This application is for those interested in coaching a PDP team/group. Certification will
be required to coach PDP teams nationally and internationally. The minimum age to
coach international tours is 21*. Exceptions must be approved by the APA Board.
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Check One Below(Required) Information about the APA Coaching Accreditation Program can be found here - https://www.americanpolocrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PDP-CAP-Level-1-Certification-Info.pdf
Is your APA Membership current and in good standing?(Required) For tours:
Will you require payment of all expenses?(Required) Compensation of some kind?(Required) Are you applying for a specific tour?(Required) Which tour would you like to apply for?(Required) List your domestic coaching experience details:(Required)
List your international coaching experience details:(Required)
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EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS POSITION AND WHAT YOU BRING TO THE EVENT.
“The minimum required age for coaches and team managers for all Player Development Inbound and outbound tours and any
overnight Player Development Youth program clinic program shall be 21 years with the following special requirements: If either
the coach or the Team manager is between the ages of 21-24, their team counterpart must be at least 30 yrs of age. The APA
board is required to approve all coaches and team managers.”
AMERICAN POLOCROSSE ASSOCIATION CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY
Revised November 2017
Members of the American Polocrosse Association understand that they represent polocrosse and the APA and
agree to adhere to its rules, guidelines, and Code of Conduct at polocrosse events.
1. GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Members will:
- Place horses welfare above all other considerations. Animal abuse as identified by a doctor of veterinary
medicine will not be tolerated;
- Respect the local and federal laws at the venue and respect the person and property of others. This includes
refraining from threatening, destructive, or abusive behavior;
medicine will not be tolerated;
- Conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner;
- Adhere to rules and guidelines of the APA rule book and the rules established by the Event Organizer;
- Abide by the APA Alcohol Policy.
- Members are expected to conduct themselves at all polocrosse events in a manner which is in keeping with the
guidelines and the Code of Conduct of the APA and will not bring discredit upon the APA or the sport of
polocrosse.
2. ENFORCEMENT:
Event Organizers, acting in good faith, may take such action as is necessary to prevent inappropriate behavior
from harming people or animals or disrupting the activity to the detriment of other participants including, but not
limited to, suspending the participant from play or participation in event-related activities immediately. It is then the
Event Organizer’s responsibility to report the incident to the APA Grievance Panel. Members who are not Event
Organizers may also report incidents to the Grievance Panel.
The procedure for further enforcement is as follows:
1. The incident must be submitted to the APA Grievance Panel in writing.
2. Upon receipt and verification by the APA Grievance Panel, the panel may decide no further action is necessary
or may issue a suspension of the offending person’s membership beginning from the date of the incident to such
a time as the panel sees fit, including a lifetime suspension. All decisions made by the panel will be submitted to
the involved parties within 30 days of receiving the complaint.
3. Appeal of disciplinary action may be submitted upon receipt of the Panel’s written decision. Any appeal must be
made in writing to the APA Administrator within 30 days of notification by the grievance panel. The APA Board of
Directors must act upon any appeal and notify the member of its action in writing within 30 days after receiving the
written appeal. Suspension will remain in effect throughout the appeal process. Persistent violations of the APA
rules, guidelines or Code of Conduct may result in further suspension.
ALCOHOL POLICY
August 2001 (Revised 2004, 2012, 2017)
The APA policy is that members abide by local, state, and federal laws regarding alcohol consumption by minors
at organized polocosse events in the United States. Members will abide by U.S. federal laws while representing
the APA in foreign countries. The APA has zero tolerance for consumption of alcohol or controlled substances by
minors or for adults supplying minors with controlled substances. This policy includes all minors, APA members or
spectators. Any adult who is knowingly contributing to the violation of the policy by providing alcohol or controlled
substances to minors will be subject to the same disciplinary action set out below:
1. Any infraction of the above policy shall be reported by a credible source to the event’s organizer. If the event
organizer finds the report reliable, the offending individual(s) will be immediately suspended from play and the
incident shall be reported to the APA Grievance Panel in writing.
2. Upon receipt and verification by the APA Grievance Panel, the Panel shall suspend the offending individual’s
membership until such a time as the Panel sees fit as per the APA Code of Conduct.
3. Appeal may be made upon receipt in writing of suspension of membership. Any appeal must be made in writing
to the APA Executive Administrator within 30 days of notification by the Grievance Panel. The APA Board of
Directors must act upon any appeal and notify the member of its action in writing within 30 days after receiving the
written appeal. Suspension will remain in effect throughout the appeal process.
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