Code of Conduct
- Respect the Sport, Compete fairly and follow its rules and regulations.
- Show respect for authority, NIC Staff and to the officials of the Sport.
- Respect other people – treat them as you would wish to be treated
- Demonstrate good sportsmanship before, during and after sessions/Competitions.
- Help parents and spectators understand the rules and objectives so they can watch and enjoy the sport.
- Be courteous to opposing teams/Clubs and treat all skaters and coaches with respect.
- Be modest when successful and be gracious in defeat. Applaud good skating.
- Respect the privilege of the use of all club and NIC facilities.
- Refrain from the use of abusive language.
- When using Social Media all the above points should be respected and adhered to.
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Pad Set Up Procedure
General rules:
- All parents are expected to help with trolleys off the ice
- All skaters should help with the pads
- There must be 2 people used to move each trolley. One to pull and the other push for each trolley
- Under 12’s are not allowed to push the trolleys
- Under 12’s help slide the pads into place.
- You are not allowed on the ice without rubber soled shoes (or skates). The shoe soles must be clean of any mud/soil.
- Extra care should be taken with trolleys with pads on top.
- Trolleys should always be parked against the wall with the “safety bar” away from the wall.
- They must not block any doorway.
Procedure:
- On Saturdays the pads go on at 08:00 (30 minutes before skating starts).
- On other days trolleys will go on 15 minutes before skating starts.
- Parents should help prepare the trolleys (e.g. before 08:00) so they can be set up quickly
- Parents push/pull the trolleys onto the ice
- Skaters over 11 will position the trolleys on the ice and unload them in the correct location
- All skaters including, the under 12’s, can slide pads into position on the ice.
- See the diagram for the locations.
- Empty trolleys will be put back into the storage area
- When putting the pads away they should be slid down the ice to the zamboni end before loading onto the trolley.
- The under 12’s should slide the pads into position for older skaters to load onto the trolleys.
- Parents will help store the trolleys.
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