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In Iowa, we were given a card entitiled "Sportsmanship Statement", that we have been asked to read to the Coaches and Captains of each time prior to the coin toss. The card reads as follows:
We want to take a moment to discuss good sportsmanship. It is a priority of the Iowa High School Athletic Association that all participants in this contest exhibit good sportsmanship. Your cooperation in role modeling sportsmanship will ensure that this contest displays the positive values of high school sports.
I grabbed two cards at this years rules meetings. I laminated them both and will carry them with me on to the field. I will hand one to the coaches to read along with while I read the statement out loud also.
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