The sportsmanship policy is an objective means for assessing the behavior of teams through an intramural sports season. Each team receives a rating from the game officials, scorekeeper and site supervisor for each game they play. The game rating reflects the behavior of the team and its spectators collectively. The policy is designed to place responsibility for sportsmanship on team members. Team captains will be held responsible for the behavior of their team's players and spectators.
Sportsmanship Rating Procedure:
The purpose of the sportsmanship rating is to provide common ground for participants and intramural staff to ensure that good sportsmanship occurs in intramural sports. Following each contest, the officials, scorekeeper and site supervisor rate team behavior.
Forfeit Policy:
Teams that forfeit a contest will be put on a stop list, where the team will be removed from the schedule for the league that they are in. As well as each team member will be suspended from their next intramural contest until the team captain or a representative from the team meets with the Assistant Director, located in Elting Gym, room 105b.
NOTE: A team must finish the regular season in that sport with at least a 2.5 average in the Sportsmanship Rating in order to be eligible to make the playoffs.
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Category
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Score
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Attitude
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Sportsmanship Criteria
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True Spirit of Competition
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4.0
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Excellent
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Players cooperate fully with the intramural staff as well as their opponents about rule interpretation and calls. The captain also has full control of team and spectators. The team has winning and losing in perspective and its conduct in all ways provides an example for the league and the programs.
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Very Good
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3.5
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Very Positive
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Team shows good sportsmanship, has full cooperation with officials, treats opponents with respect, carries an obvious good attitude and has no warnings, ejections, yellow cards or unsportsmanlike penalties or technical fouls. A team will receive a 3.5 if a team forfeits against them.
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Acceptable
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3.0
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Positive
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Team members show cooperation, although there are some verbal complainants about some decisions made by the officials and/or the team shows minor dissension which may or may not warrant a yellow card. The captain however is in control of his team and spectators. Teams that receive one yellow card will receive no higher than a 3.0 rating. A team will receive a 3.0 if you default a game.
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Below Acceptable
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2.0
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Negative
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Team shows continuous verbal dissent toward officials and/or the opposing team, which may or may not warrant a yellow card. Captain exhibits minor control over self, team, or spectators. Teams receiving multiple yellow cards will receive no higher than a 2.0 rating. A team will receive a 2.0 if they forfeit a game.
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Poor
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1.0
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Adverse
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Team constantly comments to officials and/or opposing team from the bench, field, or sidelines. The team captain exhibits little or no control over self, team, or spectators. A team which receives one red card (player ejected) will receive a 1 rating.
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