Coaching ethics, continued,

2. Do you attempt to. harass or intimidate an official? What
is meant by this? This might be referred to as blackmail, Blackmail
is extortion by threats of accusation, That is talking to an offi-
cial before a game or at the half, explaining to him certain phases
in the rules that should be cmphasized in that particular game, Is
this ethical? We are asking you, VWhat do you.think about it?

3, This is by far the worst, and.that is the practice on the
part of a.few coaches--not Spectators, but coaches mind you, in

universities, colleges,:and high schools-- putting pressure on the

outstanding opposing: players by saying something to them as they

go. by the: bench, That. is, for’a.coach’ to. select the star. player on

an opponent's team and pass some nasty remark directly to him with
the idea of this. remark! affecting the: player's ability to play ball,
Is this ethical? Is:this beneath.a:coach and can'it be placed in the
category. of :ecducation?: If a coach isa leider of virile, clean-.
iimbed, clear-eyed.young men, should he perform in such a manner?

4, Some coaches play the "army Game" and withold their agree-
ments on both officials. and-game -contracts,:until-it is almost time
to play the gamée,-Thus: the! best officials are not available, This
is a bad practice, .of course where you‘have,conference. rules.and:
officials aré selected by. a commissioner, this. is. not important, .
We will have to agree: this is a bad practice, SO ee ee

. °.  . Se. Booing, -ve should.-curtail it.. Several reports have come
where the coach ‘has tried to. control sympathies of the crowd by =
Giving a lecture before the game on:a.-loud-speaker, and then by his
own action and personality has antagonized the crowd to such an ex~+
tent that it has made the situation worse,

These five, suggestions that have.been presented to the various
members of this committee are. the most’ important that have been. .

brought to our attention, Are we going :tc do anything about them?

If you were & lawyer, would you condone .shady: practices by members
of your law firm? There shvcinald be no reason why a president of any
university or college or superintendent of a high school should
allow a coach to do anything ‘that. would. injure an educational ‘in-
stitution, What are we going to do about these sugrestions? Are we
going to wait. until such time:as some administrator in education
questions practices of this sort? I do not.believe it is the function
of this committee to punish any cvach who has. been guilty of. these
prstcices, either by reprimand or suspension, but we feel it is our
cuty to «sk you men, as members of this'Naticonal. association of
Basketball. Coaches to check ;up -on yourselves relative: to these alien

, practices that: have been presented -to-you tuis afterndon,

ees: She ye out

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