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"Institutions Are Clarifying Line Between Sportsmanship & Gamesmanship" (3/21/05)

Somerset, NJ - The Northeast Conference will mark the start of the 2004-05 athletic year by launching Sportsmanship Counts!, a program designed to reinforce and promote the ideals and fundamentals of good sportsmanship.

On the heels of the 2003 NCAA Sportsmanship & Fan Behavior Summit, the impetus of the NEC initiative came during conference-wide meetings this past May. Lengthy discussions among Athletic Directors, Faculty Representatives and conference office personnel echoed the sentiments of league Presidents, who made it a point of emphasis to address means by which sportsmanship and civility can be restored to a greater degree in intercollegiate athletics.

At the heart of Sportsmanship Counts! are two 10-point directives in the areas of sportsmanship and game management. Developed by the conference office, the guidelines encourage a proactive approach to educating student-athletes, coaches, spectators and parents on the values of fairness, mutual respect and sportsmanship, while also addressing means to curb inappropriate behavior at NEC sporting events.

"Our Presidents have clearly made restoring sportsmanship and civility to athletic events a high priority," said John Iamarino, NEC Commissioner. "The NEC's goal is to become a leader in this area and help effect an upward trend of improvement throughout intercollegiate athletics."

The NEC will seek to communicate its message through public service announcements set to air on televised football and basketball games, public address announcements at all events and by embarking upon a campaign - NEC Good Sports - to recognize student-athletes who lead by example, exhibit model behavior on and off the field and display noteworthy acts of sportsmanship. Likewise, the conference will also institute sportsmanship awards for individuals, coaches and teams that exemplify outstanding sporting conduct throughout the year.

The Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 11 institutions of higher learning located throughout five states. Current membership includes Central Connecticut State University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Long Island University, Monmouth University, Mount St. Mary’s University, Quinnipiac University, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart University, St. Francis (NY) College, St. Francis (PA) University and Wagner College. Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 21 championship sports for men and women.


Sportsmanship Counts!
A Northeast Conference Initiative

1. Participants in intercollegiate athletics should display proper respect and courtesy, and maintain civility toward opposing coaches and student-athletes, game officials and spectators at all contests.

2. Coaches bear the responsibility of teaching the value of sporting conduct in both word and deed to their student-athletes. The use of foul or vulgar language is inconsistent with this responsibility, and is therefore strongly discouraged on the part of coaches and student-athletes alike.

3. There is no place in intercollegiate athletics for taunting, embarrassing or humiliating an opponent or game official. Student-athletes who do so should be disciplined by their head coach in a timely manner. Coaches who do so should be disciplined by their administration in a timely manner.

4. Representatives of NEC member institutions shall refrain from making any public criticism of other member institutions, their personnel, the Conference in general and its office staff, or any game officials.

5. Coaches and administrators shall make every effort to promote the Conference and its member institutions in a positive manner.

6. Coaches and student-athletes should exercise self-control with game officials during competition and shall refrain from approaching officials at the end of a period or at the end of a contest to address them in a disrespectful manner, complain about an officiating call, or express their displeasure with the game official's performance.

7. Coaches and student-athletes must understand that competing in intercollegiate athletics is a privilege, not a right. Their behavior and attitude toward opponents, game officials and members of the media should reflect positively upon the institution they represent.

8. Institutional administrators are responsible for insuring that all parties involved in intercollegiate athletics - including student-athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, band members, cheerleaders and mascots - are informed of the acceptable behavior that is expected of them and are aware of the consequences when failing to abide by the acceptable code of conduct.

9. Coaches and student-athletes should be encouraged to live up to their own highest personal standard of sportsmanship, even when their opponents may not. Personal accountability and respect for one's own standards must come first.

10. The responsibility to demonstrate and develop good character and sportsmanship should never be subordinated to the desire to win. The vital lessons and intrinsic value of sports are acquired through the competition and honorable pursuit of victory, rather than the outcome itself.

1. The purpose of having sound game management procedures in place is to insure the competition, safety and enjoyment of an NEC athletic event for all participants and spectators alike.

2. All home NEC contests must have an administrator from the host institution present at the start of the contest. If possible, the administrator should remain throughout the contest, monitoring all game management issues. Should the administrator be called away from the site by other responsibilities, he/she must remain available via phone if circumstances warrant consultation.

3. The host institution is responsible for providing a proper and appropriate level of security for all NEC contests. All on-site administrators should have immediate access to a phone in the event of a crowd control or medical emergency requiring additional assistance.

4. The primary game management administrator must introduce himself/herself to the opposing team's head coach and game officials prior to the start of the contest to let those parties know they are available to assist with any crowd control or game management issues.

5. The host institution is responsible for giving the visiting team the same fair chance to compete that the host wants when it becomes a visitor. This includes insuring the security of the visiting team bench area and dressing room.

6. The host institution is ultimately responsible for controlling the behavior of its support groups and spectators. Incidents of physical abuse, repeated verbal abuse, throwing items at opposing teams or onto the playing field or court must not be tolerated. The host institution's security force should eject those committing these violations.

7. The NEC's sportsmanship announcement should be read twice per contest - at the beginning of the contest and midway through the contest. Additionally, an announcement should be made informing spectators of the proper procedure to register complaints or concerns they may have regarding the behavior of other spectators. The host institution is responsible for addressing any such reported concerns in an appropriate and timely manner.

8. The host institution is responsible for providing adequate security for all participants and game officials entering and leaving the area of play. Both team and officials' dressing rooms should be private and secure.

9. The host institution must not permit organized groups of students from sitting directly behind the visiting team bench to harass, intimidate or otherwise verbally or physically abuse visiting team personnel. Students who are more intent on verbally abusing the opponents rather than cheering for their own team should not be welcome at NEC intercollegiate contests.

10. Coaches and administrators critical of game management practices at another member institution must have the courtesy and fortitude to contact the administration of the other institution and express their concerns as soon as practical after the contest is concluded. Critical comments made to the Conference office should be made only after contact has first been made with the other administration.