Player Participation Code of Conduct

The mission of this Bay Area Champions Code of Conduct is to create guidelines for our players and community to follow to create a welcoming environment of respect, sportsmanship, fair play, player safety, and friendly competition.

This code of conduct is designed to protect our players, staff, viewers, and anybody else that wishes to be part of this community. We look to hold our Art of Football community to a high standard by working and/or playing with our organization, you acknowledge and agree to abide by our Player Code of Conduct.

Violations of the Code of Conduct, as determined by The Art of Football: Bay Area Champions staff within their sole and absolute discretion, will result in disciplinary action up to and including suspension — either temporarily or permanently – without a refund. Payers who show dangerous, or inappropriate behavior in violation of our Code of Conduct will be given a warning and/or removed from game play by our staff.

Code of Conduct for Players

– I will be kind and respectful to teammates and opponents

– I will demonstrate good sportsmanship, win or lose.

-I will be honest, fair, and respectful to players, staff, officials, spectators, and neighbors at all times.

-I will respect the decisions of officials and team captains, and maintain a respectful tone in discussions
with my captain, opposing team, staff, officials, and/or referees

-I will not bully, intimidate, or harass anyone involved in this league and/or social activities in public, private, in-person, or online.

– I will never physically touch anyone in an aggressive or inappropriate way or show violence, verbal threats, or use any profanity in a derogatory way.

-I will follow all safety protocols of the program

– I will respect and adhere to all rules laid out by the venue host and staff

– I understand that I may be financially liable if it is determined that I intentionally damaged venue property or league equipment.

Player Age

In order to play in one of our leagues participants must be 16+

Refund Policy

By registering for one of our leagues, you are agreeing to the following refund policies.

– Refunds are not available for any our leagues. All sales are final. League rosters have limited space and last-minute player cancellations disrupt our ability to properly plan and organize our season.

-If a league is canceled due to not enough player registration or venue issues, players will be provided with alternate leagues to play in. If you are unable to play in an alternate league, you will have the option of a full refund.

-Any league(s) canceled due to Covid-19 related issues or complications will result in players being provided with alternate leagues to play in. If you are unable to play in an alternate league, you will have the option of a full refund.

-In special situations, we may need to delay the start of our league. This may be due to teams needing more time to fill their rosters, conflicts with our venue, or other various reasons. We reserve the right to delay the start of our league and will incorporate all planned games into the revised schedule to the best of our ability. Delayed start dates for our league do not make you eligible for a full refund.

– Refunds are not given if a player or a team moves, has changes in their work schedule, or any other non-league related issue.

– Participation in adult sports, whether that is at the recreational or competitive level, may result in injury. Volo Sports does not refund players’ fees if they are injured.

-We always do our best to play all scheduled games in a season. If games have to be postponed due to weather, facility issues, or any other reason, we will do our best to make the games up at the end of the season at the same location. In some cases, the game location may be changed in order to make the games up. In the rare case, we are unable to make-up postponed games, players will receive a refund for those games only.

– Games will be made up in the best possible form which may include, but not be limited to, multiple games in one night or games held on a non-league night of the week. Refunds will not be issued if a player is unable to attend the scheduled make up game.

Forfeit Policy

Here at Bay Area Champions we want everyone to have the best playing experience possible and the best way to do that is by making sure every team shows up with enough people to play with. That is why we ask all teams to give us at least 24hrs notice prior to their game if they know they are not going to show up. We understand emergencies happen, players take vacations, meetings come up, etc.

So we will do our best, when given notice, to schedule a different opponent to replace the team that will we missing a week.
However for the integrity of our competition and in effort to keep our leagues fun, if you/your team forfeits two weeks of the season you will be removed from playoffs.

Weather Policy

The weather can sometimes be unpredictable which is why we do our best to make the best weather calls for everybody and give the most amount of notice possible. We will notify you about any changes to the schedule due to the weather as soon as possible.

At certain times, the City of San Jose will shut down the fields for various reasons, even if the weather conditions are normal. These decisions are out of our control and we must abide by the city’s decision if that does happen during our season.

Also be aware, if we do rain out a game we will make up that week later in the season. If we have more than 2 rain outs during the season, we will do our best to make those games up, but cannot guarantee more than 2 made up rain outs.

Jersey and Uniform Policy

When signing up as a team you will have the option to choose what jersey color your team will wear. On game day everyone on the same team will wear the same colored jersey, but you do not have to be wearing matching socks or shorts.
ONLY THE JERSEY COLOR HAS TO BE THE SAME FOR ALL OF THE PLAYERS. We do not provide the team jerseys for you.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Players are prohibited from bringing drugs or alcohol to our venues.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns you can contact us either through email- daniel@artoffootballblog.com or phone number- 805-395-8847