For gymnasts

Dumfries Y Gymnastics Club is dedicated to Scottish Gymnastics’ Vision, an uplifting experience for all.

Our approach is an athlete centred, coach led and performance driven with athlete

and coach well-being and development at the centre.

Your rights that we will champion are:

• Take part in gymnastics in a positive, safe, fun environment free from bullying
• Feel valued and protected
• Be able to ask questions and be given information, have your views listened to and respected
• Tell your coach or member of the performance team if you are in pain during training
• Be yourself and not be discriminated against
• Know that you can speak up without it affecting your place in a team

Gymnasts agree to:

• Be friendly and supportive to everyone and offer help if needed
• Practice and participate fairly and be trustworthy.
• Behave with respect to others including coaches, venue staff, officials, other, gymnasts, parents, team managers and spectators.
• Respect the rules of my club, those of the facilities and Scottish Gymnastics
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion, race, ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs, socio-economic status or sexual orientation.
• Always strive to show the best of myself and refrain from inappropriate conduct towards others including physical, verbal, written or emotional, in person or through use of social media
• Be a positive role model and refrain from bullying and getting involved in inappropriate peer pressure and push others into something they do not want to do
• Set a good example at all times in aspects of dress, punctuality, language, behaviour and respect of equipment and others
• Wear suitable kit
• Not smoke, consume alcohol or drugs of any kind whilst representing the club at club sessions and events
• Report inappropriate behaviour or risky situations to a member of staff
• Arrive at training sessions on time and ready to participate fully.
• Understand that chewing gum and wearing any jewellery whist training and competing is not allowed.
• Only use my phone in training or competition for development purposes such as filming routines. Permission for filming must be given by the coach.
• Never post offensive or hurtful comments or comments on social media that could be seen as disrespectful or upsetting. This includes making negative comments relating to Dumfries Y Gymnastics Club staff, officials, volunteers, coaches, gymnasts, and support staff.

Breaches of the gymnast code of conduct shall be dealt with in the first instance by the coach.

Incidents will be reported to the head coach and safeguarding officer (if relevant) who will

impose such sanctions as seen fit.

These include the following:

• Be required to apologise formally
• Receive a warning; verbal or written
• Suspended for a period of time
• Be required to leave the club

For parents/guardians

Scottish Gymnastics vision is an uplifting experience for all.

Our approach is athlete centred, coach led, and performance driven with athlete and coach well-being and development at the centre.

As a parent or guardian of an Dumfries Y Gymnastics Club gymnast, you play a vital role in helping them succeed in gymnastics. we have created some guidelines which we believe will help you support your child.

Your rights that we will champion are:

• Be able to ask questions, be listened to and respected
• Be supported if reporting suspected abuse or poor practice
• Know that reporting a concern will not affect you or your child’s place in the club
• Be protected from abuse from spectators, other adults, coaches, parents, gymnasts
• Be informed about problems or concerns about your child
• Be informed if your child is injured or unwell

Supporting your Child:

• Always treat others with respect and care for their safety, wellbeing, and protection. This means not taking part in, or allowing any actions that harm others in any way, such as physical harm, emotional harm, neglect, extortion, bullying or sexual misconduct. 
• Do not allow allegations of poor practice, abuse, wellbeing concerns to go unchallenged, unrecorded or fail to act upon them – See something, say something
• Be a positive role model for your child by promoting fair play, good sportsmanship, and performance over results. Maintain high standards of behaviour and appearance.
• Ensure your child is prepared for all sessions with the appropriate clothing, footwear, nutrition and hydration.
• Support your child to know, understand and follow the rules of the gymnast code of conduct
• Inspire your child to be the best they can be in both in the sport and in life
• Develop relationships with gymnasts, coaches, officials, and volunteers based on integrity, mutual trust and respect.
• Encourage your child to speak with their coaches and accept responsibility for their own development and behaviour.
• Help them understand the important life lessons to be gained from the sport, such as: leadership, handling adversity, teamwork, persistence and compassion
• Never post offensive or hurtful comments or comments that could be seen as disrespectful or upsetting on social media. This includes making negative comments relating to Scottish Gymnastics staff, officials, volunteers, coaches, gymnasts, and support staff.

Supporting our Club:

• Ensure your child attends all sessions on time.
• Collect your child promptly at the end of a session and call the gymnastics club if you will be late
• Respond to emails and complete paperwork in a timely manner
• Proactively communicate with the coaching team and in relation to your child’s illnesses, injuries, medication, changes to contact details and attendance at club events.
• Never post offensive or hurtful comments or comments that could be seen as disrespectful or upsetting on social media. This includes making negative comments relating to Scottish Gymnastics staff, officials, volunteers, coaches, gymnasts, and support staff.
• Attend events and fundraising activities when you can

Supporting our Club at Events and Competitions:

• Ensure that family members and friends who are supporting at competitions are respectful to everyone. They must remain outside the field of play during competitions and accept the scores and decisions made by judges.
• Encourage all gymnasts by applauding their efforts not just your own
• Be a positive role model for your child by promoting fair play, good sportsmanship, and performance over results. Maintain high standards of behaviour and appearance.

Policy Awareness and Acceptance

When you sign this code of conduct you agree that you are aware of and will abide by the following

polices, which can be found in full here Policies & Procedures | Scottish Gymnastics;

• Scottish Gymnastics Wellbeing and Child Protection Policy
• Scottish Gymnastics Anti Bullying Policy
• Scottish Gymnastics Respect Policy