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[email protected] to request more details and pricing. nays.org Better sports for kids, better kids for life. GRPA Athletic Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Rule Changes for 2020 Manual iv Preface 1 The Fundamentals of Good Sportsmanship 3 GRPA Sportsmanship Statement Guidelines for Behavior: What Your Fellow Players Expect of YOU! Guidelines for Behavior, Recreation Staff and Officials: What Your Fellow Community Members Expect of YOU! Guidelines for Behavior, Recreation Staff and Officials: Acceptable Behavior Expected of YOU! Guidelines for Unacceptable Behavior: Would You Want Your Mama to See You Acting Like That? Penalties for Unacceptable Behavior Code of Conduct Rules of Interest 8 Age Control Dates and Roster Limit Hardship Committee Guidelines 9 GRPA 2020 Board of Trustees 13 2020 State Athletic Committee 14 Chairs of