Sportsmanship Rating Policy
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 responsibilities for sportsmanship on the team members. Team Captains will be held responsible for the behavior of the 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.
Sportsmanship Rating will be based on the following grading scale:
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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 their conduct in all ways provides an explain for the league and the programs.
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Very Good
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3.75 to 3.25
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Very Positive
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Team show good sportsmanship, full, cooperation with officials, treat opponents with respect, obvious good attitude, 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 however some verbally complain about some decisions made by the officials and/or show 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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2.5 to 1.5
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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 2.5 rating. A team will receive a 2.0 if they forfeit a game.
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Poor
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1.25 to 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 no higher than a 1.25 rating. A team causing a game to be forfeited due to this type of behavior, or receives multiple red cards, will receive a 0.0 rating.
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A team must finish the regular season in that sport with at least a 3.0 average in the Sportsmanship Rating in order to be eligible to make the playoffs.
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