Wayland-Weston Crew participants are required to display good citizenship and sportsmanship in connection with their participation on the team. Coaches have the authority to suspend a rower temporarily for failure to comply with rules and regulations, for displaying poor sportsmanship, or when the participant’s safety or safety of others requires such actions.

Disciplinary action for a violation of the Code of Conduct will be commensurate with the nature and extent of the violation, and may include direction to stop the offensive behavior, temporary suspension, or removal from the team for a season or permanently. Consent of the Board of Directors is required prior to removal of a participant from the team.

If a rower has violated any provision of this code of conduct, the following procedure will be implemented:

1. The coach will immediately address the concerns with the participant, as well as document the infraction. This action by the coach constitutes the first warning. Any infraction of the substance abuse policy will also result in immediate contact with the participant’s parent/guardian.

2. The program director/head coach and the Director of Coaching shall be notified of the infraction. If a further violation is committed, a parent will be contacted. The participant will be asked to take three days off from practice, and talk with the coach prior to returning to the team. This constitutes the second warning.

3. After a third violation of the Code of Conduct, the participant will be asked to leave the team for the season. 4. Depending on the severity or repetition of the violation, this issue may be further discussed with the Board of

Directors, and the athlete may be removed from the team for the season or permanently. 5. A participant subject to disciplinary action may request a meeting with his/her parent(s)/guardians(s), the coach,

the Director of Coaching, and representative(s) of the Board of Directors to discuss the action.