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Bermuda Equestrian Federation (BEF) |
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Code of Conduct for Parents |
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The following requirements must be met by Parents/Guardians during any
activity sanctioned or held by the BEF and its Affiliates. |
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Respect the rights, dignity and worth of others; |
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Remember that your child participates for their
enjoyment not yours; |
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Focus on your child’s efforts and performance rather
than winning and losing; |
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Never ridicule or yell at your child or other children
for making a mistake or losing a competition; |
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Show appreciation for skilful performance by all
participants; |
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Demonstrate a high degree of individual responsibility
especially when dealing with or in the vicinity of persons under 18
years of age, as your words and actions are an example; |
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Respect officials’ decisions and teach children to do
likewise; |
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Do not physically or verbally abuse or harass anyone
associated with equestrianism (officials, coaches, judge etc) |
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Be a positive role model; |
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Encourage a drug free sport to our young people; |
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Not make any adverse comments directly to
the media, either in written or verbal form, about equestrianism,
the BEF, and its affiliates. |
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Forward any requests for media interviews
or information for media articles to the BEF Board and/or
International Committee. |
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