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The City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the National Alliance For Youth Sports and in partnership with the Clearwater For Youth is proud to announce the seventh annual City of Clearwater Excellence in Youth Sportsmanship Award.
All of our Sportsmanship award winners adhere to these qualities:
- Congratulating teammates and opponents for effort and excellent performances
- Shaking hands wherever it fits into a sports culture
- Helping up a teammate and opposing players who have fallen or been injured
- Thanking officials for their effort and work
- Keeping facilities clean, both home and away
- Avoids taunting and trash talking
- Avoids disrespectful, “in your face”, celebrations
- Does not condone fighting or violence of any kind
- Does not use profanity or other disrespectful language
At the core of sportsmanship is respect…for oneself and for all other participants, including players, coaches, officials, parents, and administrators. Respect and sportsmanship means treating all participants with integrity and fairness and honesty. Sportsmanship is the ability to win without gloating or lose without complaining.
In a day and age when the spirit of competition is confused with winning at all costs, it is refreshing to have young athletes remind us all what sports and recreation are truly about. |
