Effective date: August 19, 2026
Our standard
Everyone representing Livermore Lions Rugby Club is expected to help create a positive, safe, respectful environment for children to play rugby.
Players
- Respect teammates, opponents, coaches, officials, volunteers, and spectators.
- Play fairly and follow the laws and age-grade rules of the game.
- Listen to coaches and officials, particularly on safety matters.
- Do not bully, threaten, harass, discriminate against, or deliberately endanger another person.
Parents and spectators
- Encourage all players and allow coaches to coach and referees to officiate.
- Do not abuse, intimidate, or aggressively confront players, coaches, officials, volunteers, or other spectators.
- Raise concerns calmly and through appropriate club channels.
- Support decisions made for player welfare, even when that means a child does not participate.
Coaches and volunteers
- Put player welfare ahead of results.
- Use age-appropriate coaching and maintain appropriate adult-child boundaries.
- Comply with applicable safeguarding, background-check, training, and certification requirements.
- Treat players fairly and respectfully and avoid favoritism, humiliation, or abusive coaching methods.
- Report safeguarding or serious welfare concerns promptly.
Officials
Officials must be treated with respect. Disagreement with a decision does not justify abuse or confrontation.
Alcohol and controlled substances
Adults must not be impaired while responsible for children, coaching, officiating, providing medical support, driving players, or performing another safety-sensitive club role.
Breaches
The club may respond to misconduct with coaching, warnings, removal from an activity, suspension, restrictions on attendance, or referral to Rugby NorCal, USA Rugby, law enforcement, or another appropriate authority depending on the circumstances.
Reporting
Concerns can be raised with a coach or at hello@livermorerugby.com. Safeguarding and urgent welfare concerns should be escalated immediately through the appropriate channels.
