ATHLETE'S CODE OF ETHICS

                   We believe that athletic competition should demonstrate high standards of ethics and sportsmanship and promote the development of good character.  We also believe that the highest potential of sports is achieved when participants are committed to pursuing victory with honor according to the following principles: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship.  

I here by pledge to uphold and abide by the following standards of a competitor and a member of the Kokusai Senshu Tokukai.

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Trustworthiness — be worthy of trust in all you do.

Integrity — live up to high ideals of ethics and

                    sportsmanship and always pursue victory with

                    honor; do what's right even when it's

                    unpopular or personally costly.

Honesty — live and compete honorably; don’t lie, cheat,

                    steal or engage in any other dishonest or

                    unsportsmanlike conduct.

Reliability —fulfill commitments; do what you say you will,

                    be on time to practices and competitions.

Loyalty — be loyal to your country, school and team; put

                  the team above personal glory.

RESPECT

Respect — treat all people with respect all the time.

Class — live and play with class; be a good sport; be

              gracious in victory and accept defeat with

               dignity; help up fallen opponents,

               compliment extraordinary performance, show

               sincere respect in pre-performance, competition

               rituals.

Disrespectful Conduct — don’t engage in disrespectful

               conduct of any sort including profanity, obscene

               gestures, offensive remarks of a sexual nature,

               trash talking, taunting, boastful celebrations, or

               other actions that demean individuals or the

               sport.

Respect Officials — treat contest officials with respect;

              don’t complain about or argue with official calls or

              decisions during or after an athletic event.

RESPONSIBILITY

Role-Modeling — Remember, participation in sports is a

              privilege not a right and that you are expected to

              represent your country, school, coach and

              teammates with honor, in and out of the

              competition arena. Consistently exhibit good

              character and conduct yourself as a positive role

              model.

Self-Control — exercise self-control; don’t fight or show

             excessive displays of anger or frustration; have the

             strength to overcome the temptation to retaliate.

Healthy Lifestyle — safeguard your health; don’t use any

             illegal or unhealthy substances including alcohol,

             tobacco and drugs or engage in any unhealthy

             techniques to gain, lose or maintain weight.

Integrity of the Game — protect the integrity of the game

             by abiding by the code of ethics.

FAIRNESS

Be Fair — live up to high standards of fair play; be

              open-minded; always be willing to listen and learn.

CARING

Concern for Others — demonstrate concern for others;

              never intentionally injure any player or engage in

              reckless behavior that might cause injury to

              yourself or others.

Teammates — help promote the well being of teammates by

              positive counseling and encouragement or by

              reporting any unhealthy or dangerous conduct to

              coaches.

CITIZENSHIP

Play by the Rules — maintain a thorough knowledge of and

              abide by all applicable competition rules.

Spirit of rules — honor the spirit and the letter of rules;

             avoid temptations to gain competitive advantage

             through improper gamesmanship techniques that

             violate the highest traditions of sportsmanship.

Sportsmanship---Win with character, lose with dignity.