Social Media Guidelines, News (Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA Minor Hockey Association)

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2014-2015 Minor Midget | Sep 25, 2014 | durbshott | 1964 views
Social Media Guidelines
From OMHA Marketing;

1. Think before you post.
  

A simple piece of advice, but the most important. Any expression of anger or passion should be a clear indication that your child should take a step back, clear their head and delay posting or tweeting until they are calm and thinking in a clear, rational manner.

2. Could you share it with your grandmother? 
An athlete should only post thoughts and pictures that they would feel comfortable sharing with of a large group of people they might not know. They should also feel comfortable sharing the post with family, friends and neighbors.

 

3.       Err on the side of caution.
If content cannot be shared comfortably in a face-to-face conversation or a telephone call, it most likely would not pass muster as acceptable on any social media site.

 

4.       Be respectful.
Be respectful of those who might view the post. Although your child has the freedom and the right to post, it comes with responsibilities. Language, slurs, racial or posts with religious overtones - anything that would reflect poorly on your child, his team, school or community - should be avoided. Do not promote hate.

 

5.       Protect their identity. Have your child set up a separate email address to use for social media networking.  Avoid giving out personal information, such as phone numbers, date of birth, home address, etc. Otherwise, they could be opening themselves up to predators or identity theft.

 

6.       Comply with copyright laws.  Make sure that they have permission to post an image that is not theirs before putting it out on the Internet. We live in a litigious society and copyright infringement is something to be avoided. As their parent, you may be personally liable for any copyright violations committed, such as posting photographs, audio, or video that is not their personal property.

 

7.       Watch out when re-Tweeting, reposting, sharing, and "liking".
Just as profanity, sexually explicit content, or engaging in hate speech or cyberbullying in one's own Tweets or posts is a no-no, it isn't somehow okay if your child shares it by re-tweeting or liking it.

 

8.       Watch out what pictures are posted.  
Make sure your child is smiling in their avatar or background picture, and that they don't post photographs that cast them in a poor or questionable light. They need to remember they are selling themselves and have a chance to create an initial good impression with a future coach, general manager or scout, an opportunity which shouldn't be wasted and, without discretion, can go horribly wrong.

 

9.       Avoid game-related tweets or posts on game day.
It should be a habit and could make life and in-game situations a little easier. Your child's teammates will appreciate it as well.

 

10.   Check spelling, grammar and word usage.  
If your child cannot spell a word or does not understand its meaning or proper usage, they should look up the word and its meaning and usage. If they aren't willing to do the extra leg work, they shouldn't use it in a post. Misspelled words or words used improperly tell the world a lot more than they may realize.