Coach Code of Conduct

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Conduct themselves with professionalism at all times. This includes demonstrating respectful and appropriate behavior, attire, language, and attitude.
• Engage players / athletes, match officials, other coaches, administrators and spectators respectfully at all times, while promoting fairness and honest play during match situations.
• Uphold CBVA’s purpose and values, as role-models to the wider beach volleyball community.

CBVA has zero tolerance for coaches engaging in harassing and/or bullying behaviour towards players or other CBVA staff or volunteers.

CBVA coaches are encouraged to:

• Wear CBVA apparel to training and events.

Risk Management

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Adhere to health and safety protocols, such as appropriate treatment of injuries sustained during play, heat-related illnesses, and other emergencies.
• Have up-to-date first aid qualifications.
• Ensure that all equipment used for training has been assembled safely for use. Any issues with equipment should be reported to the Equipment sub-committee immediately.
• Have access to emergency contact information for all players.
• Have appropriately valid Working with Children Checks.

Professional Development

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Maintain a valid accreditation with Volleyball Australia.

CBVA coaches are encouraged to:

• Continue ongoing learning and development through attendance at workshops, coaching clinics, and other training opportunities.
• Skill Development: Guidelines for coaching athlete skill progression from beginner to advanced levels.

Communication

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Inform CBVA administrators when a class needs to be cancelled.
• Use social media consciously, in alignment with CBVA’s purpose and values.
• Maintain clear lines of communication between players / athletes and other relevant stakeholders.

CBVA coaches are encouraged to:

• Participate in opportunities to give and receive constructive feedback to players / athletes, as well as to other coaches and administrators.

Conflicts of interest

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Submit an annual declaration of any actual or potential conflicts of interest; and
• Notify CBVA of any significant changes to circumstances that would lead to an actual or potential conflict of interest.

To help clarify what may or may not constitute a conflict of interest with respect to employment, some examples have been provided as guidance below:

• Seeking employment with an immediate ‘competitor’ of CBVA. CBVA is a non-commercial, not-for-profit entity, community sports Club, so we do not have competitor organisations in the commercial sense. The only ‘competition’ that may present as a conflict, is for the time and effort of a Coach, and their ability to fulfill their scheduled coaching commitments.
• Existing employment arrangements with organisations that are not ‘competitors’ of CBVA is typically not viewed as a conflict of interest. As above, the primary ‘conflict’ that may exist would be for a coach’s time and effort in fulfilling their scheduled coaching commitments.

Diversity and Inclusion

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Advocate for diversity and inclusion, and providing equal opportunities for all players to participate in training sessions, regardless of background.

Privacy and Confidentiality

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Maintain confidentiality in relation to personally identifiable information about players, their emergency contacts.
• Handle all personal and medical information in compliance with relevant privacy laws.

Payment of coaches

CBVA coaches are expected to:

• Onboard themselves to Payroller before their contracted start date.
• Submit timesheets in the week following a two-week coaching block to treasurer @ cbva.org.au.
• If coaches are unable to submit their own timesheets, they should seek assistance from their Training Coordinator to submit timesheets on their behalf.

CBVA is expected to:

• Pay coaches wages once every two weeks.
• Pay coaches superannuation once every two weeks.