2010-11 Harold A. Meyer Award Application. Part 1: Board Policy Our school has a written Board of Education policy on sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.

2010-11Harold A. Meyer Award

Application

2010-11Harold A. Meyer Award

Application

Part 1: Board Part 1: Board PolicyPolicy

Our school has a written Board of Education Our school has a written Board of Education policy on sportsmanship, ethics and integrity in policy on sportsmanship, ethics and integrity in extracurricular activities.extracurricular activities.

• • Must include adoption date.Must include adoption date.

• • Must explain your program for Must explain your program for participants, participants, coaches, administrators, fans, coaches, administrators, fans, cheerleaders, cheerleaders, booster groups and parents.booster groups and parents.

• • Must explain how you emphasize Must explain how you emphasize educational athletics within your educational athletics within your program.program.

• • Must explain how the school Must explain how the school enacts the enacts the policy.policy.

• • Must explain how this policy is Must explain how this policy is incorporated within the incorporated within the community.community.

Part 1: Board Part 1: Board Policy Policy Examples Examples

Show a copy of your Board policy.Show a copy of your Board policy.

Show a copy of your Board-approved Show a copy of your Board-approved expectations for each groupexpectations for each group• • ParticipantsParticipants • • Students/fansStudents/fans• • CoachesCoaches • Spirit groups• Spirit groups• • AdministratorsAdministrators • P.A. announcer• P.A. announcer• • BoostersBoosters

Show a copy of your administrative Show a copy of your administrative policies. policies.

Examples:Examples:• • Administrators in student sectionAdministrators in student section• • Administrators meet with coachesAdministrators meet with coaches• • Coaches meet with participants and Coaches meet with participants and

parentsparents•• Pledge forms for sporting behaviorPledge forms for sporting behavior

Show examples of how you Show examples of how you communicate with parents & fans.communicate with parents & fans.

Examples:Examples:• • Ads in souvenir programsAds in souvenir programs• • E-mails to parents, student groups, E-mails to parents, student groups,

studentsstudents• • Messages in school newslettersMessages in school newsletters• • Public address announcements at Public address announcements at

contestscontests

Part 2: SEI Part 2: SEI CommitteeCommittee

Our school has a broad based Our school has a broad based Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Committee.Committee.

• • Must be Must be independenindependent of other organizations t of other organizations and committees and committees and meet and meet solelysolely to discuss Sportsmanship, to discuss Sportsmanship, Ethics and Ethics and Integrity.Integrity.

• • Must include administrators, coaches, athletes Must include administrators, coaches, athletes and student and student support group members. It is recommended support group members. It is recommended that you also that you also include alumni and community members.include alumni and community members.

• • Must meet at least four times a year. Must meet at least four times a year. (Preseason team/parent (Preseason team/parent meetings required by the OHSAA or any other meetings required by the OHSAA or any other meetings meetings discussing dual topics are not acceptable.)discussing dual topics are not acceptable.)

• • Must have implemented an SEI programs.Must have implemented an SEI programs.

Part 2: SEI CommitteePart 2: SEI Committee ExamplesExamples

Show a copy of the list of committee members from Show a copy of the list of committee members from the past year.the past year.

Show copies of committee meeting agendas and Show copies of committee meeting agendas and minutes from the past year.minutes from the past year.

Provide examples of programs initiated by the Provide examples of programs initiated by the committee.committee.

Additional Examples:Additional Examples:• • Sportsmanship t-shirts Sportsmanship t-shirts

distributed at contestsdistributed at contests•• Sportsmanship DVD developed and Sportsmanship DVD developed and

shown on video boards before shown on video boards before contests, posted on web site, etc.contests, posted on web site, etc.

• • Ads developed for placements in Ads developed for placements in souvenir programssouvenir programs

•• Posters developed and displayed at Posters developed and displayed at high traffic areas of indoor and high traffic areas of indoor and outdoor facilitiesoutdoor facilities

Part 3: PresentationsPart 3: Presentations

Our school made presentations Our school made presentations throughout the year on throughout the year on sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.

• • Must have been made to athletes, Must have been made to athletes, coaches, parents/coaches, parents/ fans, spirit groups and the general fans, spirit groups and the general student body.student body.

• • Must show photos taken at the Must show photos taken at the presentations along presentations along with or copies of written materials and with or copies of written materials and handouts handouts that were distributed.that were distributed.

Part 3: PresentationsPart 3: Presentations ExamplesExamples

Provide schedules, agendas, dates, locations Provide schedules, agendas, dates, locations and descriptions of all presentations.and descriptions of all presentations.

Present at all team preseason meetings.Present at all team preseason meetings. Require attendance by students and faculty.Require attendance by students and faculty. Include entire committee in planning Include entire committee in planning

presentations.presentations. Provide handouts to those in attendance.Provide handouts to those in attendance. Evaluate the presentations for effectiveness.Evaluate the presentations for effectiveness.

Additional Examples:Additional Examples:• • Athletes present to middle and Athletes present to middle and

elementary school studentselementary school students•• Officials speak to parent groupsOfficials speak to parent groups•• Guest speakers address all students at Guest speakers address all students at

assembliesassemblies•• Address sportsmanship at all pep Address sportsmanship at all pep

assembliesassemblies

Part 4: On-Going Part 4: On-Going CampaignCampaign

• • Must provide a description of all activities Must provide a description of all activities during theduring the past year, highlighting the unique and/or past year, highlighting the unique and/or mostmost successful ideas.successful ideas.

• • Must show photos featuring student Must show photos featuring student engagement engagement (please do not overuse photos of post-game (please do not overuse photos of post-game handshakes)handshakes) along with copies of written materials, along with copies of written materials, posters,posters, souvenir program ads, signs and banners, souvenir program ads, signs and banners, etc.etc.

Our school has an on-going campaign that Our school has an on-going campaign that promotes sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.promotes sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.

Part 4: On-Going CampaignPart 4: On-Going Campaign ExamplesExamples

Signage posted in high traffic areasSignage posted in high traffic areas.. Signage welcoming the visiting teamSignage welcoming the visiting team Athletes read pregame sportsmanship Athletes read pregame sportsmanship

messagesmessages Student sections have student leaders Student sections have student leaders

who promote positive cheerswho promote positive cheers Student section includes a school Student section includes a school

administratoradministrator Weekly sportsmanship awards Weekly sportsmanship awards

presented to athletes, studentspresented to athletes, students

Part 5: EvaluationPart 5: Evaluation

Our school’s evaluation of coaches Our school’s evaluation of coaches includes how they conduct themselves includes how they conduct themselves and promote sportsmanship, ethics and and promote sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.integrity.• • Must include a copy of the Must include a copy of the

evaluation form.evaluation form.• • Must include any policies/guidelines Must include any policies/guidelines you have you have for coaches in this area.for coaches in this area.• • Must explain who performs the Must explain who performs the evaluations.evaluations.• • Must explain how you encourage Must explain how you encourage your coaches your coaches to promote sportsmanship, ethics to promote sportsmanship, ethics and and integrity.integrity.

Part 5: Evaluation Part 5: Evaluation ExamplesExamples

Cite how a coach or coaches Cite how a coach or coaches demonstrated outstanding demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship, ethics and integritysportsmanship, ethics and integrity

Cite how a situation was corrected Cite how a situation was corrected with a coach or coaches who did not with a coach or coaches who did not properly handle an unsporting properly handle an unsporting situationsituation

Part 6: Handling Part 6: Handling ComplaintsComplaints

Our school has a detailed procedure for Our school has a detailed procedure for receiving, investigating and acting upon receiving, investigating and acting upon complaints regarding sportsmanship, complaints regarding sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.ethics and integrity.

.. • • Must include your written procedures Must include your written procedures and and guidelines.guidelines.• • Must explain who is involved in Must explain who is involved in handling, handling, investigating and acting upon such investigating and acting upon such complaints.complaints.

Part 6: Part 6: Handling Handling

ComplaintsComplaintsExamplesExamples

Cite how complaints were handled, Cite how complaints were handled, including:including:

• • Who received the complaintWho received the complaint

• • Who was involved with investigating Who was involved with investigating the the

complaintcomplaint

• • Who acted on the complaintWho acted on the complaint

• • What was the end resultWhat was the end result

Part 7: Part 7: Critical SituationsCritical Situations

Our school has a written procedure for Our school has a written procedure for handling heated rivalries, overflow handling heated rivalries, overflow crowds and unruly spectators. crowds and unruly spectators.

• • Must include a copy of all Must include a copy of all procedures.procedures.• • Must explain who all is involved in Must explain who all is involved in implementing such a plan.implementing such a plan.• • Must explain how you involve Must explain how you involve administrators administrators and staff from the visiting school and staff from the visiting school within your within your procedures.procedures.

Part 7: Critical SituationsPart 7: Critical SituationsExamplesExamples

Cite how critical situations were Cite how critical situations were handled (with both expected rivals and handled (with both expected rivals and unexpected situations)unexpected situations)

Cite how potential/anticipated critical Cite how potential/anticipated critical situations were handled (plan was in situations were handled (plan was in place but no critical situation occurred)place but no critical situation occurred)

Cite how unruly spectators were Cite how unruly spectators were handledhandled

Part 8: Awards ProgramPart 8: Awards Program

Our school has an awards program Our school has an awards program established to recognize outstanding established to recognize outstanding sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.

• • Must include any conference or league Must include any conference or league sportsmanship awards, the criteria for sportsmanship awards, the criteria for selection selection and those involved in making the and those involved in making the selections.selections.• • Must include any OHSAA sportsmanship Must include any OHSAA sportsmanship awards,awards, the criteria for selection and those the criteria for selection and those involved ininvolved in making the selections: State Awards; making the selections: State Awards; Archie GriffinArchie Griffin Award; Courageous Student Award.Award; Courageous Student Award.

• • Must include school sportsmanship Must include school sportsmanship awards, the awards, the criteria for selection and those involved criteria for selection and those involved inin making the selections.making the selections.

Part 8: Awards ProgramPart 8: Awards ProgramExamplesExamples

Show photos from awards ceremonies.Show photos from awards ceremonies. Show news releases/articles your school Show news releases/articles your school

distributed to the media on these award distributed to the media on these award recipients.recipients.

Show publicity from awards that were Show publicity from awards that were presented (photos/articles in presented (photos/articles in newspapers, in school publications, on newspapers, in school publications, on school web sites, etc.)school web sites, etc.)

Additional Additional InformationInformation

Please indicate if students in your school Please indicate if students in your school participated in any type of community participated in any type of community service project(s) and provide details of the service project(s) and provide details of the project(s).project(s).

In order to be considered for the In order to be considered for the Commissioner’s Award for Exceptional Commissioner’s Award for Exceptional Sportsmanship, you must also include a 30-Sportsmanship, you must also include a 30-second video Public Service Announcement second video Public Service Announcement on sportsmanship on a DVD. Examples are on sportsmanship on a DVD. Examples are posted on the OHSAA web site.posted on the OHSAA web site.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtxXVVmoB3I&feature=emailwww.youtube.com/watch?v=MtxXVVmoB3I&feature=email  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHALV8N2-JA&feature=emailwww.youtube.com/watch?v=HHALV8N2-JA&feature=email

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT1YuvmvB64&feature=emailwww.youtube.com/watch?v=YT1YuvmvB64&feature=email

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpqpQyBT98o&feature=emailwww.youtube.com/watch?v=EpqpQyBT98o&feature=email

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EFLx7eirBI&feature=emailwww.youtube.com/watch?v=4EFLx7eirBI&feature=email

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqSK32eex5Y&feature=emailwww.youtube.com/watch?v=vqSK32eex5Y&feature=email

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