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Sportsmanship Revisited

January 16, 2008 at 10:20 pm | In High, Middle | No Comments

The NCAA Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee (report.pdf) has developed and adopted the following definitions for sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

• “Sportsmanship” is a set of behaviors to be exhibited by student-athletes, coaches, game officials, administrators and fans in athletics competition. These behaviors are based on values, including respect, civility, fairness, honestly and responsibility.

• “Ethical conduct” is a set of guiding principles with which each person follows the letter and spirit of the rules. Such conduct reflects a higher standard than law because it includes, among other principles, fundamental values that define sportsmanship.

All schools who compete in interscholastic athletics would do well to revisit sportsmanship. Here is a timely kwout from the MCMS website.