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 provided game reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school baseball involve players and coaches arguing balls and strikes, often escalating to profanity directed at umpires, which leads to immediate ejections. Taunting—through bat flips, prolonged stares into opposing dugouts, or verbal insults—also appears frequently, as does the failure of bench personnel and coaches to control their behavior, resulting in restrictions or ejections. Additionally, fans heckling with personal insults and profanity, and players leaving the dugout to join on-field altercations, are recurring issues that disrupt the game and require intervention.
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Based on the numerous officials’ reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in boys’ basketball involve players receiving technical fouls for verbal abuse, taunting, or disputing calls, often leading to second technicals and ejections; physical altercations such as pushing, shoving, or retaliatory contact after fouls; and fans being removed for profanity, threats, or entering the court, with coaches also frequently getting technicals for criticizing officials.
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Based on the provided officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in girls' basketball involve fan misconduct—such as using profanity, entering the court, or harassing officials—along with player altercations including fighting, throwing punches, and leaving the bench to join confrontations, as well as coaches receiving technical fouls for arguing calls or approaching the scorer's table improperly.
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Based on the officials’ reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school football involve fighting and physical altercations—including throwing punches, shoving, and stomping on opponents—followed by players leaving the sideline or bench area to join a skirmish. Frequent ejections also result from verbal misconduct, such as profanity directed at officials or opposing players, as well as taunting gestures like grabbing the crotch or flipping off an official.
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Based on the officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in Girls' Flag Football involve physical altercations—players throwing punches, grabbing hair, and shoving each other during or after plays—often triggered by frustration over perceived fouls or aggressive plays. Taunting, verbal abuse, and escalating confrontations between players, coaches, and spectators are also frequent, often leading to ejections and game terminations.
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Based on the officials’ reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school soccer involve players receiving second yellow cards for reckless fouls or stopping promising attacks, leading to ejections; frequent fan and spectator outbursts—including verbal abuse, profanity directed at officials, and in some cases physical intrusion onto the field; and post-match confrontations, including violent conduct such as shoving and throwing the ball at opponents after the final whistle.
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Based on these officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school girls' soccer involve player dissent and profanity directed at referees—often resulting in red cards—alongside repeated fan misconduct, including verbal abuse, accusations of cheating, and the use of air horns to disrupt play, which frequently requires game administration or removal to restore order.
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Based on the provided officials' reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in girls' softball involve persistent, personal verbal attacks from fans directed at umpires, often escalating from berating calls to accusations of cheating, threats, and requiring police or game-administrator intervention for removal. Coach misconduct frequently follows close calls, with arguments that become personalized insults or direct profanity, sometimes leading to ejections that officials later second-guess as incorrectly phrased "restrictions." Player ejections typically stem from malicious contact, such as a runner intentionally running into a fielder, or from direct verbal abuse toward the umpire, like saying "you suck."
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Based on the officials’ reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school girls’ volleyball involve parents and fans verbally abusing officials—often with profanity, personal insults, and accusations of cheating—combined with coaches who refuse to accept rulings, argue calls aggressively, and sometimes throw objects or escalate to ejections, while school resource officers frequently fail to intervene or even leave the premises entirely.
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Based on the officials’ reports, the most common unsportsmanlike scenarios in high school wrestling involve post-match physical aggression—such as shoving, slapping, or throwing punches after the whistle—and frequent use of vulgar language directed at opponents or officials. Biting is another recurring, flagrant violation, often resulting in immediate ejection. Additionally, multiple reports cite wrestlers accumulating unsportsmanlike conduct penalties for profanity or disrespectful gestures, leading to flagrant misconduct and removal from the tournament.
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