Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct Player/Spectator

M. Statewide Sportsmanship and Ejection Policy Player:

A player who is ejected from a contest (for reasons other than fighting or leaving the bench area
during a fight) shall be ineligible to participate in the remainder of that contest (event) and his
or her team’s future contest (s) as outlined below:

1. (1) First Ejection: Player is ineligible to participate in the team’s next contest. Player may
remain on the
bench for the duration of that contest and may be on the bench in street clothes for the
team’s next contest. If the ejection occurs in the last game of the season, the player would
be ineligible for the team’s first contest the following season. If the player is a senior, he
or she would be ineligible for the first contest of their next season of sport.

2. (2) Second Ejection: Player is ineligible to participate in the team’s next three (3)
contests. Player may remain on the bench for the duration of that contest and may be on
the bench in street clothes for the team’s next three (3) contests. If the season concludes
prior to the player serving the three (3) contests suspension, he or she would be
ineligible for the number of contests remaining on the suspension for the team’s
following season. If the player is a senior, he or she would be ineligible for the number
of contests remaining on the suspension for their next season of sport.

3. (3) Third Ejection: Player is ineligible to participate for the remainder of that season.
Player may remain on the bench for the duration of that contest and may be on the
bench in street clothes for the team’s remaining contest that season. If there are six (6) or
fewer contests remaining in the season, the player would be ineligible for up to six (6)
contests for the team’s following season as determined by the CIF Section Commissioner
with jurisdiction in the matter. If the player is a senior, he or she would be ineligible for
up to six (6) contests for the next season of sport as determined by the CIF

Section Commissioner with jurisdiction in the matter.
A player who is ejected from a contest for fighting or leaving the bench area during a fight*
shall be ineligible to participate in the remainder of that contest and his or her team’s future
contests as outlined below:

4. (4) First Ejection: Player (Fighting/Assaultive Behavior/Gross Unsportsmanlike
Conduct) is ineligible to participate in the team’s next three (3) to six (6) contests as determined by the CIF
Section Commissioner with jurisdiction in the matter. Player may remain on the bench
for the duration of that contest and may be on the bench in street clothes for the duration
of the suspension. If the season concludes prior to the player serving the full suspension,
he or she would be ineligible for the number of contests remaining on the suspension for
the team’s following season. If the player is a senior, he or she would be ineligible for the
number of contests remaining on the suspension for their next season of sport. *NFHS
Rules indicate automatic one game suspension for leaving the bench.

5. (5) Second Ejection: Player is ineligible to participate for the remainder of that season.
Player may remain on the bench for the duration of that contest and may be on the
bench in street clothes for the team’s remaining contests that season. If there are six (6)
or fewer contests remaining in the season, the player would be ineligible for up to six (6)
contests for the team’s following season as determined by the CIF Section Commissioner
with jurisdiction in the matter. If the player is a senior, he or she would be ineligible for
up to six (6) contests for their next season of sport as determined by the CIF Section
Commissioner with jurisdiction in the matter.

Before a player may return to participate in a contest following a multiple game suspension for
any of the above infractions, the school principal must inform the CIF Section Commissioner
with jurisdiction in the matter that they have met with the student-athlete, his or her
parent/guardian/caregiver and coach to discuss future behavioral expectations.

Appeal Process for All Multi-Game Ejections:

The school principal may appeal the penalties listed above in writing to the League
Commissioner/President (for a regular season contest not including the final contest prior to
Section playoffs) or CIF Section Commissioner with jurisdiction in the matter (for the final
contest prior to Section playoffs and all playoff contests). The appeal must be received by the
Section with 48 hours of the date of the ejection. Reasons for the appeal may only include
misidentification of the ejected player or a misapplication of the rule. There will be no appeal
regarding the judgement of an official.

Note: There is no appeal process for single game ejections.

Spectator:
If a spectator is ejected from a contest, it is the responsibility of the school to ensure that person
does not attend that team’s next contest. If the same spectator is ejected a second time, it is the
responsibility of the school to ensure that person does not attend any of the remaining contests
for that season.