1. Sportsmanship

2. Definition: an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors.sportfairnessethicsrespectfellowship Learning “teamwork” and “sportsmanship” are the two most important aspects of participating in youth sports. The value of sportsmanship is an essential part of developing youth athletes into responsible adults

3. Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Governance (Circa 2013) Situation EOY 2013 Response times varied Chance for remedies to be inconsistent Response patterns recognized by humans as opposed to data Follow-up items tracked by different individuals as opposed to a system Actions Taken SIR Subcommittee formed SIR Processes formalized Standard forms and reports created Weekly review and response rhythm practiced for the 2014 season

4. Sportsmanship SIR Committee Objectives Update Operations Guide with clear language outlining consistent response to poor sportsmanship Establish clear timeline for dealing weekly with Sportsmanship Incidents Communicate to clubs the situations in which we do and don’t expect to receive SIRs Provide more-accessible and more- transparent system for submitting and tracking SIRs No more Word documents – form on the NCJLA website Explore implementing something more robust for 2015 Focus Process Transparency with full respect for confidentiality Consistent Communication Consistent Adjudication Awareness of Patterns in: officials clubs teams coaches players

5. Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Process Incident electronically Reported to SIR Subcommittee Responses required by Club Presidents: Had to certify player, coach or parent to ITC within 72 hours Statement from Accused Individual to ITC within 72 hours Gather other statement from witnesses

6. Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Process League Commissioner; Boy’s and Girls Director followed up with statements and prepared summary Standard infractions issued Coach Ejection – retake PCA & 1 game suspension Player Ejection – one game suspension Player Ejection for Fighting - one game suspension (two game suspension in 2015 & ejected from the league for a second offense) Serious incidents reviewed in weekly meeting

7. Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Process Decisions of ITC communicated to: Person accused Person that reported the incident President of Club Appeals Process Ticket ‘closed’

8. Sportsmanship Good Sportsmanship Examples After an intense, hard fought game, Coach Coleman showed great sportsmanship and respect for my players during the post-game handshake line. Despite losing the game, Don made a point to personally congratulate each of my players instead of just rushing through the line as is often the case (Boys U13A). We (Girl’s U-15) do not have anyone that has played goalie, so we are rotating players into the position. During the game I notice Granite Bay's player giving our goalie tips on how to adjust to the ball movement around the field. I was very impressed with her sportsmanship. Coach Parkin(Girl’s U13A) is the nicest, most gracious and positive coach I have coached against (this is my 4th year) and I know some great coaches. His positivity is infectious and it shows in the smiles on his girls even after they lose. Great example for all of us who can take this a bit too seriously at times. He thanked us for coming to Sacramento and was just fun to share the sideline with.

9. Sportsmanship Actual SIRs Heard Coach X was verbally abusive towards both my partner - me and his players during both of the games his team participated in: questioned every call and showed his disagreement with the decisions at almost every whistle. He also got really angry at us when we reset a play after an accidental whistle.(U-11 Game) Coach said to the official after the game: “If you were in upstate NY or Long Island, you would not make it out of the parking lot”. After the game ended, an Official, standing by the table after being dressed down by the head coach, said under his breath (F’in idiot) in front of the two parent scorers. It was late in the 4th quarter and we were loosing 11-0. Our goalie (who is only 4' 6" at most) tried to take the ball all the way up the field, when the Assistant Coach started to yell and I quote, "Drop Him, Drop Him...come on, Drop Him NOW! Take him out already!" I responded immediately and said "Hey, these are kids, there is no place for this." He responded with "well, that is bad sportsmanship letting the goalie bring it up the field like that,"

10. Sportsmanship Boy Good Sportsmanship Reports

11. Sportsmanship Boys Poor Sportsmanship Reports

12. Sportsmanship Girls good Sportsmanship Reports

13. Sportsmanship Girls Poor Sportsmanship Reports

14. Sportsmanship Lessons Learned Educate, educate, educate Clubs Coaches Parents Players Sideline Managers Define standards and consequences Reward good behavior Presidents accountable for their Clubs Pattern Recognition (Coaches/Officials/Players/Parents) Command presence at fields

15. Sportsmanship NCJLA Subcommittee Members Ben Sparks Steve Walker Elaine Lea-Chou Jin Peavey Tim Allen Nora Mitchell Kristine Love Jason Moore

16. Sportsmanship Have Fun

17. Annual Survey Results

18. Teams 436 Players 8,419 Clubs 53 Coaches 1,213 Boys 5,734 Girls 2,685 Overall Membership Numbers Games Played 3,009

19. Annual Survey Results Boys 5,7342,685 Players Girls 846367 Coaches Games 294142 Teams Gender Comparison 6.87.3 Players : Coach 1,9841,025

20. Annual Survey Results BoysGirls Age Group Breakdowns

21. Annual Survey Results Coaches and Their Assistants

22. Annual Survey Results Club Administration

23. Annual Survey Results Club Administration

24. Annual Survey Results Fields

25. Annual Survey Results Registration Fees BoysGirls

26. Annual Survey Results Coaching Stipends BoysGirls ♦ ♦

27. Annual Survey Results How Clubs Find Players

28. Annual Survey Results Safety and Health