Sportsmanship in the WYBSL                    We expect excellent sportsmanship in our leagues - and work hard to make sure   it happens.  The WYBSL is blessed that there are very few incidents of negative   conduct each year      Sportsmanship has a lot of parts - attitude, intensity, commitment and the way   we interact with each other.  And good sportsmanship is the responsibility of all   of us - especially the examples set by coaches and parents.      We need everyone's help to make sure that the WYBSL experience is a great   one for all players.  And we can't handle such situations if we don't know about   them.  Please don't wait - hoping that things will get better.        If you observe negative conduct, excessive "intensity" or willful violation of the   rules on the part of anyone - speak to your coach or, if appropriate, call your   Program Director or the WYBSL answering service (614/523-6101) immediately.   The league will review the basis of your concern in a confidential manner and,   if warranted, deal with such conduct fairly and swiftly.  Below is the official   WYBSL CODE OF CONDUCT.            WYBSL CONDUCT RULES       Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated in the league.  Team   coaches are responsible for their conduct and the conduct of their players   and fans.      A coach, player or fan can be ejected from a game and/or removed from the   playing field area by order of an umpire, General Manager, Commissioner or   Program Director if they violate a league rule of conduct, as follows:   A.  In a game, no coach may utilize any player(s) not currently assigned to his/her         team roster by the League. Violation of this rule will result in automatic         permanent suspension of the coach(es) involved.   B.  No coach, player or fan shall ever engage in a physical altercation with any         player, umpire, coach or fan.   C.  No coach, player or fan shall intentionally violate or refuse to follow any         league or game rules.   D.  No coach, player, umpire or fan shall come to the playing field under the         influence of alcohol or an illegal drug; and no coach, player or umpire shall         use tobacco products at the playing field during a game or practice.   E.  No coach, player or fan shall engage in grossly unsportsmanlike conduct,         including, but not limited to: throwing equipment, use of profanity, arguing         with an umpire over a call or directing remarks to a player, umpire, coach or         fan which are of a degrading or distracting nature.   F.  Only the Head Coach, or his/her designee in the Head Coach's absence, may         leave his/her designated area to dispute a judgment call by an umpire. This         infraction may be penalized by either restricting to the dugout for the rest of         the game or ejecting the Head Coach and/or the offending coach.   G.  After each game, in the practice of good sportsmanship, all coaches and        players shall form tow opposing lines and proceed through a traditional,        orderly "handshake line".  No coach or player shall avoid participation in        this line or exhibit unsportsmanlike conduct in the line.   H. No coach, player, parent or fan shall, at any time, threaten, intimidate, attempt        to intimidate, harm or attempt to harm, any umpire, player, coach, WYBSL       official or fan. Any person who violates this rule may immediately be banned       from all WYBSL sites and activities for a period of time to be determined by       the Board of Trustees, up to and including a permanent bann. This rule shall       be applied regardless of where and when the offending conduct takes place.      If a coach, player or fan is ejected from a game and/or removed from the   playing field area for conduct as described above (or in the case of  F. above,   does not participate as described), the person shall provide a written statement   describing his/her version of the events and/or other explanation to the General   Manager within twenty-four hours of the incident, and may not attend or   participate in any practice or game until doing so.      The General Manager and Commissioner or Program Director shall review   the statement and gather any other information from other parties that they   deem necessary to determine if a further penalty should be assessed.  Such   further penalty, if any, shall be assessed before the team's next scheduled game.      Any coach who violates the above guidelines may be immediately removed   from his/her position by his/her Commissioner or Program Director.  In the event   of such an occurrence, each coach would be provided with the opportunity to   appear before the Board of Trustees at its next scheduled meeting in order to   describe for the Board his/her version of the events which may exist for   reinstating the coach.      WYBSL, JBBL, JGSL staff, managers, coaches and umpires are   expected to enforce this policy at all times.