Steve SellAthletic Director Aragon HS

Dan BurnsAssistant Superintendent

Salinas UHSD

Ed BullerAthletic Director

Oak Grove HS

For the past 25 years the CCS has focused attention on Sportsmanship & Character Building while students & coaches representing self-team-community and school

Evidenced by the positive feedback we have received at Nor Cal and State Championship contests.

Many programs and processes have been implemented to create this environment

CCS Sportsmanship CommitteeCCS Sportsmanship Contract50 Sportsmanship Ideas from CCS schools (see

white handout)CCS Sportsmanship Toolbox CCS Sportsmanship Seasonal Newsletter (see

multi colored handout)Recognition certificates for schools &

participants that exemplify exceptional sportsmanship

Utilize existing programs to model your school such as:

(See multi colored Handout)• CCS Sportsmanship Web Page• Pursuing Victory with Honor-CIF• Josephson Institute-Character

Counts• NFHS Learn• Positive Coaching Alliance• NIAAA

NFHSLEARN.COM Online Resources:

Sportsmanship Course Free The Role of the Parent in Sport Free Teaching & Modeling Behavior $20 Engaging Effectively with Parents $20 Creating a Safe & Respectful Free

Environment Course Sportsmanship: It’s up to You

$19.95(Toolkit)

Develop a school wide Sportsmanship Committee

• Principal-AD-coach-student-parent-staff member-activities director

Develop a Sportsmanship Mission Statement

• The Sportsmanship Mission Statement should be closely aligned with existing Schools Mission

• Based solidly on character development• Basic premise for athletes is to learn and have fun

Set School Sportsmanship GoalsExamples:

No coaches/players or parents removed from contests the entire year

Every visiting team will be welcomed by school personnel before contest

Begin each contest with sportsmanship statement-preferably read by a team captain

ProjectsCreate a fun, interactive, innovative

environment for all stakeholders with projects focused on good sportsmanship

This will help stakeholders embrace the concept of good sportsmanship school wide

Create a school motto:The Baler Code

A Baler is:RespectfulResponsibleHonestCivilTolerantCaringCourteousCourageous

Create a sportsmanship videoUse existing technologies to be innovative &

creativeYou Tube

Sportsmanship section on school websitesPresent:

Palo Alto Video

Develop and School Sportsmanship awards program:

CertificatesLanyardsT-shirtsSportsperson of the game-selected by

opposite coach and or officials

Great Opportunity to use the sportsmanship motto or school monikers

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Teachers-Coaches

Emphasize: Mission, goals and prioritize and address

sportsmanship issues.Coaches Code of Ethical Conduct &

Expectations (see handout)Remind they are the gate keepers of good

sportsmanship by their examples and their behavior

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Teachers-Coaches

Emphasize: Mission, goals and prioritize and address

sportsmanship issues.Coaches Code of Ethical Conduct &

Expectations & Checklist (see Buff colored handout)

Remind they are the gate keepers of good sportsmanship by their examples and their behavior

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Teachers-Coaches

“One man practicing good sportsmanship is far better than 50 others preaching it”-

Knute K. Rockne

PCAHonoring the Game-see green colored handout and exercise

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Activities Director, Cheerleader Advisor &

Band DirectorEmphasize:

Positive messages to athletes and fansImportance of Good SportsmanshipEffect they have on the crowd and playersThey help set the tone for the contest

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Student-Athletes

Emphasize: Principles of Sportsmanship and ExpectationsPursuing Victory with Honor principlesRepresentation of self-school-community &

family

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Parents/Guardians

Emphasize:(See Orange & Yellow Handouts)

The schools sportsmanship goals and mission statement

Their sportsmanship responsibilities for their children and themselves

Their need to model sportsmanlike behavior at all times

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Parents/Guardians

Emphasize:High School athletics are educationally based

and not a club modelRemind parents it is not about themShow applicable NFHS video presentations at

the pre season meetings such as: “The Role of the Parent in Sports”

Set up Pre-Season Meetings with:Parents/Guardians

Be proactive expressing the expectations of your school to parents

Set some guidelines for sportsmanship violations-including penalties, such as:Mandatory watching of sportsmanship video

before allowed to return as a spectator.Yellow cards at games for out-of-control

parents or fans

 FANS YELLOW CARD

This Yellow Card is being given to you as a warning

That your behavior may not be appropriate for thisEducational setting. Realize that your admittance is

a privilege to observe a contest and support high school activities, not a license to verbally assault

players, coaches or officials. The studentsparticipating wrote the following message for

you. "It's not your game, it's ours, the players and

athletes that are competing. We hope the spectators will watch, enjoy, encourage andbe proud of us, win or lose. We need yoursupport and enthusiasm, not your yelling

and criticism."

Develop Crowd Control GuidelinesBe proactive in preparing for gamesAvoid tense situations through

communication & cooperationMake sure there is proper home & visiting

supervisionMake the visiting teams feel welcome

Develop Crowd Control GuidelinesHave a good ingress and egress for

spectators and athletesCrowd control Checklist-see blue colored

handout

The CCS will continue to model, develop and expect good sportsmanship across our section

We cannot do it aloneContinue to be part of this great tradition

We want everyone to know that we come to play hardwhile

Pursuing Victory with Honor.