Family Standards 

We value your support and commitment to helping us make all NMMadness events a safe & welcoming place for everyone. You can expect to be treated with respect in accordance with our core values of Integrity, Success, & Caring. As we strive to live out these guiding principles, we kindly ask everyone to adhere to the standards outlined below. 

Players & Coaches Parents & Fans 

• Honor the game and display sportsmanship by respecting the rules and officials, as well as my opponents, teammates, and self. 
• Refrain from harassment or bullying of other players, coaches, or individuals in any manner. 
• Refrain from use of profanity on the court or any other communal area. 
• Refrain from physical violence at all times 
• Use social media responsibly. Social media activity should never be used to incite, harass, or bully other players, coaches, officials or individuals, and should always reflect good sportsmanship. 
• Refrain from possessing or using illicit drugs or alcohol, and to only use prescription medicine as directed by a physician. 
• As a player, to strive to make myself, my teammates and the game better. 
• As a coach, to strive to win while pursuing the more important goal of teaching valuable life lessons. 
• Recognize that my role is to support my athlete as well as other participants and allow the players and coaches to focus on the results on the court. 
• Emphasize the benefits and importance of skill development, learning valuable life lessons, and doing one’s best. 
• Refrain from engaging in any kind of unsportsmanlike conduct with any player, coach, official, parent, or spectator (e.g., booing, taunting, harassment, or use of profane or insulting language & gestures) 
• Teach my child to treat other players, coaches, officials, parents, and spectators with respect regardless of race, creed, color, sex or ability. 
• Promote the emotional and physical well-being of the athletes over any personal desire I may have for my child to win. 
• Teach my child to play by the rules and to resolve conflicts without resorting to hostility or violence. 
• Refrain from possessing or using illicit drugs or alcohol 
  

Failure to abide by the code outlined above may result in removal from the tournament and any future NMMadness events.