SPORTSMANSHIP Diane Dietz Chief Communications Officer, Big Ten Conference Thursday, July 8, 2010

How do YOU define sportsmanship?

Is it… Ethics? Fairness? Fellowship?

Is it… For the players? For the coaches? For the fans?

sports ∙ man ∙ ship (noun) conduct (as fairness, respect for one’s opponent and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport source: Merriam-Webster

What do you think? Does Webster’s definition capture the essence of “sportsmanship”?

What do you think? Can ANYONE define it?

The United States Supreme Court had a similar problem with pornography…

How did they define it?

“I know it when I see it.” -Justice Potter Stewart in Jacobellis v. Ohio 378 U.S. 184 (1964)

SPORTSMANSHIP

SPORTSMANSHIP… You know it when you see it.

SPORTSMANSHIP AND THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE

SPORTSLIKE CONDUCT History of Big Ten Guidelines

SPORTSLIKE CONDUCT Big Ten Handbook

SPORTSLIKE CONDUCT “It shall be the responsibility of each member university to ensure that all of its students and all individuals employed by or directly associated with it comport themselves in a sportslike manner when representing their university, especially at intercollegiate athletic contests.” Big Ten Handbook, Agreement 10.01

SPORTSLIKE CONDUCT Acts of unsportslike conduct Procedure Disciplinary action & penalties

SPORTSLIKE CONDUCT Game Management Manual

SPORTSMANSHIP INITIATIVES

Sportsmanship award Sportsmanship ads and PSAs

SPORTSMANSHIP INITIATIVES

NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Online tool kit NCAA Sportsmanship Award

"In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more than that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don’t win, how can you lose?" -Jesse Owens

" The most important lesson I've learned from sports is how to be not only a gracious winner, but a good loser as well. … You learn a lot about sportsmanship. I mean, it's really tough to shake the hand of someone who just beat you, and it's even harder to do it with a smile. If you can learn to do this and push through that pain, you will remember what that moment is like the next time you win and have a better sense of how those competitors around you feel. This experience will teach you a lot on and off the field!" -Amy Van Dyken (six-time Olympic gold medal swimmer)

“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.” -Knute Rockne