Player Code of Conduct

Playing top-level summer collegiate baseball in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League is a privilege. As in every aspect of life, this privilege carries many responsibilities. The exercise of personal responsibility as a member of the Futures League family is important to you as an individual in advancing your baseball career and realizing your full baseball potential. Exercising personal responsibility is also vital to the growth and development of the league within our communities. These communities are enriched and ennobled by the example you set as role models for our kids. The Futures League cannot attain its goals and fulfill its mission without your full cooperation and commitment to act professionally and responsibly, both on the baseball diamond and in your adopted communities.

Each player for each team in the Futures League is expected to conduct themselves, on the field and off the field, in a manner consistent with good behavior and in a manner that does not adversely affect their respective organization’s reputation, or the player’s own integrity, reputation and credibility. Each player must recognize that they represent, not just their college and university, but also their host family, summer team, adopted summer community and the Futures League, and that every action they take will reflect on the Futures League.

Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing statement or any specific rules and regulation otherwise promulgated by the Futures League, or the player’s individual team, each player shall be aware of the following principles and at all times comply with them.

• Each player shall comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Futures League and their individual team, both on the field and off the field. Each team shall have responsibility, in its sole discretion, to discipline a player, to include suspension or dismissal from the team, for conduct it determines is inappropriate, violates any rules or regulations, or is contrary to the league’s expectations set forth in this statement.

• The legal drinking age in each of the New England states is 21 years of age, and each player is expected to obey the law.  In addition, under no circumstances shall a player, or any personnel of any FCBL organization, bring alcoholic beverages on a team bus, or bring or have possession of alcoholic beverages at the playing field. Players over 21 years of age, who have alcoholic beverages off the field, shall be expected to drink responsibility and at all times conduct themselves in a responsible manner.

• Each player shall recognize that host families make a personal and financial sacrifice to house them as part of their families, and that host families are essential to the operation and success of summer baseball. Players shall, by their daily conduct and good behavior, honor these special people. Players must remember that they are a guest in someone else’s home, and to always be considerate and make a special effort to abide by any requests they may make. If a host family has young children, players must be aware of what their friendship and actions will mean to them.