Display of no respect
Bill Welt
Issue date: 9/16/09 Section: Sports
National Collegiate Athletic Association officials have recently made an effort to improve sportsmanship in collegiate sports.
In college football, the Ohio State football team ran out on the field with the Navy football team for Ohio State's home opener.
Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel promoted the idea of improving sportsmanship in college football.
The sport has seen numerous incidents of bad sportsmanship and disrespect toward opposing teams, especially in rivalry games.
A part of the blame can be placed on the fans, but sportsmanship is ultimately the responsibility of the coaches and players, who are at the center of attention.
They can be a leading example for kids and adults in how to act appropriately at a sporting event.
This is why Tressel is a well-respected coach, not just in the Ohio State community but also in all of college football.
Coaches bear the responsibility to teach student-athletes to act appropriately and respectfully. This is true in all of collegiate sports.
Last Sunday, Iowa State's women's soccer head coach Wendy Dillenger displayed poor sportsmanship during a match against Western Illinois.
Dillenger led her team off the field after its victory over the Leathernecks without shaking hands or showing any kind of respect towards Western head coach Tony Guinn and his student-athletes.
The game was intense. Western sophomore Demi Vance received the only yellow card penalty in the game for the 'Necks, but Iowa State received four yellow cards.
Two of the yellow cards resulted in a red-card ejection of Cyclone midfielder Jordan Bishop.
Any competitive collegiate match can reach a boiling point for both teams, but no matter what occurs on the field, they must show quality sportsmanship and respect to each other.
This was not the case Sunday at the John MacKenzie Alumni Field.
What kind of example is Iowa State coach Wendy Dillenger setting for her players?
In college football, the Ohio State football team ran out on the field with the Navy football team for Ohio State's home opener.
Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel promoted the idea of improving sportsmanship in college football.
The sport has seen numerous incidents of bad sportsmanship and disrespect toward opposing teams, especially in rivalry games.
A part of the blame can be placed on the fans, but sportsmanship is ultimately the responsibility of the coaches and players, who are at the center of attention.
They can be a leading example for kids and adults in how to act appropriately at a sporting event.
This is why Tressel is a well-respected coach, not just in the Ohio State community but also in all of college football.
Coaches bear the responsibility to teach student-athletes to act appropriately and respectfully. This is true in all of collegiate sports.
Last Sunday, Iowa State's women's soccer head coach Wendy Dillenger displayed poor sportsmanship during a match against Western Illinois.
Dillenger led her team off the field after its victory over the Leathernecks without shaking hands or showing any kind of respect towards Western head coach Tony Guinn and his student-athletes.
The game was intense. Western sophomore Demi Vance received the only yellow card penalty in the game for the 'Necks, but Iowa State received four yellow cards.
Two of the yellow cards resulted in a red-card ejection of Cyclone midfielder Jordan Bishop.
Any competitive collegiate match can reach a boiling point for both teams, but no matter what occurs on the field, they must show quality sportsmanship and respect to each other.
This was not the case Sunday at the John MacKenzie Alumni Field.
What kind of example is Iowa State coach Wendy Dillenger setting for her players?
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