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Behavior Expectations of Spectators |
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| 1. Remember that you are at the game to
support and yell for your team, and to enjoy the skill and competition
not to intimidate or ridicule the other team or its fans |
| 2. Remember that school athletics are a
learning experience for students and that mistakes are sometimes made. Praise
student-athletes in their attempt to improve themselves as students, as
athletes, and as people, just as you would praise a student working in the
classroom. . |
| 3. A ticket is a privilege to observe the
game, so that you may understand and appreciate why certain situations take
place. |
| 4 .Learn the rules of the game, so that
you may understand and appreciate why certain situations take place |
| 5. Show respect for the opposing players, coaches, spectators, and support groups. . |
| 6. Respect the integrity and judgment of
game officials. Understand that they are doing their best to help promote
the student-athlete, and admire their willingness to participate in full
view of the public. |
| 7. Recognize and show appreciation for an outstanding play by either team. |
| 8. Refrain from the use of any controlled
substances (alcohol, drugs, etc.) before, during, and after the game on
or near the site of the event (i.e. tailgating). |
| 9. Use only cheers that support and uplift the teams involved |
| 10. Be a positive role model at events through
your own actions and by censuring those around you whose behavior is unbecoming. |
| 11. Parents and spectators should be aware
that the school can (and should) remove them from the premises and can prohibit
them from attending future games due to undesirable behaviors. |
| 12. Team members are responsible for the care and replacement of all damaged or lost equipment. |
| 13. Game officials can ask that school administrators have unruly fans removed from a contest facility. |
| 14. There is no such thing as a “right”
to attend interscholastic athletics. Interscholastic athletics are considered
a “privilege” and the spectator who avails themselves of it
is expected to conduct him or herself accordingly. |
| 15. Keep in mind that you are a guest of
the school, and that while winning is certainly an admirable goal, it is
hollow if it comes at the expense of morals, ethics, and just plain common
sense. |
| 16. The school is responsible for the behavior
of their spectators. The school district can and will be punished for actions
of patrons in violation of UIL standards and rules. |
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