MAKING SPORTSMANSHIP A PRIORITY

• 8am – 3pm
– Academic Eligibility
– Transfer Eligibility
– Special Reports
– Early Dismissal
– Contest Contracts
– Meet with student fan
leaders
– Transportation
– Coaches Qualifications
• 3pm – 10pm
– Game Management
– Sportsmanship
• DWR! Expectations
– Parents
– Student Fans
– Officials
– Mother Nature
– Volunteers
• Coaches, Players and Fans who follow the DWR!
Expectations will represent their school well and
create a positive game experience.
• Represents their school and community well with
positive interaction with opposing fans and players.
• Uses positive yells, chants, songs or gestures.
• Display modesty in victory and graciousness in
Defeat
• Respect and acknowledge the integrity/judgment of
officials.
• Exhibit positive behavior with opponents and fans
before, during and after the contest.
Coaches Meeting
• Need to know your expectations
Coaches, Players, Parents
• Sideline Decorum
• Start with your players in practice
• Talk to players about your (Coach)
expectations for them
• Emphasize sportsmanship while
competing and being a leader
when attending other events.
• Share the DWR Rubric
• Sportsmanship will part of coaches
evaluation
• Coach needs to let parents know
what the DWR expectations are
for them as parents
My Expectations
• Don’t Bait The Officials
• Coach/Players Gestures at Calls
• Athletes will model coach
• Talk About DWR
• Enforce It“Inspect What You Expect”
• Consequences for poor sportsmanship
Don’t Be “That Guy”
Set the tone in Pre-Season Meetings
– Parents need to know that DWR is important
– Parents need to know what is acceptable
– Parents need to know what is unacceptable
– Parents need to know they can help us
– Parents need to know that there will be
consequences for poor behavior
Meet with athletes separately during the Pre-Season
• Discuss the Captains Handbook
• Let athletes know your expectations (Competition)
-Gestures after call or No Call
-Gestures to the fans/crowd
-Trash Talking
--Social Media Concerns
-Carry yourself at all times with CLASS
-Set The Tone-Be A Leader!
Simple “Pep” talk before the start of the
game
-Be Classy
-Don’t single out opponents by
name/number
-Nothing Personal (Social Media)
-Appropriate Cheers
We know all the tricks! (Sound Alike
Cheer)
-Make us Proud!
- to support ALL teams
- to publically engage ALL fans during games
- to enter the Student Section Showdown
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