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Sportsmanship in High School
Athletics
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Example of Great
Sportsmanship
The ultimate act of sportsmanship • Great Sportsmanship
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What is Sportsmanship?
• Sportsmanship - is, in a basic sense,
conforming to the rules and the proper spirit
of sport.
• Sportsmanship expresses an aspiration or
ethos that the activity will be enjoyed for its
own sake, with proper consideration for
fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of
fellowship with one's competitors.
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What is Sportsmanship cont?
In general, sportsmanship refers to virtues
such as fairness, self-control, courage and
persistence (Shields & Bredemeier, 1995)
and has been associated with interpersonal
concepts of treating others and being treated
fairly, maintaining self-control in dealing with
others, and respect for both authority and
opponents
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Five Facets of
Sportsmanship
• 1. Full commitment to participation (e.g.,
showing up, working hard during all
practices and games, acknowledging
one’s mistakes and trying to improve)
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Five Facets of
Sportsmanship
• 2. Respect and concern for rules and officials
• 3. Respect and concern for social conventions
(e.g., shaking hands, recognizing the good
performance of an opponent)
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Five Facets of
Sportsmanship
• 4. Respect and concern for the opponent (e.g.,
lending one’s equipment to the opponent,
agreeing to play even if the opponent is late, not
taking advantage of injured opponents)
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Five Facets of
Sportsmanship
5. Avoiding poor attitudes toward
participation (e.g., not adopting a win-at-allcosts approach, not showing temper after a
mistake, and not competing solely for
individual prizes)
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Officials Role in
Sportsmanship
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Sportsmanship is a subject that hits home for
officials, because they're often on the receiving end
of many unsporting actions.
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Poor sportsmanship is one of the leading reasons
officials stop officiating. It shouldn't be that way.
Officials have an option -- they can do something
about it. Everyone has a chance to impact
sportsmanship, and officials can and should be
involved.
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Officials Role in
Sportsmanship
• 1. Confirm your league's commitment to
good sportsmanship.
• - By making sure your league has a
commitment to good sportsmanship is one of
the first big steps towards achieving
sportsmanship among the athletes.
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Officials Role in
Sportsmanship
• 2. Take control and admonish poor
sportsmanship.
• - If players or coaches cross the line when it comes
to behavior, assess a penalty. A stern warning or
technical foul sends the message that poor
sportsmanship will not be tolerated. If you ignore
excessive unsporting behavior, you send a
message of acceptance.
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Officials Role in
Sportsmanship
• 3. Compliment players when they make
outstanding plays.
• - An official is not at liberty to be a cheerleader,
but there is nothing wrong with saying, "Good
pass" or "Great defense" if an opportunity
allows. By doing this the players feel respected
and will give greater respect to the officials.
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Officials Role in
Sportsmanship
• 4. Acknowledge acts of sportsmanship.
• - Any time an official can positively reinforce a
gracious act, it helps to reinforce the positive
aspect of good sportsmanship. Congratulating
a player for picking up another can be
applauded by officials, these positive remarks
from an official can go a long way in developing
good sportsmanship.
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Officials Role in
Sportsmanship
• 5. Talk to the coaches about their teams. If a
player is showing signs of poor behavior on the
floor, let the coach know.
• - A coach is the first line of enforcement of good
behavior. Since a coach has a direct relationship
with players, he or she may be able to get through
to a player in a way an official sometimes cannot.
Give the coach a chance to rectify the problem.
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Statistics In High School
Sports
• - Trends relating to ejections in High
School sports have been increasing every
year for the past 5-6 years.
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Statistics In High
School Sports
• - From the 1993 season to around 1998-99
season per year ejections were holding at
1,150 students for all HS sports per year.
• - Ejections jumped to around 2,100 in 1998
which is an alarming number, but soon
dropped back down to the 1,000 mark.
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Statistics In High
School Sports
• - From 2004-2005 to 2007-2008 the totals
have continued to increase each year.
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Totals –
2004-05 – 911 Students
2005-06 – 936 Students
2006-07 – 1,048 Students
2007-08 – 1,372 Students
Ejections
Total Ejections
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1000
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200
0
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Year
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Ejection Stats Cont.
- Football is an evident problem.
• 495 Football Ejection in 2007-08 up from 255
in the previous year.
• This statistic nearly doubled in one year, this
is a glaring problem.
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• - These increases show a trend that
needs to be addressed.
• - The best way to attack this problem is
through the officials who are the direct
lines of communication with students
athletes, once they are on the field or
court.
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Suggestions
• - As stated earlier make sure your
association has some sort of
sportsmanship program, or at least that
the idea of sportsmanship is something
they feel is part of their mission.
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Suggestions
• - Take it upon yourself to take an interest
in what is going on related to
sportsmanship at your association. Be an
advocate for good sportsmanship.
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Suggestions
• - Establish or revise existing programs.
• - Tell officials to be vigilant about watching for
sportsmanship good or bad.
• - Do not ignore coaches or players, try you best
to address their concerns and show that you
care. This is the best way to keep attitudes
positive during contests.
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Suggestions
• - By treating people fairly and utilizing
some of the strategies listed earlier an
official can potentially influence the level
of sportsmanship during a particular
game.
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Suggestions
• - Through associations efforts, and the
efforts of officials the amount of ejections for
unsporting conduct can be reduced, and can
help continue to mold our young HS athletes
into respectable adults in the future.
It starts with you!
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