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Wmpssdl Constitution WMPSSDL CONSTITUTION FOREWORD The Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swimming & Diving League located within the boarders of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, has been operating since 1968. Its objective is to provide a competitive swimming and diving program for the member schools, in line with the principles of good sportsmanship. The rules of the League are predicated on the Swimming and Diving Rules of the National Federation of State High School Associations. WMPSSDL meets are held at the facilities of St. Albans, Catholic University, Georgetown Preparatory School, Holton-Arms School, Madeira School, Stone Ridge School, Takoma Recreation Center and Trinity College. Schools Abbreviations Bishop Ireton BI Bishop O'Connell DJO Bullis BU DeMatha DM The Field School Field Edmund Burke School (probationary member) EB Elizabeth Seton ES Flint Hill FH Georgetown Prep Prep Georgetown Visitation GV Gonzaga GZ Good Counsel GC The Heights HTS Holton Arms HA Holy Child HC Holy Cross AHC Landon LN Madiera MAD Maret ME McNamara McN National Cathedral NCS Oakcrest OAK Paul VI PVI Potomac School POT Sidwell Friends SID St. Albans STA St. John's SJC Stone Ridge SR St. Stephens St. Agnes SSSA INTRODUCTION The Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swimming & Diving League (WMPSSDL) is composed of a group of schools located in the Greater Washington Metropolitan area, which desire to maintain athletic relationships with each other. It is the aim and desire of this League that student-athletes develop and maintain the highest standards of courtesy, emotional discipline, good sportsmanship, and the ability to act as good hosts and guests. Nor are these objectives to be confined solely to the participants of contests - they are the goals of their student bodies, for their parent groups and for all who attend these contests. Thus, all concerned will have the opportunity to look forward to these contests and to enjoy them. These schools, of a generally comparable size with similar educational objectives and high academic standards, believe that athletics and athletic competition form an integral part of their respective school's curricula. Designed for all students, the athletic programs of the member schools are vigorous in nature and are planned to help each individual develop his physical skills and coordination to the fullest extent. CODE OF INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS The Athletic Directors/Coaches should: 1. Encourage and promote friendly relationships and good sportsmanship throughout the school by requiring courtesy and proper decorum at all times, by acquainting students and others in the community with ideals of good sportsmanship, and by so publicizing these concepts and attitudes that all members of the school community will understand and appreciate their meaning. 2. Insist upon implicit compliance with all rules and regulations of WMPSSDL, both in letter and spirit. 3. Secure qualified officials for all contests. 4. Insist upon adequate safety provisions for all activities, for both participants and spectators. 5. Approve only those activities and schedules which are educationally and physically sound for the student-athlete. 6. Encourage all to judge the success of the athletic program on the basis of the attitude of the participants and spectators, rather than on the basis of the number of meets won or lost. 7. Insist that the athletes exemplify the highest standards of good sportsmanship as a means for inculcating desirable spectator-attitudes. 8. Provide adequate hygienic, sanitary and attractive facilities for the dressing and housing of visiting teams and officials. The Spectator should: 1. Realize that he represents the school just as a member of the team, and, therefore, has an obligation to be a true sportsman, encouraging through this behavior the practice of good sportsmanship by others. 2. Recognize that good sportsmanship is more important than victory by approving and applauding good team play, individual skill and outstanding examples of sportsmanship and fair play exhibited by either team. 3. Recognize that, since the primary purpose of interscholastic athletics is to promote the physical, mental, moral, social and emotional well-being of the athletes through the medium of contests, victory or defeat is in reality of secondary importance. 4. Treat visiting teams and officials as guests, extending to them every courtesy. 5. Be modest in victory and gracious in defeat 6. Respect the judgment and integrity of officials, realizing that their decisions are based upon meet conditions as they observe them. 7. Remain silent during all One Meter diving attempts. 8. Have no noise makers during indoor interscholastic athletics. 9. Make no derogatory signs, banners, or cheers directed towards officials, players, coaches, or cheerleaders. 10. Not interfere with opponents' cheerleaders. The Athlete should: 1. Be courteous to visiting teams and officials. 2. Compete to the limit of his ability, regardless of discouragement. The true athlete does not give up, nor does he quarrel, cheat, bet or grandstand. 3. Be modest when successful and be gracious in defeat. A true sportsman does not offer excuses for failures. 4. Demonstrate loyalty to the school by maintaining a satisfactory scholastic standing and by participating in or supporting other school activities. 5. Understand and observe the rules for the sport and the standards of eligibility. 6. Respect the integrity and judgment of officials and accept their decisions without question. Remember that some "bad calls" will favor you and some will hurt. 7. Respect the facilities of host schools and the trust entailed in being a guest. The Coach should: 1. Exemplify behavior that is representative of the educational staff of the school and a credit to the teaching profession. 2. Demonstrate high ideals, good habits and desirable attitudes in personal behavior and demand the same standards of the athletes. 3. Recognize that the purpose of competition is to promote the physical, mental, social and emotional well-being of the individual athlete and that the most important values of competition arc derived from fair sportsmanship. 4. Be a modest winner and a gracious loser. 5. Maintain self-control at all times, accepting adverse decisions without public display of emotion or of dissatisfaction with the officials. 6. Employ accepted educational methods in coaching, giving all athletes an opportunity to use and develop initiative, leadership and judgment. 7. Pay close attention to the physical condition and well-being of athletes, refusing to jeopardize the health of an individual for the sake of improving his team's chances to win. 8. Teach athletes that it is better to lose fairly than to win unfairly. 9. Discourage gambling, profanity, abusive language and similar violations of the true sportsman's code. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I Name The name of this League shall be The Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swimming &. Diving League, or WMPSSDL, located within the borders of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. ARTICLE II Membership Section 1 Any independent school situated within the borders of the aforementioned territory, with ideals as set forth in the Introduction, is eligible for membership in this League by a two-thirds majority vote of the schools composing this League. Section 2 Membership in the WMPSSDL shall be for at least (2) two seasons. Should a member school withdraw from the League, they must remain out for at least (2) two seasons. Section 3 Application for membership in the League must be addressed to the League Chairman. Formal presentation will be made at a regular league meeting. If the members vote favorably, the team will be admitted on a probationary basis for one season, and will be assisted in setting up dual meets for their probationary season. Probationary teams will be permitted to participate in junior varsity invitational meets; however, they will not be eligible to enter the Relay Carnival, League Championship or any other regularly scheduled league event. After the probationary season, the League will vote, according to the guidelines, for final acceptance or rejection. ARTICLE III Management Section 1 The management of this League shall be entrusted to its three officers: a Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. They shall form the League's Executive Committee. Section 2 The Chairman shall be elected biennially by a vote of League members. The Chairman shall preside at regular meetings of this League and of the Executive Committee. He shall call the annual meetings and all special meetings, as provided in this document-Constitution, appoint all committees, and shall cast the deciding vote in case of a tie. In the Chairman's absence, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall share in the capacity of the Chairman. Section 3 The Secretary shall be elected biennially by a vote of League members. The Secretary shall attend all meetings, keep minutes of the proceedings, conduct the correspondence of the League, send whatever notices and communications that may be required by the League, notify coaches and athletic directors of member schools of the times and places of meetings, and conduct all balloting not within the confines of a regular league meeting. Section 4 The Treasurer shall be elected biennially by a vote of League members. The Treasurer shall receive all assessments and dues of this League, make all necessary expenditures, prepare the annual budget as part of the Budget Committee, and give a current budget report at regular meetings. ARTICLE IV Meetings Section 1 The League holds three regular meetings annually, with two in the fall and one in the spring. Section 2 Special meetings of the League will be called by the Executive Committee. Section 3 At any meeting of the League, attendance by two-thirds of the member schools shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of voting on non-Constitutional issues, each men's and women's team will receive one vote with a simple majority needed for passage. Section 4 The order of business at all regular meetings shall be: 1) Roll Call, 2) Reading of the Minutes of the previous meeting, 3) Treasurer's Report, 4) Committee Reports, 5) Unfinished Business, 6) New Business, and 7) Adjournment.
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