Coaches Code of Conduct
1. A coach should remember at all times that they are working in and around children. They should never engage in words or deeds that ruin a child's joy of the game.
2. A coach should keep in mind that disputes are best settled by discussion among intelligent adults. Never engage in behavior that is unproductive in the peaceful settling of a dispute (especially in front of the children).
3. Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their players and the parents of those players. Educate them in the proper rules of the game, and the codes of conduct and ethics.

Code of Conduct
The United States Chess Federation's Rule Book establishes the regulations for this tournament. We are supplementing them with the following:
1.  No interference in any individual's game.
2.  No disruption of the tournament either inside or outside of the playing rooms.
3.  No using a pay telephone without a staff monitor present.
4.  No running in hallways, throwing things or playing on the elevators or escalators.
5.  No entering the computer/Tournament Director area.  The only individuals allowed in this area are the directors and the liaisons for the tournament.
            a. Any question about the tournament--pairings, placement, seeding, location--should be directed to the Director of Chess Control or the Chief TD.
            b. The appropriate TD will return with an answer and if need be a resolution to the question at a designated area outside the computer room.
6. The Chief TD, the Chief Organizer or the CalChess President or his//her designee (collectively know as "Expellers") may expel from the site anyone who violates the rules. The "Expeller" must recuse themselves from any such action if they have players or a team in the competition that could benefit from the action. An appeal by the player, parent or coach to his/her removal may be heard by a committee of TDs, appointed by the Chief TD, who were not part of the original decision. The appeal must be filed, preferably be heard before the next round and at the latest before the end of that round. No player, parent or coach will be expelled until the appeal is decided.