Promoting Fair Play
Fair Play is a universally understood concept that all athletes and spectators should follow. Incorporating Fair Play into a facility ensures that there is a safe environment for students to excel during their extra-curricular activities. It also emphasizes the importance of respect, friendship, team spirit, fair competition, equality and excellence; all values that students can benefit from in everyday life.
“It is important for children to be in a safe environment when participating in extra-curricular activities,” said Jean Montgomery, a member of Norfolk Youth Basketball Association, “Incorporating Fair Play into all secondary school facilities in the Grand Erie District School Board is ensuring that students are not only being respectful but being respected.”
All Grand Erie secondary school gymnasiums are equipped with posters that state some of the following Fair Play rules:
- Cheer in a positive manner.
- Be courteous and respectful.
- Please don’t take the fun out of sports for others.
- Verbal or physical abuse between players, spectators, coaches or officials will not be tolerated.
- Respecting a Fair-Play Facility ensures that everyone can participate and enjoy the activity.
- Failure to abide by the guidelines may result in your removal from a Fair-Play Facility.