Purpose
The MAC Sportsmanship Award was created as a way to recognize member schools that have the best demonstrated ideals of sport such as fairness, civility, honesty, respect and responsibility. Good Sportsmanship begins with the student-athletes supporting their fellow team members and opponents. For this reason, the Middle Atlantic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (MAC SAAC) has decided the award's winner will be chosen by the student-athletes of the 16 MAC schools and awarded to the most sportsmanlike institutions.
Voting
Voting for the MAC Sportsmanship Award will be performed by all teams the MAC sponsors. Teams may only vote for those schools within their specific conference (Commonwealth v. Freedom). Each team's SAAC representatives are to note the three conference schools in that sport that receive the most votes. At the end of the year, the results are added for all sports by gender. The SAAC representatives send Marie Godwin a ranking of three teams who received the most votes.
Awards
Four Sportsmanship Awards will be given: Commonwealth Conference men and women; Freedom Conference men and women.
Timeline
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Deadline for fall coaches to submit sportsmanship rankings (1-3) to SAAC representatives.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Deadline for winter coaches to submit sportsmanship rankings (1-3) to SAAC representatives.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Deadline for spring coaches to submit sportsmanship rankings (1-3) to SAAC representatives.
Friday, April 20, 2012 Deadline for SAAC representatives to submit sportsmanship rankings (1-3) Marie Godwin.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Ken Andrews notifies sportsmanship winners.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Plaques are awarded to the SAAC representative of the winning school at annual meeting (FDU-Florham).
Past Winners
NCAA Sportsmanship & Ethical Conduct Website
The Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct has attempted to bring together a variety of resources that will allow administrators, student-athletes, coaches or support groups to engage others in the development of a positive sporting environment for intercollegiate athletics. Nominate a student-athlete for the NCAA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award or a coach/administrator/staff member for the NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award.