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The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting By NSD Founder, Dan Doyle Featuring a special sportsmanship section for coaches, teachers and parents. Click here to purchase (When purchased on this website, a portion of book proceeds will benefit NSD)

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Chair, NSD '09

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)

Click here to see ESPN Sportscenter coverage of NSD

2009 NATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP DAY

The 19th annual National Sportsmanship Day will be celebrated on March 3, 2009 in more than 14,000 schools throughout the United States and abroad. National Sportsmanship Day is widely recognized as the singularly largest sportsmanship initiative in the world!

Celebrate NSD On Any Day in '09! You can celebrate National Sportsmanship Day on any day in 2009 that you wish! All the click-ons can be utilized by your school, club or team for a great celebration anytime during 2009.

Breaking News! '09 Sports Ethics Fellows have been posted. Click here to view.

18th Annual USA Today National Sportsmanship Day Essay Contest Click here to view winning essays.

2009 National Sportsmanship Day Co-convener: The Positive Coaching Alliance
2009 National Sportsmanship Day Directors
Director for the Youth Division:	Fred Engh President of the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS)
Director of the High School Division:	Dan Cardone Athletic Director of North Hills HS Pittsburgh PA
Director for College Division:	Chuck Mitrano Commissioner of the Empire 8 College Conference
Director of the Junior College Division:	Susan Summons Professor, and basketball coach for the Miami-Dade College
Director of Interscholastic League Division:	Tom Mezzanotte Executive Director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League

No Fighting In Sports – Competitive Self-Restraint A Special Focus for 2009 The term competitive self-restraint was coined by NSD Founder Dan Doyle for his newly published "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.

The 2009 National Sportsmanship Day Partnership (For Leagues and Associations) Click here to learn out how your league or association can become an official 2009 NSD Partner.

• NSD Chair 2009 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee
• What is NSD?
• How To Enroll Your School and receive a free NSD Poster.
• The 2009 How-To Packet/Promotional Suggestions for NSD School, Club and League Coordinators.
• Quick Facts on NSD.
• 11 Great Examples of 2008 National Sportsmanship Day Celebrations
• Discussion Topics - Elementary School
• Discussion Topics - Middle School
• Discussion Topics - High School
• Discussion Topics - College
• A Tribute our partner organization, The Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford University.
• 2008 All-American Sportsmanship Schools.
• How To Nominate an All-American Sportsmanship School for 2009. (It is not too early to nominate!)
• How to Participate in Team Sportsmanship - A Great Community Service Opportunity
• Three Great Guideposts - The Five Principles of Honorable Competition; The Dirty Dozen and the Nine Rules of Competitive Self-Restraint.
• The No Swear Zone
• Volume II of Dan Doyle's The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting will contain a full chapter on crowd behavior. Please click here to provide your view on what is acceptable and unacceptable crowd behavior.
• Two Uncommon Acts of Principle involving three Sports Legends - Great Discussion Topics
• 2008 National Sportsmanship Day Sports Ethics Fellows.
• How to nominate a 2009 Sports Ethics Fellow - 2009 Sports Ethics Fellows will be announced on March 3, 2009.
• 2008 USA Today Essay Contest
• 2009 USA Today Essay Contest
• Message and op-ed piece by NSD Founder, Dan Doyle.
• Tribute to Our Initial Congressional Sponsors, the late Senator John Chafee and Senator Claiborne Pell and to Senator Pell's key aide, Barry Sklar. (Read Senator Chafee's prophetic 1990 statement about National Sportsmanship Day).
• History of National Sportsmanship Day.
• A Tribute to the Rhode Island Interscholastic League- a great proponent of sportsmanship.
• A future objective of National Sportsmanship Day - promoting non-violence through sports.
• A series of sportsmanship discussion questions and Right-vs-Right conundrums.
• A special discussion topic for high school and college/university students on the Fourth Amendment and performing enhancing drugs.
• Parent Sportsmanship Discussion Questions.

The Institute for International Sport is honored to welcome the Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford University as our 2009 NSD co-convener As part of a wide-ranging collaboration between The Institute for International Sport and Positive Coaching Alliance, PCA since 2007 has named the Sports Ethics Fellows for National Sportsmanship Day and this year will play a key role in naming the All American Sportsmanship Schools. The 2009 Sports Ethics Fellows will be announced on Tuesday March 3, 2009. Click here to read the latest PCA Case Study. Other components of the IIS/PCA partnership include: PCA Founder and Executive Director Jim Thompson presenting PCA's "Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor" workshop IIS participating in PCA's "National Conversation on Good Coaching" by posting and distributing "Good Coaching Case Studies", such as the Case Study found here The IIS is very excited to partner with such an outstanding organization that shares the same goals and objectives in educating coaches, parents, and athletes about sportsmanship across the country. For more information on PCA, visit www.positivecoach.org.