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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