EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series getting local coaches, athletic directors and officials’ takes on the new OHSAA policy regarding ejections. The first part appeared on Sunday and the final part will appear in Tuesday’s edition.



Respect the Game!

It’s the motto taken on by the Ohio High School Athletic Association a couple of years ago to promote good sportsmanship in prep sports.

The idea means so much to the state’s governing body that it sent each member school a DVD that it was supposed to show to athletes, coaches and parents before the fall, winter and spring sports season.

According to the OHSAA’s website, “the Respect the Game program isn’t designed to tell you how to behave. It’s just a reminder of what you already know: high school athletics is important and valuable.