Sportsmanship Rating Criteria

Sportsmanship Rating Criteria At the conclusion of each contest, the Intramural Sports staff will assign each team a sportsmanship rating using a 0-4 scale. The rating for each game will be recorded and tracked throughout the entirety of the season and affects both playoff eligibility. In order to remain eligible for playoffs, the team must have an average of a 2.75 or above rating at the end of the regular season. If a team drops below a 2.75 at any time during the regular season or playoffs, they may be subject to consequences and potentially removed from the league. The words and actions of all team members, coaches and spectators, both before and after the contest, affect the rating. If a team is not present at game time with the minimum number of participants needed to play, their sportsmanship for that game will drop by an additional .5 points. 4.0- Superior Sportsmanship and Conduct  Team displays absolute respect for the game, opponents, officials, and recreation staff.  Team cooperates with and respects all decisions made by Intramural Sports staff.  All actions by players and spectators are acceptable and appropriate.  Questions directed toward the officials are respectful and genuine.  Participants make positive comments toward teammates and opponents.  Team accepts a loss and congratulates their opponent on their success.  Team receives no warnings, ejections, yellow cards, unsportsmanlike conduct penalties or technical fouls. 3.5-Excellent Sportsmanship and Conduct  Team displays absolute respect for the game, opponents, officials, and recreation staff.  All actions by players and spectators are acceptable and appropriate.  Participants ask questions and make statements in regard to the game.  Participants make positive comments toward teammates and opponents.  Team accepts a loss and congratulates their opponent on their success.  Team receives no warnings, ejections, yellow cards, unsportsmanlike conduct penalties or technical fouls. 3.0- Good Sportsmanship and Conduct  Team displays absolute respect for the game, opponents, officials, and recreation staff.  All actions by players and spectators are acceptable and appropriate.  Participants ask questions and make statements in regard to the game.  Participants make positive comments toward teammates and opponents.  Team accepts a loss and congratulates their opponent on their success.  Team receives and adheres to verbal warnings, but receives no ejections, yellow cards, unsportsmanlike conduct penalties or technical fouls.  Game was defaulted (forfeiting team cancelled prior to 3pm on the day of the scheduled game). 2.5- Average Sportsmanship and Conduct  Team displays respect for the game, opponents, officials, and recreation staff.  All actions by players and spectators are acceptable and appropriate.  Participants ask questions and make statements in regard to the game.  Participants make positive comments toward teammates and opponents.  Team accepts a loss and congratulates their opponent on their success.  Team receives one yellow card, unsportsmanlike conduct penalty or technical foul but receives no ejections. 2.0- Below Average Sportsmanship and Conduct  Team displays respect for the game, opponents, officials, and recreation staff.  All actions by players and spectators are acceptable and appropriate.  Team captain shows minimal control over his/her actions and the actions of teammates and spectators.  Team receives two or more yellow cards, unsportsmanlike conduct penalties or technical fouls but no ejections.  Team forfeits by not meeting the minimum number of players needed to play (1 or more players are present). 1.0- Poor Sportsmanship and Conduct  Team does not display respect for opponents, officials, and recreation staff.  Players make negative statements in regard to the game.  Team captain shows minimal control over his/her actions and the actions of teammates and spectators.  Team receives one ejection. 0- Unacceptable Sportsmanship and Conduct  Participants are uncooperative and/or disrespectful toward opponents, officials and recreation staff.  Players constantly make negative statements in regard to the game.  Team captain shows minimal control over his/her actions and the actions of teammates and spectators.  Team receives multiple ejections or the game is declared a forfeit by recreation staff.  Team forfeits the game no call/no show without any participants present.