FHSAA Policy 32 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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FHSAA Policy 32Unsportsmanlike Conduct

• FHSAA Compliance Seminar
• July 28-29, 2008

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct

• 2005-06 Ejection Report
• 1183 Ejections
• 248 - 21 Coaches Ejections
• 934 - 79 Student Ejections
• 307 26 Gross Unsporting
• 851 72 Regular ejections
• 2nd Gross Unsporting Ejections
• 70 Schools
• 4th Ejection in a sport
• 14 schools (reduction from past years?)

• 2006-07 Ejection Report
• 1272 Ejections
• 231 18 Coaches Ejections
• 1041 82 Student Ejections
• 304 23 Gross Unsporting
• 968 76 Regular Ejections
• 2nd Gross Unsporting Ejections
• 73 Schools
• 4th Ejection in a sport
• 16 schools

2007-08 Ejection Report 1612 Ejections 240 - 15
Coaches Ejections 1372 85 Student
Ejections 468 29 Gross Unsporting 1144 71
Regular ejections 2nd Gross Unsporting
Ejections 96 Schools 4th Ejection in a sport 12
schools 35 Coaches Fine Only
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Attendance Matters

• 2008 Attendance
• Total Member Schools attending Compliance Seminar
  - 243
• Total Member Schools with incidents (not
  ejections) 65
• Total of Incidents 74
• Schools with more than one incident 8
• 37.38 with incidents

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Unsportsmanlike ConductArticle 8

• Sportsmanship Defined
• 8.1.1 Students, coaches, administrators,
  spectators and all other persons connected
  directly or indirectly with a member school, as
  well as contest officials, shall practice and
  promote the highest standards of sportsmanship
  and ethics at all times directly or indirectly
  related in any manner to interscholastic
  relationships or events, whether prior to, during
  or following such relationship or event.

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Unsportsmanlike ConductArticle 8

• Sportsmanship Defined
• 8.1.2 Cross-reference Policy 32
• 8.1.3 The removal of a team or individual
  competitor from an athletic contest by a coach or
  administrator because of his/her dissatisfaction
  with contest officials or other conditions of the
  contest shall be considered an act of gross
  unsportsmanlike conduct. (cf Policy 44 item item
  19)
• 8.1.4 In the event of gross misbehavior or
  unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a team or
  individual officially representing a member
  school at an interscholastic athletic tournament,
  meet or contest, the Commissioner shall have the
  authority to deny further participation to such
  team or individual.

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Unsportsmanlike ConductArticle 11

• Gross Unsporting Conduct Defined
• 11.11.2 A student who, prior to, during or
  following an interscholastic athletic contest,
  commits an act of a malicious and hateful nature
  toward a contest official or an opponent, shall
  be guilty of gross Unsporting conduct and be
  ineligible to participate in interscholastic
  athletic competition for a period of six weeks.
  Such malicious acts shall include, but not be
  limited to, cursing, striking or threatening a
  contest official during a contest or at any other
  time because of resentment over occurrences or
  decisions during a contest physical contact with
  an opponent that is beyond the normal scope of
  competition and which appears to be with the
  intent of inflicting bodily harm on the opponent
  spitting on a contest official or opponent
  directing gender, racial or ethnic slurs toward a
  contest official or opponent or other such acts
  which may be deemed as unacceptable conduct
  either by. . . this Association.

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Unsportsmanlike ConductPolicy 32

• Effective 2008-09 (FHSAA Board of Directors)
• Clarify that the prescribed penalties are
  assessed for unsporting acts (general or gross)
  rather than for disqualifications (ejections)
  that occur as a result of such unsporting acts.
• State that second or subsequent acts of a gross
  unsporting nature may result in the
  student/coachs ineligibility for a period of one
  calendar year and/or, in the case of a
  student-athlete, the possibility of a permanent
  loss of eligibility for the duration of the
  student-athletes high school career.

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Unsportsmanlike ConductPolicy 32

• Student Regular Ejections
• Minimum of 1 week AND two contests (except
  football)
• 3 in a sport / 100 on each ejection thereafter
  and administrative probation for that sport
• Coach Regular Ejections
• Minimum of 1 week AND two contests (except
  football)
• Minimum 100 fine
• Penalty Code available in Handbook (page 200)

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Unsportsmanlike ConductPolicy 32

• Coach Regular Ejections
• All coaches who have been disqualified (ejected)
  from a contest must complete a NFHS Fundamentals
  of Coaching Course. This course is accessible
  through eClassroom logo on the FHSAA web site.
  This course must be completed by the end of the
  coachs suspension. A copy of the coachs
  certificate of completion must be forwarded to
  the FHSAA Office. (NEW 2008)

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Unsportsmanlike ConductPolicy 32

• 3. Statements of criticism or other derogatory
  remarks concerning officials which are made by
  coaches or other school personnel and appear in
  the news media .................. 50.00
• 6. Use of tobacco or tobacco-like products by a
  coach during a contest or in the vicinity of the
  court or playing field ...........................
  .................... 100.00
• 8. Illegal filming or videotaping of an athletic
  contest .....................................
  100.00
• 10. Disqualification (ejection) of a coach for
  unsportsmanlike conduct............ 100.00
• 11. Use or profanity or other such gutter
  language by a coach........................
  150.00
• 12. Coach continuing to give instruction to
  his/her student-athletes or other members of the
  coaching staff after having been ejected from a
  contest .. 100.00
• 13. Pursuit of officials with intent following a
  contest by a coach or other school personnel.
  150.00
• 14. Refusal of an ejected coach to leave the
  court, playing field or team area 100.00
• 15. Physical contact by a coach or other school
  personnel with an official...... 250.00
• 16. Disqualification (ejection) of a
  student-athlete for gross unsportsmanlike
  conduct, beginning with second incident during a
  school year .................. 250.00

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Unsportsmanlike ConductPolicy 32

• 17. Disqualification (ejection) of a
  student-athlete for unsportsmanlike conduct,
  beginning with fourth incident during a sports
  season................ 100.00
• 18. Participation by one or more
  student-athletes on the bench in an altercation
  on the court or playing field (i.e.,
  bench-emptying).............. 100.00
• 19. Removal by a coach or school personnel of a
  team or individual from an athletic contest prior
  to its normal conclusion .......................
  ... 250.00
• 20. Premature termination of a contest by an
  official due to unsportsmanlike conduct by
  student-athletes, coaches, other school personnel
  spectators in attendance .........................
  ....... 250.00
• 23. General failure to comply with FHSAA
  policies and procedures ..... 100.00
• 30. Storming the playing field, court or pool by
  spectators and students at the conclusion of an
  athletic contest (may be increased depending upon
  the severity of the incident) ....................
  ............. 500.00

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct

• Rushing the playing area. . .
• Policy 44 minimum of 500

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Unsportsmanlike ConductPolicy 32

• Appeals (Continued)
• The decision to disqualify (eject) a
  student-athlete or coach from a contest is a
  decision of the contest official and, per Bylaw
  9.1.2, is not subject to review by the FHSAA
  Office. However, any penalties imposed that
  exceed the minimums established in this policy
  may be appealed to the Executive Director and,
  from there, through the normal appeals structure.
  All periods of ineligibility (suspensions)
  remain in effect during any such appeal unless
  and until they are modified or reversed.

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct

• Appeal Process
• Letter to FHSAA from principal / athletic
  director / FHSAA representative
• Two types of appeals
• The act didnt occur / reduce length of
  suspension
• Schools action
• Videotape supporting appeal
• Videotape may reveal more
• Allow for FHSAA timely investigation

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State Series Passes(same color as ID cards)

• Allows complimentary access for the bearer to any
  state series event district, region, state
  finals
• Principal / FHSAA Representative complimentary
• Name specific / generic passes
• Maximum of 21 per school / 40 each (including
  generic pass)
• Abuse will cause loss of privilege to purchase
  passes

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Sportsmanship Awards

• 6A DeLand
• 5A Booker T. Washington (Miami)
• 4A Palmetto
• 3A Trinity Prep
• 2A Pensacola Christian
• 1A Carrollwood
• MS Citrus Springs Middle

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Attendance Matters

• 2008 Attendance
• Total Member Schools attending Compliance Seminar
  - 243
• Total Member Schools with incidents (not
  ejections) 65
• Total of Incidents 74
• Schools with more than one incident 8
• 37.38 with incidents

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Athletic Operations

• Questions