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CLUB
POLICY ON PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
Due to the increase in violence in youth sports and the increase of
incidents of this type within our own club, and realizing that any
type of violence has no place in youth sports, and understanding that
the East Meadow Soccer club shall promote the ideals of sportsmanship
for our players:
Be it resolved:
1. That upon a recommendation of the Commissioner of a Division and with
the approval of the Club President, the Commissioner shall be authorized
to temporarily suspend any player, coach, club member or referee
(hereafter called the aggressor) for any act of physical violence
directed at any other player, coach, club member, referee or spectator
while involved in any East Meadow Soccer Club activity. The suspension
shall remain in effect until the next scheduled Board meeting.
2. The Board shall be notified by the President or his representative of
the suspension and the Commissioner shall present all relative
information to the Board at the next scheduled meeting. In the event
that there is no meeting scheduled than the President shall call for an
“Emergency Meeting “ to discuss the incident within 10 days of the
suspension date.
3. The Board of Directors after hearing the case shall suspend the
aggressor unless it can be factually proven that the physical violence
as defined in #5 did not take place. The Board shall suspend the
aggressor for a minimum of 1 full season (Spring or Fall) from the club.
4. In the event that the aggressor is the parent of a player, than that
player will be removed from the East Meadow Soccer Club for the
specified period.
5. Physical Violence shall include but not be limited to any act
resulting in the physical touching, pushing or shoving of another
individual in order to intimidate, harass, annoy or threaten that
individual or to actually or possibly cause a physical injury to that
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