Rules
The Chichester Ronin Judo Club is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its members. The Club believes that it is important that all members of the Club should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others.
Therefore, members are encouraged to be open at all times and to share any improvements, concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of The Club with any of the Club coaches, the Child Welfare Officers or the Parental Representatives.
In applying for and holding any category of General, Coach or Committee membership of The Club, members of The Club agree that they will:
General
1. Allow their personal data held by The Club and used to
(i) in accordance with the Data Protection Act,
(ii) to facilitate the management of The Club and its social events,
(iii) facilitate the protection of young persons. It may be passed on to the BJA for the purposes of Judo and to requesting legal authorities at The Committee’s discretion.
2. Pay membership subscription fees to The Club Membership Secretary by the date they are due. Where subscription fees are not paid 1 month after their due date, the member’s Category of membership will be automatically changed to that of Social member, requiring re-application to the category of Junior/Senior to become an active member of The Club.
3. Abide by the decisions of The Committee and AGM.
4. Abide by the codes of conduct for all categories of membership and appointments they hold.
5. Seek to uphold the spirit of Judo and where able will advance the aims of The Club.
6. Provide an Emergency Contact and Medical Information form and update it if at any time this information changes.
7. Consider the Health, Safety and Care of others at all time, reporting any risks, concerns or issues to The Club coaching staff or Health and Safety Officer at the earliest opportunity.
Training
8. Follow the rules of The Club and respect opponents, the coaches and their decisions.
9. Listen to and follow the instructions of those leading the training sessions they attend.
10. Arrive on time for training and inform their coach if they are going to be late.
11. Be appropriately dressed, clean, having recently been to the toilet, with all jewellery removed, physically fit to train and ready to learn.
12. The traditional white Judogi is preferred at all times whilst training.
13. Wear appropriate footwear to and from the mat at all times, including when visiting the toilet
14. Female members: wear a plain white T-shirt under their Judogi top Male members: not to wear anything under their Judogi jacket.
15. Ask the coach leading the training session before leaving the mat during training sessions.
16. Pay training or competition fees promptly.
17. Bow upon entering and leaving the both the dojo and mat.
18. Where a Junior or Visitor under the age of 16, gain the assent of a training session coach before leaving the dojo for any reason, including to visit the toilets.
19. Not smoke in the dojo or whilst representing the Club at competitions.
20. Not be under the influence of or consume alcohol or drugs of any kind whilst in the dojo or whilst representing The Club.