NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE

CODE OF ETHICS

 

AS PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE, WE PLEDGE: TO EXTEND, FURTHER, AND CONTINUE AMATEUR MINOR LEAGUE AND SEMI-PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL, THE APPRECIATION OF ONE, AND THE DISDAIN OF NONE; TO PERPETUATE THE ORGANIZATION AT ALL TIMES; TO BRING ABOUT, THROUGH PERSONAL ENDEAVORS, THE GROWTH, STATURE, AND WELL BEING OF THE LEAGUE; AND TO LEAVE BEHIND A LEGACY FOR PROSPERITY BASED ON TRUTH, HONOR, AND INTEGRITY THAT INSCRIBES THE NEEDS OF THE MANY, SUPERSEDES THE WANTS OF THE FEW; AND TO EXEMPLIFY THAT, IN THE END, WHAT WAS DONE WAS RIGHT FOR EVERYONE.

 

 

NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CODE OF ETHICS

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT ONLY A DECISION-MAKING BODY, BUT IS ALSO THE FACE AND VOICE OF THE NEFL. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT IN LEAGUE-RELATED MATTERS DIRECTORS HOLD THEMSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF CONDUCT AND COMMUNICATION, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE AT ALL TIMES SHAPING THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE LEAGUE.

 

AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES: 

 

• TO ADHERE TO AND SUPPORT THE NEFL CODE OF ETHICS, AND IN PARTICULAR “TO PERPETUATE THE ORGANIZATION AT ALL TIMES; TO BRING ABOUT, THROUGH PERSONAL ENDEAVORS, THE GROWTH, STATURE, AND WELL BEING OF THE LEAGUE”.

 

• TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY VOTE WHICH PERTAINS TO A TEAM WITH WHICH THEY ARE AFFILIATED, OR FROM ANY VOTE THAT MAY IMPOSE ANY SANCTIONS OR OTHER COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE TO TEAMS WITH WHICH THEIR TEAM MAY DIRECTLY COMPETE.

 

• TO SUPPORT THE STATURE OF THE NEFL AND ITS REPUTATION FOR FAIRNESS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND INTERACTIONS WITH PLAYERS AND TEAMS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE LEAGUE.

 

• TO ENSURE THAT LEAGUE INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO PLAYERS, COACHES, TEAMS AND THE PUBLIC, EITHER DIRECTLY OR POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS ACCURATE.

 

• TO UNDERSTAND THAT STATEMENTS AND ACTIONS OF A BOARD MEMBER INCLUDING IN THE MEDIA OR SOCIAL MEDIA ARE PERCEIVED AS THOSE OF THE LEAGUE AND BOARD, AND AS SUCH MAY NOT IMPLY BIAS FOR OR AGAINST ANY TEAM.

 

• TO ALWAYS ACT WITH INTEGRITY, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP OUR WORD, AND RESPECT THE CONFIDENCE OF COLLEAGUES AND OTHERS.