Throughout the school year, TSSAA-registered contest officials report incidents of unsporting behavior to the TSSAA in order for the Executive Director to insure that schools are respecting association bylaws regarding unsportsmanlike conduct.
The TSSAA and its member schools believe strongly that the major purpose of education-based athletics is to be a part of the total educational program. A major part of this purpose is to stress to coaches, players, officials, and fans the vital importance of sportsmanship. It is critical that all parties understand the role they play in maintaining an atmosphere of good sportsmanship and being a positive role model for others.
A finalized list of incidents and responses is maintained by the state office staff and presented to the Board of Control each year at its June meeting.
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To address these issues, coaches and school administrators can teach and demonstrate positive behavior by emphasizing the importance of respect and sportsmanship. Coaches should lead by example, treating officials, opponents, and their own players with respect at all times. They should emphasize the importance of fair play and encourage their players to display good sportsmanship. Additionally, coaches and administrators should create a positive game environment by promoting crowd etiquette and addressing any fan behavior that goes against the values of sportsmanship. It is crucial to educate everyone involved in the game about the importance of positive behavior, both on and off the court, to create a more enjoyable and respectful atmosphere for all participants.
Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school baseball include arguing balls and strikes—often accompanied by profanity directed at umpires—along with taunting through actions like bat flips, stares, and verbal insults. Frequent ejections also result from players leaving the dugout to join altercations, coaches failing to control their benches or arguing ejections, and fans heckling players and umpires with personal and profane remarks.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school boys' basketball involve players receiving multiple technical fouls for arguing calls, taunting opponents, or shoving after a dead ball, often leading to ejections. Coaches frequently earn technicals for berating officials, sometimes provoking a second technical and disqualification. Fans are repeatedly removed for profane or threatening remarks directed at referees, players, or opposing fans, with some incidents escalating to physical altercations or court invasions.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in girls' basketball involve player fighting or flagrant physical altercations (often leading to ejections), fan misconduct—including entering the court, using profanity, and directing verbal abuse at officials or coaches—and bench or coaching staff violations, such as leaving the designated area or arguing with officials, which frequently result in technical fouls and ejections.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school football involve post-whistle contact, including punches and violent tackles after the play is dead, as well as verbal abuse directed at officials or opponents, often using racial or profane language. Fighting between players, whether during scrums or after plays, and unsportsmanlike acts like spiking the ball or taunting, repeatedly led to disqualifications and ejections.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in Girls' Flag Football involve post-play fights or retaliatory punches between players—often triggered by a hard foul, hair-pulling, or taunting—leading to multiple ejections, along with incidents of coaches or parents confronting officials and entering the field, which frequently escalate into broader brawls requiring police intervention.
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Based on the officials’ reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school boys’ lacrosse involve physical altercations—punches thrown during or after dead balls, fighting between players, and players leaving the bench area to join scuffles—often compounded by late hits, targeting the head/neck, and taunting that escalates tensions.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in girls’ lacrosse involve dangerous, retaliatory stick contact to the head, often after a whistle or foul, as well as aggressive physical shoving and intentional hits away from the ball—actions that escalate from prior warnings and lead to red cards for flagrant personal fouls or unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school soccer involve players accumulating two yellow cards—often for reckless fouls, unsporting behavior, or dissent—leading to ejection, alongside frequent fan misconduct such as shouting abusive language at match officials, which often requires removal by game administrators or security.
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Based on these officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school girls' soccer involve a toxic combination of player dissent and violent conduct, often fueled by fan interference. Players are repeatedly ejected for verbally abusing officials with profane language, committing reckless and violent fouls like kicking or slapping opponents when play is dead, and showing a complete lack of respect for the game’s authority. Meanwhile, a persistent pattern emerges of spectators—including parents and students—engaging in loud, personal attacks on referees and using items like air horns to deliberately disrupt play, requiring formal ejections and athletic director intervention to restore order.
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Based on the provided officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in Girls' Softball involve persistent, often loud, fan harassment of umpires—including personal insults, accusations of cheating, and even threats of post-game confrontation—combined with coaches arguing judgment calls to the point of ejection or restriction, and incidents of malicious contact or interference by players on the field.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most frequent unsportsmanlike scenarios in girls' volleyball involve coaches persistently arguing calls—often escalating from verbal disputes to yellow and red cards and ejections—and unruly fan behavior, including verbal abuse, harassment of officials and scorekeepers, and refusal to leave when asked, with school resource officers often absent or unresponsive.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school wrestling involve three recurring patterns: **profane outbursts directed at officials or opponents** (including the ubiquitous "fuck" and "fucking bitch"), **post-match physical altercations** such as shoving, punching, or slapping opponents, and **biting incidents** that leave visible teeth marks on an opponent's arm or hand. Many ejections stem from wrestlers accumulating multiple unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during a single match, with the final infraction—often a second curse or a thrown mouthguard—triggering a flagrant misconduct disqualification, while coaches and parents are also frequently ejected for confrontational behavior or entering the mat area.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenario in girls' wrestling is biting, with multiple incidents of wrestlers sinking their teeth into opponents' arms or forearms during matches, often resulting in flagrant misconduct penalties and ejections.
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