Montana State University-Bozeman
NCAA Athletics Certification
Self-Study 2001-2002
Equity, Welfare and Sportsmanship

Current Actions for Improvement

The Institution is giving highest priority to the issues of sportsmanship and adherence to ethical conduct. To satisfy items 4.4c and 4.4d, the Institution is engaging in the following three actions:

  1. providing input to the Big Sky Conference Ethics and Sportsmanship Handbook (spring 2002)
  2. developing the new Equity Plan for Intercollegiate Athletics at MSU-Bozeman for 2002-2007, which is expanded to include sportsmanship and student-welfare, as well as gender and minority equity (See Appendix IV-B).
  3. development of a set of written departmental policies and procedures which cover sportsmanship issues for both student-athletes and staff and provide clear messages regarding the abuse of the sportsmanship and ethical conduct policy.

In addition, the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics is initiating the following measures for ensuring sportsmanship and ethical conduct:

  • At each squad meeting, (beginning of each academic year and mid-year) he will review the departmental and Big Sky policies regarding Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.
  • At the beginning of the year staff meetings, these policies, as well as a review of incidents that may have occurred in the Big Sky Conference and nationally, will be discussed.

The Director of Intercollegiate Athletics is also committed to sportsmanship and ethical conduct training for all head coaches, assistant coaches, and other staff involved with student-athletes.

Finally, the sportsmanship and ethical conduct policies will be issued in the following venues: booster applications, student handbook, programs for each sporting event, web sites(s) for intercollegiate athletics, and the public address announcement before each game/event.