The Board recognizes that individual school administrators retain primary responsibility for the conduct of all inter-scholastic athletic activities in which Section schools participate. Such responsibility includes the behavior of all participants: players, coaches, representative student groups and spectators.

The Board recognizes that each League within the Section, through the several League Boards of Managers, has undertaken leadership in the matter of upgrading the atmosphere in which all interscholastic athletic contests are conducted. The Board is appreciative and supportive of such leadership and programs initiated at the league level.

The member schools of the CIF/Central Coast Section are committed to providing a sportsmanlike environment for students, coaches and spectators. To that end, the CIF/Central Coast Section has adopted the following sportsmanship and crowd control recommendations. Each member school is requested to commit itself to implementing these recommendations and completing the sportsmanship contract.

SPORTSMANSHIP DEFINITION: A person who can take a loss or defeat without complaint or victory without gloating, and who treats his/her opponents with fairness, courtesy and respect.

1. The following are expected to be role models demonstrating sportsmanship at all times:

a. principal/administrative staff	d. faculty members
b. athletic directors	e. booster club members, and
c. coaches, players and cheerleaders	f. band members and band directors

2. Coaches, players and spectators will respect the integrity and judgment of sports officials.

3. The conduct of coaches, players and cheerleaders generally sets the tone for CIF/CCS school contests. They will be expected to maintain the highest level of decorum at all CIF/CCS school contests.

1. Players are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which shall bring credit to themselves, their schools, communities, coaches and families. They shall refrain from all conduct which tends to degrade, bait, intimidate, or otherwise discredit their opponent, officials, or inter-scholastic athletics.
2. Coaches are expected to maintain decorum consistent with the educational values of interscholastic athletics. By personal example, coaches are expected to demonstrate their awareness of these values by showing restraint and composure in the emotional climate of an athletic contest and to insist that players in their charge conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner.
3. Responsible member school personnel are expected to instruct and supervise the conduct of student spirit leaders, rooting sections, bands, and other student groups in order to achieve an atmosphere consistent with good sportsmanship. School administrators are expected to control or cause to be controlled spectators in such a manner that all athletic contests are conducted in an atmosphere which is consistent with the educational values of inter-scholastic athletics.

4. The following behavior is unacceptable at all CIF/CCS high school contests:

a. berating your opponent's       school or mascot	d. negative signs
b. berating opposing players	e. artificial noise makers
c. obscene cheers or gestures	f. complaining about officials calls   (either verbally or by gesture)

5. In order that all persons may experience maximum enjoyment at CCS athletic events, and to enhance and encourage good public order, it is the policy of the CCS that all persons wishing to audibly cheer or support a particular team be seated in an area designated for, or most closely identified with, the team in question. Seating of persons audibly cheering for a particular team in the cheering section or areas most closely identified with the opposing team, is to be avoided whenever possible and such persons shall be directed by staff to the appropriate seating location for their team.

6. The following action plans are recommended for implementation at all CIF/CCS school contests:

a. A script should be provided to the announcer, including:

1. Welcome Statement	4. Introduction of players
2. Sportsmanship Expectations	5. Sportsmanship recognition
3. Acknowledgment & introduction of game officials. (when appropriate)

NOTE: There should be a short statement endorsing the officials as neutral persons who have been certified as officials by the appropriate officials association.

b. Include the CIF Code of Ethics in the game programs (these are found in the front cover of both the CIF and CCS Constitution and Bylaws)

c. Each participating school's administration is expected to emphasize sportsmanlike behavior at all CIF/CCS school contests.

• 1. This shall be directed to coaches, players, cheerleaders and spectators in the day(s) prior to the contest.
• 2. Rallies, team meetings, faculty meetings and spirit club meetings, school bulletins and P.A. announcements are all appropriate venues.
• 3. Contact the principal or administrator-in-charge of the opponent's school at least one day prior to contests as appropriate to promote practical applications of sportsmanship and to ensure the proper environment for the contest.

d. It is the responsibility of the administration of each participating school to designate an administrative representative who will:

• 1. Check in with the site manager 30 minutes prior to the game time and establish where he/she will be throughout the contest.
• 2. Enforce the highest standards of sportsmanship within his/her own student body.
• 3. Contact the administrative representative of the opponent's school to report any violations of sportsmanship by either school's supporters.

7. Flagrant instances of unsportsmanlike behavior on the part of players, coaches, and/or fans should be reported by the school principal(s) to the Board of Managers through the Section Commissioner, together with a description of action taken by member schools.

NOTE: SEE ALSO CCS BYLAWS ARTICLE VII, SPORTSMANSHIP: Special Hearing Panel, Players Ejected form Contest, Coaches Ejected from Contest, Tobacco, Sportsmanship Contract.

SEE ALSO PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR

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