and must not be tolerated.  Every individual has the right to participate and work in an environment which promotes equal opportunities and prohibit discriminatory practices.

Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against an individual that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome or sexual harassment. Sexual harassment means:

1. engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against an individual because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, where the course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or
2. making a sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the individual and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome;

Reasonable action taken by the organization relating to the management and direction of individuals affiliated with the organization is not workplace harassment.

Individuals are encouraged to report any incidents of harassment to the appropriate person.

Any incident or complaint should be reported to an Official of the Skyhawks Football Club (for the purposes of this policy, an Official may be a member of the Quinte Skyhawks Board of Directors, any staff person, the President of Skyhawks, the General Manager, any member of the coaching or training staff).  The organization will investigate and deal with all complaints or incidents of harassment in a fair, respectful and timely manner.  Information provided about an incident or about a complaint will not be disclosed except as necessary to protect individuals, to investigate the complaint or incident, to take corrective action or as otherwise required by law.

Employees, Board members, coaches, athletes, training staff and volunteers are expected to adhere to this policy and will be held responsible by the Skyhawks Football organization for not following it. Individuals are not to be penalized or disciplined for reporting an incident or for participating in an investigation involving harassment.

Social Media Policy Guidelines - CJFL

Representing the Canadian Junior Football League, your conference and your club is an honor and a privilege provided to a select group of individuals. Along with that privilege comes a set of expectations and responsibilities as a player or staff member. You are held to a higher standard and are recognized both locally and nationally because you choose to represent this league and your respective club.

Through social media, you are now being monitored by more individuals than ever before, including CJFL fans and members of the media. Everything you do in these forums should positively represent the logo on the front of your jersey and your name on the back of the jersey. Used responsibly, social media can be a great way to interact with friends, fans and the public and promote your club and the CJFL. Used irresponsibly it can be a quick way to destroy your reputation in 140 characters or less!

Some tips and suggestions for using social media responsibly and effectively:

• DO set your security settings so that only your friends can see your account.
• DON’T accept friend or follow requests if you are not sure who they are coming from.
• DO understand that who you have listed as Followers or Friends is a reflection on you.
• DON’T put anything on social media that you would not want your family, your future employers, those reading the front page of the paper, or the whole world to see.
• DO think before you post, tweet or retweet – Will this positively reinforce my brand?
• DON’T post offensive language, personal attacks or racial comments.
• DO talk to your coach or club director about how to use social media to your advantage.
• DON’T post when you are emotional, like right after a game. You are more likely to say something you will regret.
• DO be familiar with the club’s, conference’s or leagues social media policy and the consequences for violating it.
• DON’T post anything about recruiting, even if it is someone you know, as this will result in an CJFL rules violation.
• DO ask questions if you are not sure what you are doing is ok.
• DON’T post anything that could be construed as an endorsement or promotion of a business product or service, even if the business is owned by a relative or friend.
• DON’T publicize information about your team, the conference or league that is not considered public knowledge.