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eferred to it by the Executive Director. The following acts are among those<br />

considered unsportsmanlike:<br />

1. Verbal or physical abuse of an official, opposing coach or player, or Corporation<br />

representative.<br />

2. Intentional incitement of participants or spectators to abusive or violent action.<br />

3. Use of obscene gestures, profanity, or unduly provocative language (including<br />

racist, sexist, and bigoted remarks) towards officials, opponents, or spectators.<br />

4. Excessive criticism of any official, Corporation official or personnel, another coach<br />

or team, or another institution and it personnel.<br />

5. Use of artificial noisemakers, including air horns and electronic amplifiers. (Note:<br />

no music is permitted during competition). Violators will be warned after a first<br />

offense, and ejected upon a second violation at the same event.<br />

D. Officials with direct connections to a host school should not be retained to referee<br />

contests with another MASCAC school.<br />

E. The Executive Director will contact all MASCAC assigners to have them emphasize<br />

the importance of sportsmanship to their officials.<br />

F. Notification: Member institutions shall promptly notify the Executive Director and<br />

the athletic directors of any institution involved of any action taken against any<br />

individual as a result of unsportsmanlike conduct. If a member institution believes<br />

that an individual from another institution should be disciplined for<br />

unsportsmanlike conduct, it shall notify the institution, identify the name(s) and the<br />

details of the complaint. The recipient athletic director shall investigate the matter<br />

and notify the former institution and the Executive Director of the results of the<br />

investigation, including actions taken to discipline the individuals or the reason(s)<br />

why no action was taken.<br />

G. No information about Corporation teams may be shared with non-corporation teams.<br />

Unless specified in the sports code, MASCAC members may share information with<br />

each other about other Corporation teams.<br />

H. At the end of each season, each head coach is to send the names of all teams who did<br />

not display appropriate sportsmanship to the Executive Director. This information<br />

remains anonymous, but the Executive Director will contact a Director of Athletics<br />

who has a team that has significant or persistent sportsmanship violations.<br />

I. It is strongly recommended that the following statement become part of the job<br />

description of each institutional athletic coaching staff member.<br />

Spectator Conduct<br />

The MAC, NCAA and Wilkes University promote good sportsmanship by studentathletes,<br />

coaches and spectators. The Wilkes Athletic Department requests the<br />

cooperation of the students by supporting the participants and officials in a positive<br />

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