NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE

Mustangs Youth Sports Association (MYSA) does not discriminate based on religion, race, sex, creed, color, disability, citizenship, and national origin. Membership in the MYSA and member cities is at-will. Mustangs Youth Sports Association is actively committed to equality of opportunity for all its players, supporters, committee members and prospective members of the club.

No proposed player or committee member shall receive less favorable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, disability where appropriate, sexual orientation, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins.

No club member shall be subject to victimization or to sexual or racial harassment.

Every member must follow fair and non-discriminatory practices in their relationships with one another and in the manner in which they treat people whilst engaged in activities with MYSA. Those in managerial or committee member roles carry a responsibility to ensure that these policies are consistently upheld and applied.

MYSA (Mustangs Youth Sports Association) is a non-profit organization supported entirely through sponsorship and donations. Those who choose to serve the MYSA, whether as a coach, assistant coach, trainer or a volunteer, are held to the highest standards of conduct. As guardians of the ideals and image of the MYSA they assume an obligation to subordinate individual interests to the interests of the organization. What may be considered acceptable conduct in some businesses may be inappropriate in service to and representing MYSA.

Those who serve MYSA must do so without personal gain, to avoid any institutional loss or embarrassment and to behave in such a way that the organizations trust and public confidence are enhanced. It is important to avoid any real conflict of interest, as well as to avoid even the appearance or perception of a conflict of interest. While no set of guidelines can guarantee acceptable behavior, the principles which guide behavior in this area are disclosure, physical absence from, and non-participation in, the decision-making process where personal or family gain is a possibility, and a commitment to honor the confidentiality of organizational information. All conduct is founded on the individual’s own sense of integrity. Any individual accepting the honor of serving MYSA must also accept the burdens of public disclosure and public scrutiny.