WCPSS Sportsmanship Education Brochure
A guide to promoting SPORTSMANSHIP in your school
Includes materials on the "High Fives" to Sportsmanship
SPORTSMANSHIP EDUCATION
SPORTSMANSHIP TRAITS
"HIGH FIVES" TO SPORTSMANSHIP
CROWD CONTROL CHECKLIST
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Good Sportsmanship
Ten Ways to Promote
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Develop a sportsmanship awards program and honor those individuals who exhibit outstanding sportsmanship, ethics and integrity. This can be done at the school and conference level.
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Hold pre-season meetings and assemblies before contests to encourage students to exhibit proper conduct.
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Become involved in a Character/Sportsmanship Education week or day.
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Display messages on good sportsmanship throughout school hallways and gymnasium/playing field.
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Discuss Sportsmanship Education during homebase or other part of the school day. Post expectations in all classrooms.
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Meet with coaching staff to discuss positive approach to good sportsmanship.
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Use physical education classes to promote and practice sportsmanship.
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Promote good sportsmanship before and throughout contests with P.A. announcements.
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Welcome opponents to your school with posters and banners.
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Give certificates to individuals or groups of individuals that display sportsmanship at athletic events.
Acknowledgements
The 1997-1998 Wake County Public School System Sportsmanship Education brochure is a compilation of ideas and information from many publications. We acknowledge and give credit to the following organizations and their publications.
- Broward County Athletic Association, "Unsportsmanlike Conduct Learning Packet."
- Florida High School Athletic Association, "Thumbs Up to Sportsmanship."
- Gough, Russell W., "Character is Everything." National Federation News
- Indiana High School Athletic Association, "Sportsmanship: The Winning Edge."
- Michigan High School Athletic Association, "Good Sports Are Winners," Sportsmanship Campaign Kit, 1992.
- Missouri State High School Activities Association, "Speak OUT for Sportsmanship," Sportsmanship Campaign Kit.
- National Federation of State High School Associations, "The Case For Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity In High School Activities."
- Ruster Foundation, "Winning Isn't Everything…But Good Sportsmanship Is!"
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