Play hard. Play right.

Aspire Sports is for competitors who also know how to lose with grace and win without contempt. These are the standards we hold every player, parent, and coach to — at every level, on every field.

For players

Compete fully. Respect always.

· Show up on time, ready to work, even when you'd rather be anywhere else.
· Compete hard within the rules. Hard play and dirty play are different.
· Officials make calls in real time. Disagree privately, never publicly.
· Teammates are teammates — protect them on the field and off.
· Trash talk, slurs, and intimidation are not part of the game here.

For parents

Cheer. Don't coach from the sideline.

· Cheer effort, not outcomes. The score will take care of itself.
· The coach coaches. The official officiates. Sideline instructions confuse kids and undermine both.
· If you have feedback for a coach, schedule it for after the game — never during.
· Other people's kids are not your project. Praise specific, broadly. Critique only your own.
· Win or lose, the car ride home is for connection, not analysis.

For coaches

Develop people. Then develop players.

· Every player gets meaningful coached time. Bench-warming as a strategy is not allowed.
· Praise effort and improvement, not just results.
· Officials' calls stand. Disagreement is a one-sentence respectful question, then back to the game.
· Players' identities and beliefs are respected without commentary.
· If something happens that needs reporting — injury, conduct concern, family situation — escalate it that day, not next week.

When this gets broken.

We address incidents directly with the people involved — not via group emails, not via public shaming. Sequence is usually:

A private conversation with the coach or program director.
If repeated: a written warning and a sit-out from the next session.
If continued: removal from the program. Refund treatment is per the refund policy.

For things that warrant immediate removal — physical violence, slurs, threats — we skip steps 1-2 and go straight to removal. We aim for fair, but we don't apologize for protecting the field.

See also: Inclusion · The Aspire Promise