Flintshire Midweek Bowling League
Affiliated to: WCGBA & FABA
Code of Conduct
(October 2019)
Individual Responsibility
All members of affiliated clubs are at all times subject to this Code of Conduct and the associated Disciplinary Procedures.
Members are expected to conduct themselves in ways which display the following:
1. Good standards of behaviour both on and off the green
2. A sporting approach to team colleagues, opponents, officials and spectators
3. Behaviour fitting good ambassadors for the Flintshire Midweek Bowling league, and the game of bowls.
Any member of the affiliated clubs / leagues who fall below these standards, thereby bringing themselves or the FMBL into disrepute shall be subjected to disciplinary action.
Abusive or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated.
Harassment and Unacceptable Conduct
- The League will endeavour to provide a safe and harassment free environment within its activities for all members and officials
- The FMBL Management Committee shall investigate in confidence any reported harassment or unacceptable conduct in general.
- In particular, harassment of Officers with regard to Decisions or Policies implemented by such officers or other designated persons, is deemed to be completely unacceptable and in this context, harassment will be defined as follows:
- Comments or remarks which are gratuitously critical, insulting, humiliating, intimidating, innuendo or spreading malicious gossip.
- Unacceptable conduct includes bullying in any form and or discrimination.
- These definitions are not exhaustive
- All the above apply to any such comments made on social media.
- Any such incident should be reported to the Chairman or League Secretary in the first instance. (See FMBL Disciplinary and Appeal Process)
- Where appropriate, any incident will be forwarded to Flintshire Area Bowling Association and / or WCGBA.