The FC Durham Academy (FCD) Travel Policy has been developed to establish standards of behaviour and manage expectations of FCD, as well as the team personnel, players and parents.

• Team personnel, players, parents and spectators will abide by the FCD Code of Conduct and Ethics, which is also aligned with the Canada Soccer Code of Conduct and Ethics.
• All team personnel are registered and properly screened in advance of travelling with a team.
• The “Rule of Two” is always adhered to during travel, meaning that no team personnel are ever alone with a player unless another team personnel, parent, guardian, or sibling is present.
• Room checks, team meetings and other activities are maintaining the “Rule of Two”.  If only one team personnel are conducting a team meeting, then the meeting must take place in an open and observable environment.
• With female teams, room checks are only conducted by female team personnel or chaperones following the “Rule of Two”.
• Players do not ride in a team personnel vehicle without another adult present who is the same gender as the player.
• During overnight team travel, if players room with other players they must be of the same gender and should be similar age.
• There are no male players in female player’s rooms and no female players in male player’s rooms.  Unless the other player is a sibling.
• Team personnel must not share a room or other sleeping arrangements with a player unless the team personnel are a parent, guardian or sibling of that player.
• Team personnel and chaperones will stay in rooms nearby the players and provide players with room numbers in case of emergency.
• Curfews are established by the team for each day of a trip.
• Players will remain with the team at all times during the trip unless permission is granted to leave the team by a team personnel.
• When visiting public places such as shopping malls, movie theatres, etc., players will remain in groups of no less then 3 people.  Groups of players under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Team personnel and players will act responsible and with respect towards all hotel staff and other hotel guests.
• Team personnel and players will act responsible and with respect towards restaurants, restaurant staff and other customers while at restaurants.