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Sportsmanship

SPORTSMANSHIP REPORTS FILED BY OFFICIALS As the chart to the left illustrates,
sportsmanship continues to be a
2018-19 (entire year) 2019-20 (through March 15) significant problem at high school
Exemplary Reports Filed 1,119 1,115 athletic events. Even though the
Unsporting Reports Filed 3,040 3,270 boys basketball tournament was
Total Ejections 459 416 cancelled after the sectional round
and no sports were played during
Ejections (Admin) 1 1
the spring, the number of ejections
Ejections (Coaches) 72 39 in 2019-20 was alarmingly high.
Ejections (Players) 349 311
Ejections (Fans) 37 65

The number of adult ejections at
high school athletic events is of
particular concern. That’s why many
of the materials that comprised this
year’s sportsmanship program were
targeted at adult fans, and especially
moms and dads. It was not unusual
to see a poster like this one outside
the door of school gyms.

IHSAA Sportsmanship Award Award Recipients (23 total):

• Clay City • North Vermillion
The IHSAA is extremely proud to present • Columbus North • Oak Hill
its Champion of Character Sportsmanship
Award to 23 Indiana high schools who have • Edinburgh • Pendleton
demonstrated an extraordinary commit- • Fremont Heights
ment to making leadership and character • Goshen • Pioneer
development a priority in their athletic • Harrison • River Forest
programs. Among other criteria, all 23 schools (West Lafayette) • Rock Creek
developed a sportsmanship statement that is Academy
announced before every home athletic event, • Highland
and all their coaches have completed the • Kankakee Valley • Sheridan
Character-Driven Coaches Course developed • Logansport • South Bend Riley
by the National Association of Intercollegiate • Western Boone
Athletics (NAIA). Congratulations to all! • Madison
Consolidated • Winamac
Community
• Mishawaka
• Mooresville
• Morristown

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