department of athletics policies & procedures - UNC Wilmington ...

university, the CAA and the NCAA. As athletic department personnel, you have a highly
visible role in representing the university, and your behavior must be exemplary on and off
the playing field. You must represent the honor and dignity of fair play and compete with
ethical conduct and sportsmanship at all times. You are responsible for your own ethical
conduct consistent with the values of sportsmanship, respect, civility, honesty, and integrity.
Additionally, you are expected to obey public laws as well as the rules and regulations of the
university, Department of Athletics, CAA, and NCAA. The Department of Athletics will take
appropriate disciplinary or remedial actions with athletic department personnel in response to
any violation of policies, rules, regulations, and laws.
Gambling and Bribery
The Department of Athletics will not tolerate any form of gambling or bribery related to any
intercollegiate or professional sports. Sports wagering undermines the integrity of sports
contests and jeopardizes the well being of student‐athletes and intercollegiate athletics.
Athletic Department personnel engaging in gambling or bribery activities will be held
accountable for their action which may result in suspension or dismissal from employment at
UNCW.
Athletic Department Conduct
UNCW employees must conform to all federal, state, and local laws, as well as university
regulations. As an athletic department staff member, you are not exempt from penalty for
misconduct. The Department of Athletics expects its staff to act with honor and integrity, to
understand that compliance with NCAA, CAA, and institutional rules and regulations is an
important element of employment and adhere to these rules and regulations, and to report
any alleged, rumored or suspected violations of rules. Additionally, as representatives of the
university, athletic department staff members must demonstrate ethical conduct and good
sportsmanship at all times.
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY
Effective August 2002
To affirm its commitment to good sportsmanship, the CAA Athletic Directors have approved
an
expanded sportsmanship policy to state that a player or coach who is ejected from a contest
for
unsportsmanlike conduct/behavior will automatically be suspended for the next game. The
rule
will operate in the following manner:
Amendment to CAA Constitution 7.05
Sportsmanship Rule. Any player or coach ejected from a contest for unsportsmanlike
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