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Parent/Player Information
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SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIR PLAY
One of the missions of co-curricular school activities is to serve as an extension of the classroom. There are important lessons to be learned in athletics and one of those lessons is to set and maintain high standards of sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity in our schools and in society. The value of the lessons learned by exhibiting good sportsmanship will last a lifetime. If we ever lose sight of that, then athletics, or any co-curricular activity is not worthy of support by the taxpayers. The positive actions of a coach, athlete, or spectator at an event can influence how our school district is perceived in our own community and the communities of those schools we meet on the field of play.
We are asking for your support in this effort by emphasizing to your child what is expected of them at an athletic event, either as a competitor or spectator. After all, such events are an extension of the school day, and we should expect the same type of respectful behavior exhibited in the athletic arena as we do in the classroom. We are also asking our parents to set a good example when in the stands at an event. It is only through these efforts that we can clearly communicate what is acceptable behavior. We hope that your positive example will help set the tone for those around you so we may all enjoy the games in which our athletic teams are involved.
When you attend an event you are given a privilege to view the action and to voice your support of our teams. We want the support to be in a positive tone, so that the educational value of these events is completely developed and clearly communicated to our students.
As long as there exists within all of us that human drive to win, we will have to be concerned with sportsmanship. The desire to win is not bad by itself. On the contrary it is good. It is the proper attitude with which to approach any endeavor. To do otherwise would be to opt for failure instead of success. But while the quest to win must not be stifled, it must be honorable. In athletics the quest must carry with it the realization that somebody is not going to win. In school-based athletics winning cannot be the “only thing.” Handling loss is equally as educational, therefore equally as important, as winning. Please keep in mind that school-based sports will live or die, not by contests won, but by sportsmanship, good or bad.
All participants and spectators are expected to abide by the principles of good sportsmanship and fair play. Visiting team members, students and adult spectators are guests to be accorded all the courtesy and consideration that a friendly, well-mannered and well-intentioned host would normally give. The visitors, in turn, are to act as invited guests, using the home school’s facilities with care and respecting the rules and customs of the home school.
- Officials are responsible for contest safety and are the designated authorities to make decisions regarding the rules and their interpretation; officials are the sole arbiters of the rules and their decisions must be accepted by players, coaches and spectators.
- Officiating is a difficult job and officials are humans who can make misjudgments, in all sports contests; this too is part of the game. Rarely is poor officiating the sole cause of losing a contest.
- Spectators, student athletes and coaches should exhibit good sportsmanship and recognize that their conduct plays an important role in establishing the reputation of the school. This conduct and the positive actions of coaches, players, and fans can relate directly to the success of their teams.
For more information on the roles of player & parents consult the files below.
Athletic Department
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