Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Program

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Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Program

The Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Program honors schools whose athletic teams demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship during the regular season and FHSAA State Series.  This award is presented to one winner and one runner up in each classification, whose entire sports program best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship as demonstrated by its coaches, players and spectators.  Criteria for selection of the winners includes programs and activities implemented within the school and community to promote sportsmanship; the number and type of unsporting conduct ejections; the number and type of exceptional sportsmanship reports; and the source of the nomination.  

 

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Program Overview

What is the Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Program?
The Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Program honors schools whose athletic teams demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship during the regular season and FHSAA State Series.  This award is presented to one winner and one runner up in each classification, whose entire sports program best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship as demonstrated by its coaches, players and spectators.  

Who is eligible for nomination?
Any FHSAA member school (high/combination school or middle/junior high school) may be nominated.  A school cannot nominate itself and any schools who have any suspensions or violations will not be considered.

What are the nomination deadlines?
Nomination forms are available online for member schools and/or member officials associations to submit.   Nominations must be received by March 25th of each year, or the next subsequent business day if March 25th occurs on a weekend.  Once a school is nominated, a self-evaluation form will be sent out and MUST be completed by April 25th.

Click here to submit a nomination.

What do schools receive?
A winner and runner up will be selected from each class.  The runner up in each class will receive $500 and a commemorative plaque and the winner in each class will receive $2,500 and a larger plaque.  

How do I obtain the previous results of this award?
If you are interested in obtaining results from this FHSAA award prior to the current school year, please visit the Award Record Archives.