Maitland Physical Culture

CODE OF CONDUCT
Maitland Physical Culture Club adopts and supports the BJP Physie Code of
Conduct.

MEMBERS’ CODE

• Enjoy yourself and have fun.

• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their ability, appearance, experience, cultural background or religion.
• Treat all participants in your sport as you would like to be treated.
• Show respect for and co-operate with your teachers, judges and other officials. Without them there would be no competition.
• Be humble when you win and graceful when you lose. Don’t seek excuses or blame the judges or your teacher when you lose.
• Do not criticise other members or competitors.
• Be a good sport. Applaud other competitors whether they are from your club or another.
• Work equally hard for yourself and your team. Your team’s performance will benefit and so will you.
• Be loyal to your club and support it.

FOR PARENTS

• Encourage children to participate, don’t force them.
• Remember that children participate for their enjoyment, not yours.
• Focus on the child’s efforts and performance rather than winning or losing.
• Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing.
• Remember that children learn best by following your example. Applaud good performances by all competitors.
• Show appreciation of teachers and other volunteers. Without them your child could not participate.
• Respect the judges’ decisions and teach children to do likewise.
• Address conflict openly, honestly and respectfully.

FOR SPECTATORS

• Respect the dignity and worth of all competitors and applaud everyone.
• Ensure a fair and proper competition environment for all competitors by abiding by the following:

– remain still and quiet when the music is playing
– ensure that your children remain still and quiet
– turn all devices to silent
– keep belongings clear of the competition floor
– do not let children sit around the edge of the competition floor
– do not use flash photography
• Respect the rights of competitors by only videoing or photographing your own child.
• Show appreciation and respect for judges
• Do not sit in teachers’ reserved seating or stand behind this reserved seating area.
• Obey the rules of the venue and treat the venue with care.
• Be helpful and advise an official if there are problems or if help is needed
for any reason.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

Maitland Physical Culture participates on social media through Facebook (closed members group and public page), messenger groups and Instagram.

To show respect for both our club and its members we have set some simple guidelines to be followed:

Closed Members Facebook Page – All parents/carers and Ladies are welcome to join. Our Members page is a way of communicating to members and we thus ask that posts be Physie related.

Messenger Groups – Age based messenger groups will be set up at the start of the year as a way for teachers to communicate to parents/carers and Ladies. Teachers may share practice videos, syllabus clarifications answer parent/lady questions etc. We ask that ‘general chat’ be left OUT of these messenger groups so relevant information is easy to find. You are very welcome to set up your own general chat groups.

Syllabus Videos – It is a strict requirement from BJP that no videos of dance syllabus be shared on social media prior to training video release. This is to ensure that all teachers have the chance to teach their students in class. We ask that any teacher videos shared through messenger groups are NOT shared publicly.

Facebook/Insta Photo Posting – Maitland Physie has each parent/member sign off on social media preferences each year to ensure we respect member wishes. When posting photos to social media please
use good judgement when pictures include other members of the club.

CLASS FEES

Maitland Physical Culture Levies term fees over the first 3 terms of the year.

By registering with Maitland Physie you agree to pay the relevant fees as follows:

• $99 Registration Fee paid to BJP by completion of 2nd class
• $nil Registration fee upon registration with Maitland Physie Club
• Term fees outlined as below by the second week of each term. Full year member discount to be paid in full by week 2 of Term 1. Vouchers must be sent to contact@maitlandphysie.com to be applied. 
• Term Fees cover all competition entries and 2 classes per week from Term 2.