Phone: 317-846-6601
Fax: 317-575-4244 Website:
www.ihsaa.org
Blake
Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA
ADVISORY
Contact:
Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director
E-Mail:
jbaker@ihsaa.org
2003-04
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Each qualifying school will receive a commemorative 2003-04
IHSAA Sportsmanship Award banner to hang in their gymnasium. The four-color, 4
X 7 feet banner will be personalized and presented during a special banner
ceremony. Schools also received official IHSAA sportsmanship patches for all
student-athletes to wear on their uniforms or warm-ups during the 2004-05
school year. The banner and patches act to remind
every student-athlete, coach and fan about the importance of good
sportsmanship.
“One of the goals of the IHSAA and this program is to develop
not just ‘All-Americans’ but good Americans,” said Blake Ress, Commissioner of
the IHSAA. “By recognizing these schools, we are emphasizing the importance of
a positive attitude, fair play and the development of sportsmanship,
citizenship and character – some of the most valuable outcomes of high school
athletics.”
In a 2003 survey,
“Sportsmanship is a key component of high school athletics,”
added Ress. “Partnering with ICJI will enable sportsmanship education and
awareness efforts in
To be eligible to win
the IHSAA School Sportsmanship Award, the following criteria must be met:
1.
Every winning school should have a written sportsmanship plan in
place and on file in the principal’s office.
2.
Every winning school is expected to have a method for sharing its
sportsmanship plan with faculty, coaches, parents, fans and the student body
(participating in this program constitutes compliance with this criterion).
3.
Every winning school should show the 2003-2004 IHSAA Sportsmanship
Video to all school team members of all sports as well as the parents of all
team members prior to the first game or meet of each season. Team members
should be asked to sign a sportsmanship pledge, which the IHSAA will provide
and schools will keep on file. Sportsmanship posters provided by the IHSAA must
be posted in prominent, high-traffic locations within the school and/or school
grounds.
4.
Every winning school must read a sportsmanship message prior to
every home sporting event, providing a public address system is available and
in use.
5.
A winning school cannot have a coach ejected from a game because
of a sportsmanship violation during the school year.
6.
A winning school cannot have a player ejected from a game because
of a sportsmanship violation during the school year.
7.
A winning school cannot have a corroborated report about
unsportsmanlike fan behavior filed by a licensed IHSAA official.
8.
A winning school cannot be on probation (or suspension) by the
IHSAA due to a rules violation.
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The principal of each school that qualifies for the IHSAA School
Sportsmanship Award will be asked to confirm that all of the above criteria
have been met prior to the presentation of the award.
The 2003-04 recipient schools will be presented
their sportsmanship banner in special ceremonies at each of the schools, with a
representative of the IHSAA or the IHSAA Board of Directors in attendance.
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