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" The purpose of the Sports Council for International Schools is to provide a venue for athletes from the member schools to compete in an environment that is safe, challenging, professional and educational. Each athlete is given the opportunity to demonstrate her/his best athletic ability while maintaining a spirit of respect and cooperation with fellow athletes from various international backgrounds.
Each event involves students and adults in their different roles as athletes, coaches, sports officials and spectators. All those involved in the event are expected to behave with respect and cooperation.
This is demonstrated by fair play among athletes, positive encouragement from coaches, impartial judgments from officials and respectful enthusiasm from spectators.
The behavior of adults is crucial to the successful educational aspect of the tournament. Adults act as models for our athletes. Therefore profanity, deliberately making noises that distract and interfere with the performance of a competing athlete, the condemnation of coaches or officials, or any behavior that is disrespectful or degrading to the SCIS standard of sportsmanship, jeopardizes the purposes of the SCIS organization and, most of all, jeopardizes the quality of the experience for the athletes. As the event ensues, we ask that all of our parents, coaches, officials and athletes keep this vision of our purpose in mind. "
It is recommended that this statement be read at the opening ceremony of all SCIS events. It may be re-read when needed. It should be read in the presence of the athletes, coaches, officials and especially, spectators. Our hope is that in calling to mind the purpose and spirit of the SCIS’s, this statement will create a dignified atmosphere and appropriate behavior especially on the part of the adults to whom our children look for guidance and models of behavior.
Alongside medals and trophies for team placings a prestigious Team Spirit and Fairplay award is also presented to the winning team voted on by their fellow competitors.
The Team Spirit & Fair Play Award is given to the team that:
Contributes to a safe, fun and exciting tournament experience for themselves and others.
Always encourages their teammates and student athletes from opposing teams to compete to the best of their ability.
Uses pro-social attitudes and communication with their teammates, officials, coaches and opposition student athletes.
Demonstrates exemplary behavior on and off the court, interacting with other teams and with host families.
Participating schools vote for this award by selecting the winning school on the Team Spirit & Fair Play voting form.
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