​Sportsmanship Code for Spectators

Code of Ethics—Parents/Guardians

Parents and guardians play a critical role in the success of the St. Anthony High School Athletic Program. Student participation in athletics is a privilege, not a right. Participation in athletics serves both as a vital component in the education of the whole person and a valuable tool in teaching our students the value of hard work and the essence of teamwork. Our athletic department strives to be a positive extension of the excellent education in our classrooms, where lessons in self-discipline, self-confidence and character building through adversity abound. Parents and guardians play a critical and central role in this process. We expect our parents and guardians to model this commitment and philosophy and be examples of good sportsmanship and Christian behavior.

The following are some things we expect parents and guardians to do to help make their student's experience in the athletic program a positive educational endeavor.

Keep athletics in perspective

• Emphasize the right priorities: God, Family, Academics, Athletics.
• Place value in the positive participation, not the winning or losing of a contest.
• Remember as parents at St. Anthony High School, they represent the school and its mission.
• Do not publicly demean participants in an athletic contest (players, officials, coaches, other parents or spectators, etc.).

Support their student athlete

• Talk to their student about how things are going with his or her sport.
• Let their students select a sport based on his or her perceived ability and preferences.
• Come to as many of their student's contests as possible.
• Stress and model the importance of a healthy lifestyle free of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.
• Encourage their student to accept victory and defeat with both pride and compassion.
• Do not support "quitting" as the best way to solve problems, but rather stress perseverance.

Support the Athletic Program

• Be supportive of the coaching staff and game officials and respect their professional integrity and judgment.
• Follow the communication procedure outlined in the Athletic Handbook.
• Model positive, respectful behavior when attending contests.
• Understand the time commitment and needs of the particular sport, as many of them involve significant commitments of time and financial resources.
• Help their students follow the guidelines in Athletic Handbook and the CIF-SS Code of Ethics.
• Display, by their actions and words, an understanding of the Mission of St. Anthony High School, to enhance the image of our school to the community.​

St. Anthony High School believes that a positive and constructive partnership with a student's parents or guardian is essential to the fulfillment of the School's mission. Parents and guardians who do not support the mission, or fail to be civil, and/or become disruptive in their relationship with the School or its constituents, jeopardize that relationship. Thus, St. Anthony High School reserves the right to prohibit attendance at sporting events and practices if the School reasonably concludes that the actions of any parent or guardian make such a positive, constructive relationship impossible, or otherwise interferes with the School's accomplishment of its educational purposes.