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NATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP DAY TUESDAY MARCH 2, 2010
Michaela O'Malley, Director of National Sportsmanship Day
Email: momalley@internationalsport.com
| HOW TO ENROLL Click here to access the online enrollment form. While March 2 is this years official NSD, your school or league may celebrate on any day in 2010. Once enrolled, we will establish email communication to ensure you have all necessary information to make your participation a great success. |
KEY FACTS
- 2010 National Sportsmanship Day Theme - Competitive Self-Restraint. The theme is taken from NSD founder Dan Doyle's highly acclaimed The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting. Competitive self-restraint means competing hard but maintaining one's self-control and playing within the rules.
- 2010 USA TODAY Essay Contest. For the 18th consecutive year, the Institute for International Sport and USA Today will administer the National Sportsmanship Day Essay Contest. Winners are announced in USA TODAY on March 2 and winning essays will be featured on the USA TODAY website. To view details on how to enter, click here.
- 2010 All-American Sportsmanship Schools. Selection for the 2010 All-American Sportsmanship schools will take place over the entire course of 2010. To view criteria and nomination information, click here.
- 2010 Sports Ethics Fellows. For the 5th consecutive year, the selection process will be overseen by the Positive Coaching Alliance. 2010 Sports Ethics Fellows will be announced on February 28. To view criteria and nomination information, click here.
- 2010 Partnership Opportunities. Leagues, associations and other sport-related organizations are welcome to become official NSD partners. A partners basic role is to urge their entire league or organization to participate in NSD. To view Partnership information and download a Partnership form, click here.
NSD Video Clips
More Thoughts on Sportsmanship (4.52MB)
NSD on ESPN Sportscenter (1.61MB)
Thoughts on Sportsmanship (5.23MB)
World News Saturday (9.09MB)
Port Huron High Sportsmanship (6.78MB)
More Than a Game (10.9MB)
Herman Edwards (1.15MB)
Grant Hill (5.02MB)
Good Morning America (12.9MB)
More Than a Game (2) (12.9MB)
NSD MIAMI!...Susan Summons (9.7MB)
PCD Students on NSD (18.6MB)
Erica Wheeler at PCD #1 (10.87MB)
ESPN on NSD (2007) (4.81MB)
PTI on Sports Center (3.8MB)
2010 NATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP DAY
The 19th annual National Sportsmanship Day will be celebrated on March 2, 2010 in more than 14,000 schools throughout the United States and around the world. National Sportsmanship Day is widely recognized as the largest sportsmanship initiative in the world.
| Competitive Self-Restraint A Special Focus for 2010 The term was coined by NSD Founder Dan Doyle in his highly acclaimed The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting. Click here to read Dan's essay on the Importance and Practical Value of Competitive Self-Restraint for athletes, coaches and parents. |
| Coming in Feburary! Dan Doyle's Essay on How to Develop a Crowd Control and Crowd Behavior Policy |
Discussion Topics and Activities:
- Team Sportsmanship
- Discussion Topics - Elementary School
- Discussion Topics - Middle School
- Discussion Topics - High School
- Discussion Topics - College
- Three Sportsmanship Guideposts
- Two Uncommon Acts of Principle involving three Sports Legends
- Discussion Questions and Right-vs-Right Conundrums.
- Discussion Questions for Parents
- Past NSD Celebrations - 11 Great Examples
- Message and op-ed piece by NSD Founder, Dan Doyle
- Volume II of Dan Doyle's The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting will contain a chapter on crowd behavior. Please click here to provide your view on what is acceptable and unacceptable crowd behavior
- A future objective of National Sportsmanship Day - Promoting Non-Violence Through Sports
- A Tribute Our Partner Organization - The Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford University
- A Tribute to Our Initial Congressional Sponsors - the late Senator John Chafee and Senator Claiborne Pell, and Senator Pell's key aide, Barry Sklar
Other NSD Materials:
NSD Tributes:
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