Malton Mavericks Athletics Mission Statement
Building Leaders Through Sport
Live, Play, Work, Connect
- We are the MAVERICKS!
- Mind over matter!
- Respect Yourself, Respect your brothers and sisters, Respect your community.
- The decisions I am making will they help or hurt our community.
- I will assist my brother when he falls, when he is down, I will help him, help me.
- The payoff is not the prize at the end, but the lessons we learned along the journey.
- When one team wins, we all win
- I will not disrespect my team mates, coaches, opponents, referee’s or elders with foul language and or suggestive behaviour.
- I Will not bully my team mates in any division either in person or through Social Media.
- I Will not bully any of my competitors either in person or through Social Media or speak negatively about them.
- When given instructions by my coach or trainer, I will follow them as their decisions represent the spirit of the team.
- Everyone should be accommodated to participate in the enjoyment of the game.
- Fairness, equality, respect, and dignity will not be compromised in an effort to win.
- Ensure structure of competition acknowledges special requirements of young and growing children emotionally, mentally, and physically.
- Avoid placing expectations of players unrelated to his or her capacity to meet them.
- Making our community a better place to live through our support of worthy social causes.
- We are the MAVERICKS!
By agreeing to be a Malton Maverick, I will follow the rules listed above treat myself, my team mates and opponents with respect. If I do not follow any of the rules or conduct, I accept that I will be cut from the team.
I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual… and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team. – Wayne Gretzky