NAIA Champions of Character Individual Award
The NAIA Champions of Character program is designed to create an environment in
which every student athlete, coach, official, and spectator is committed to the true
spirit of competition through respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and
sportsmanship. The NAIA would like to recognize those athletes at each national
championship who exemplify and promote the Five Core Character Values on their
team, campus and community.
One athlete from each of the 32 teams selected for the 2013 Division II Men’s Basketball
National Championship will receive a Champions of Character Individual Award and be
recognized during their first round game.
Please nominate one member from your team to receive this honor. Below are the
criteria for selecting a student-athlete who exhibits the 5 core values on and off the field.
Your nomination must be submitted no later than Friday, March 1. If you have any questions please
contact me at 816-595-8109 or at [email protected]
RESPECT
Those associated with sport show respect by treating themselves, other persons, institutions and their sport
according to the highest standards of conduct. It implies civilized and gracious behavior to players,
coaches, fans and parents.
RESPONSIBILITY
Responsibility is being accountable for your actions. Student athletes should be accountable to themselves,
their teams, coaches, institutions and their sport. This includes making decisions in the areas of rolemodeling, education, self-control, respect, rules, refraining from performance enhancing drugs,
conditioning and personal conduct.
INTEGRITY
Whereby honesty is telling the truth by conforming words to our reality, integrity is keeping commitments
or transforming reality to our words. That is, integrity means developing an integrated character that
includes, but goes beyond honesty. It also implies not lying, cheating or stealing.
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Servant Leadership is putting the team or group first while also becoming responsible for personal and
group roles while performing at your best. Leadership implies managing yourself well, becoming a good
follower as well as inspiring others to follow you. Sports with servant leadership have a primary purpose of
serving others while striving to become a personal team leader. Role modeling is an essential tool of the
servant leader who provides a critical service to society with the great gift of good example.
SPORTSMANSHIP
Sportsmanship is a matter of being good (character) and doing right (actions) in sports. Sportsmanship, in
essence is the conduct of educational sports according to the highest standards.
Sportsmanship is also called fair play and refers to high standards of justice in the sports setting. Fairness
and equity is expected in all contests and relationships.
Sportsmanship means conducting athletics while adhering to the highest principles of respect or civility,
responsibility, integrity and justice/fair play.
CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER AWARD
NOMINATION FORM
Please email or fax nomination form to Austin Bennett at
[email protected] or 816.595.8200 by Friday, March 1, 2013
I nominate:
Student’s Name
Institution:
Sport:
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Division II Men’s Basketball
NOMINATOR’S INFORMATION
Person nominating student:
Position:
Contact Phone:
Email address: