Sportsmanship Award
Sportsmanship Award Winners
History
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) established the ACC Sportsmanship Award starting with the 2003-04 academic year as approved by the Athletic Directors and Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs) in the February 2003 joint meeting. It was noted that this initiative may assist in promoting the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the Conference. The ACC Sportsmanship Award is comprised of two awards. A Team Sportsmanship Award that shall be sponsored for all sports and will be given to the team that displays the best sporting behavior or generally conduct themselves with a high degree of character and good sportsmanship, coaches included. The Sportsmanship School of the Year Award will be determined by the total number of wins for team sportsmanship awards.
After its first year in existence, the SAAC modified the voting requirements to require that at least 85% of an institutions total number of teams participate in the Sportsmanship Award voting in order for the school to be eligible for the Sportsmanship Award. It was also required to award t-shirts to the participants of the winning teams. Starting with the 2006-07 academic year, the FARs accepted the SAAC proposal to only require signatures of the head coach, a team captain, a team SAAC member and a senior woman administrator or sports supervisor to represent the team's vote.
Team Sportsmanship Award
Criteria
The conference shall sponsor a sportsmanship award for all sports. This award will be given to the team that displayed the best sporting behavior or generally conducted themselves with a high degree of character and good sportsmanship, coaches included.
Must be an intercollegiate athletics team during the particular academic year in which they are nominated.
The noteworthy act or acts of sportsmanship must have occurred during the particular academic year in which they are nominated.
The teams will be judged by their peers. At the conclusion of each championship all head coaches will receive a nomination form to complete with input from their student-athletes.
There will be one winner per sport.
Voting Instructions
All members of your teams shall vote for the institution they feel most deserving of the sportsmanship award for this year. However, starting with the 2006-07 year, signatures of the head coach, a team captain, a team SAAC member and a senior woman administrator or sports supervisor will represent the team's vote.
You may NOT vote for your own team.
All sports shall vote for the top four schools. (1-highest deserving the award)
In order for your team to win the sportsmanship award, your team must vote.
All ballots should be returned within 10 days of receipt. Forms may be faxed to the ACC office at 336-369-0065.
ACC Sportsmanship School of the Year Award
Criteria
In order to be eligible to win the ACC Sportsmanship School of the Year Award, 85% of a school's sports teams must participate in voting.
All institutions sport winners will count toward the sportsmanship school of the year award. Each school's winners will be selected by percentages. For example, if your institution has 25 sports and you have five winners, your percentage will be 20%. The institution with highest percentage will win the award.
