From: Chuck Mitrano
[mailto:cmitrano@empire8.com]
Sent:
Subject: Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Programs and Policies Inquiry
Colleagues,
First I’d like to inform you that the Division III
Commissioner’s Association (DIIICA) has created a Sportsmanship and
Ethical Conduct Committee (SECC). While there is an association-wide committee,
the issues they deal with often focus more on Division I concerns (tearing down
goalposts, controlling fan celebration/riots, alcohol sales/tailgating etc)
which are not as relevant for our division. The DIIICA SECC will focus
specifically on DIII issues and ultimately make a great impact on our division.
One of our goals is to dedicate a portion of the DIIICA
website (www.diiicomm.org)
to sportsmanship and sports ethics policies and programming to serve as a
resource to other member institutions and conferences who are seeking such
information when creating their own programs. Keeping this in mind, I am
requesting you to participate and send any sportsmanship/sports ethics policy
or programs (please include any relevant NCAA grant programs as well) to Donna Ledwin, SECC member and DIIICA Vice-President, at ledwin@amcconf.org
Such programs/policies may include (but are not limited to): your institutions
code of conduct, a unique crowd control statement aside from those provided
form the NCAA, an ejection policy, game management policies, crowd control
policies, coach/student-athlete educational programs you have used, etc). The
initial deadline is April 15th but obviously as policies and
programs are created content will be updated. Please be sure to include the
name of the institution and your contact information in the actual document so
people can contact you to discuss the policy/program if desired.
This is just one exciting initiative the SECC will undertake
in its early stages. I am confident this will be a long-standing and productive
formation for our membership for many years. I would like to thank DIIICA
President Tim Gleason (Ohio Athletic Conference) and the entire DIIICA
Executive Committee for agreeing to establish this important committee and also
fellow SECC members for their service. Current SECC members are:
Katie Hersey, NEWMAC
Gary Karner, WIAC
Steve Larson,
Donna Ledwin, AMCC – DIIICA
Exec. Rep.
Chuck Mitrano, Empire 8 - Chair
David Nielsen, MIAA
Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you all
have a great weekend.
Regards,
Chuck Mitrano
Empire 8 Commissioner
Chair, DIIICA Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee
P: (585) 581-0834