Republic of the Philippines

RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

LESSON PLAN IN CODE OF ETHICS & CONDUCT FOR SPORTS COACHES

March 8, 2023

I. Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

a. Cognitive: Describe the meaning of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches;
b. Psychomotor: Compose an insight about the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports
Coaches;
c. Affective: Appreciate the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches.

II. Learning Content

a. Topic: Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches
b. Materials: Audio/Visual PowerPoint Presentation, Laptop, and Projector
c. Resources: file:///C:/Users/msi/Downloads/Discussion-Topis-1-10.pdf

III. Learning Procedure

1. Preliminary Activity
✔ Prayer
✔ Greetings
✔ Checking of Attendance
✔ Checking of the Surroundings
✔ Review (Art and Science of Coaching)

2. Developmental Activity

A. Motivational Activity

“PASS THE MESSAGE”

• The class will be divided into two groups.

• They will choose a first player to whisper a phrase or word to the person who
must lip-read next to them.
• Each student will wear a Headphones with a full max volume of music so that they
will not hear any sound/voice.
• The word or phrase should then be repeated until it reaches the last person in
line.

List of Words:
1. Humanity
2. Commitment
3. Integrity
4. Cooperation
5. Advertising
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RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

Guide Questions:

1. Are you familiar with the given words?

2. What have you notice?

B. Lesson Proper

1) Discussion

Code of Ethics & Conduct for Sports Coaches

Background

The following has been developed by the National Coaching Foundation from the Code of
Ethics (1989) published by the British Institute of Sports Coaches (BISC). It also adopts the
principles contained in the Council of Europe's Code of Sports Ethics. The BISC Code formed
the value statement underpinning the National Vocational Qualification Standards (1992) for
Coaching, Teaching and Instructing. This code has replaced the original BISC code as the value
statement in the revised standards (1998). The code is a framework within which to work and
is a series of guidelines rather than a set of instructions.

Introduction

Sports coaches are expected to conform to ethical standards in a number of

areas: humanity, relationships, commitment, cooperation, integrity, advertising, confidential
ity, abuse of privilege, safety and competence.

Humanity

• Coaches must respect the rights, dignity and worth of every human being and their
ultimate right to self-determination. Specifically, coaches must treat everyone
equitably and sensitively, within the context of their activity and ability, regardless of
gender, ethnic origin, cultural background, sexual orientation, religion or political
affiliation.

Relationship

• The good coach will be concerned primarily with the well-being, safety, protection and
future of the individual performer. There must be a balance between the development
of performance and the social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of the
individual.
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Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

• A key element in a coaching relationship is the development of independence.

Performers must be encouraged and guided to accept responsibility for their own
behavior and performance in training, in competition, and in their domestic, academic
or business life.
• Coaches are responsible for setting and monitoring the boundaries between a working
relationship and friendship with their performers. This is particularly important when
the performer is a young person. The coach must realize that certain situations or
friendly words and actions could be misinterpreted, not only by the performer, but
also by outsiders (or other members of a squad or group of performers) motivated by
jealousy, dislike or mistrust, and could lead to allegations of misconduct or
impropriety.
• Where physical contact between coach and performer is a necessary part of the
coaching process, coaches must ensure that no action on their part could be
misconstrued and that any National Governing Body (NGB) guidelines on this matter
are followed.
• The relationship between coach and performer relies heavily on mutual trust and
respect. This means that the performer should be made aware of the coach's
Qualifications and experience, and must be given the opportunity to consent to or
decline proposals for training, performance or competition.

Commitment

• Coaches should clarify in advance with performers (and/or employers) the number of
sessions, fees (if any) and method of payment. They should explore with performers
(and/or employers) the expectation of the outcome of coaching. Written contracts
may be appropriate in some circumstances.
• Coaches have a responsibility to declare to their performers and/or employers any
other current coaching commitments. They should also find out if any prospective
client is receiving instruction from another teacher/coach. If so, the teacher/coach
should be contacted to discuss the situation.
• Coaches who become aware of a conflict between their obligation to their performers
and their obligation to their NGB (or other organizations employing them), must make
explicit to all parties concerned the nature of the conflict, and the loyalties and
responsibilities involved.
• Coaches should expect a similar level of reciprocal commitment from their
performers. In particular, the performer (parent/guardian in the case of a minor)
should inform the coach of any change in circumstances that might affect the
coach/performer relationship.
• Coaches should receive appropriate acknowledgment for their contribution to the
performer's progress and achievement. Where money is earned from performances,
it is reasonable to expect the coach should receive an appropriate share of the
rewards. Such apportionment with any attendant conditions should be agreed in
advance (in writing) to avoid any misunderstanding.
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RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

Cooperation

Coaches should communicate and co-operate with other sports and allied professions in the
best interests of their performers. An example of such contact could be the seeking of:

• educational and career counselling for young performers whose involvement in sport
impinges upon their studies
• sport science advice through the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
(BASES)

Coaches must communicate and co-operate with registered medical and ancillary
practitioners in the diagnosis, treatment and management of their performers' medical and
psychological problems.

Integrity

• Coaches must not encourage performers to violate the rules of their sport. They
should actively seek to discourage and condemn such action and encourage
performers to obey the spirit of the rules.
• Coaches must not compromise their performers by advocating measures that could
constitute unfair advantage. They must not adopt practices to accelerate performance
improvement that might jeopardize the safety, total well-being and future
participation of the performer. Coaches must never advocate or condone the use of
prohibited drugs or other banned performance enhancing substances.
• Coaches must ensure that the activities, training and competition programs they
advocate and direct ore appropriate for the age, maturity, experience and ability of
the individual performer.
• Coaches must treat opponents with due respect, both in victory and defeat, and
should encourage their performers to act in a similar manner. A key role for a coach is
to prepare performers to respond to success and failure in a dignified manner.
• Coaches must accept responsibility for the conduct of their performers and discourage
inappropriate behavior in training, competition, and away from the sporting arena.

Advertising

• Advertising by sports coaches in respect of qualifications, training and/or services

must be accurate and professionally restrained. Coaches must be able to present
evidence of current qualifications upon request. Evidence should also be available to
support any claim associated with the promotion of their services.
• Coaches must not display any affiliation with an organization in a manner that falsely
implies sponsorship or accreditation by that organization.
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RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

Confidentiality

• Sports coaches inevitably gather a great deal of personal information about

performers in the course of a working relationship. Coach and performer must reach
agreement about what is to be regarded as confidential information (i.e., not divulged
to a third party without the express approval of the performer).

• Confidentiality does not preclude the disclosure of information about a performer to

persons who can be judged to have a right to know. For example:

• Evaluation for competitive selection purposes

• Recommendations for employment
• In pursuit of disciplinary action involving performers within the sport
• In pursuit of disciplinary action by a sports organization against one of its members
• Legal and medical requirements for disclosure
• Recommendations to parents/family where the health and safety of performers might
be at stake
• In pursuit of action to protect children from abuse

Abuse of Privilege

• The sports coach is privileged to have regular contact with performers and
occasionally to travel and reside with performers in the course of coaching and
competitive practice. A coach must not attempt to exert undue influence over the
performer in order to obtain personal benefit or reward.
• Coaches must consistently display high personal standards and project a favorable
image of their sport and of coaching to performers, their parents/families, other
coaches, officials, spectators, the media and the public.
• Personal appearance is a matter of individual taste but the sports coach has an
obligation to project an image of health, cleanliness and functional efficiency.
• Sports coaches should never smoke while coaching.
• Coaches should not drink alcohol so soon before coaching that it would affect their
competence to coach, compromise the safety of the performers or obviously indicate
they had been drinking (e.g., smell of alcohol on breath).

Safety

• Within the limits of their control, coaches have a responsibility to ensure as for as
possible the safety of the performers with whom they work
• All reasonable steps should be taken to establish a safe working environment.
• The work done and the manner in which it is done should be in keeping with the
regular and approved practice with their sport as determined by the NGB.
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Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

• The activity undertaken should be suitable for the age, physical and emotional
maturity, experience and ability of the performers.
• Coaches have a duty to protect children from harm and abuse.
• The performers should have been systematically prepared for the activity and made
aware of their personal responsibilities in terms of safety.
• Coaches should arrange adequate insurance to cover all aspects of their coaching
practice.

Competence

• Coaches shall confine themselves to practice in those elements of sport for which their
training and competence is recognized by the appropriate NGB. Training includes the
accumulation of knowledge and skills through formal coach education courses,
independent research and the accumulation of relevant verifiable experience.
• The National Occupational Standards for Coaching, Teaching and Instructing (and/or
the approved NGB coaching awards) provide the framework for assessing competence
at the different levels of coaching practice. Competence to coach should normally be
verified through evidence of qualifications. Competence cannot be inferred solely
from evidence of prior experience.
• Coaches must be able to recognize and accept when to refer performers to other
coaches or agencies. It is their responsibility, as for as possible, to verify the
competence and integrity of any other person to whom they refer a performer.
• Coaches should regularly seek ways of increasing their personal and professional
development.
• Coaches should welcome evaluation of their work by colleagues and be able to
account to performers, employers, National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and colleagues
for what they do and why.
• Coaches have a responsibility to themselves and their performers to maintain their
own effectiveness, resilience and abilities. They should recognize when their personal
resources are so depleted that help is needed. This may necessitate the withdrawal
from coaching temporarily or permanently.

3. Analysis
o 10 students placed in the Fishbowl bowl (inner circle) and the rest of the class in the
outside of the Fishbowl (outer circle).
o Students in the Fishbowl are only allowed to speak, present and discuss their
perspectives.
o Students outside the Fishbowl listen and make notes about the various perspectives
and ideas that are being discussed and presented.

• Why do you think this code ethics for sports coaches is important?
• As a future sports coach do you find this helpful?
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Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

4. Abstraction
Describe the meaning of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches.

“POOL OF WORDS”
Directions: Identify the words being described below choose and write the correct answer
from the pool of words.

Abuse of Privilege Confidentiality

Safety
Humanity Commitment

_________1. Personal appearance is a matter of individual taste but the sports coach has an obligation
to project an image of health, cleanliness and functional efficiency.

_________2. Sports coaches inevitably gather a great deal of personal information about performers
in the course of a working relationship.

_________3. Coaches who become aware of a conflict between their obligation to their performers
and their obligation to their NGB (or other organizations employing them), must make explicit to all
parties concerned the nature of the conflict, and the loyalties and responsibilities involved.

_________4. Coaches must respect the rights, dignity and worth of every human being and their
ultimate right to self-determination.

_________5. Coaches should arrange adequate insurance to cover all aspects of their coaching
practice.

Answers:

1. Abuse of Privilege
2. Confidentiality
3. Commitment
4. Humanity
5. Safety

5. Application
Instruction:
Compose an insight about the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Sports Coaches

Direction:
The student will share their thoughts, feelings, and insights after knowing the different
characteristics of Egyptian Art.
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RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN KINETHICS

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IV. Learning Agreement

Assigned Reporters get ready for the next topic presentation. Each Presenter must submit
and prepare a Written Report and PowerPoint Presentation to be uploaded in the given
Google Drive Link.

Prepared by:

Ugaddan, Irish C.
Pre-Service Teacher

Checked by:

Santos, Arden Mark M.

Cooperating Teacher