PRE-GAME GUIDELINES FOR TIFI FOOTBALL GAMES
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GOOD MORNING / AFTERNOON! WELCOME TO THESE FOOTBALL GAMES BETWEEN:
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THESE GAMES ARE BEING CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF TEXAS INTERCITY FOOTBALL INC. (TIFI).
REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THESE GAMES, ALL OF THE PLAYERS HAVE PROVEN THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK AND SACRIFICE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE, AND TO ENJOY THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.
WE ASK THAT AS A SPECTATOR, YOU CONSIDER THE TIME AND EFFORT EACH OF THESE TEAMS, COACHES AND ATHLETES HAVE PUT FORTH.
CHEER THESE YOUNG ATHLETES, APPLAUD THEM, BUT DO NOT, THROUGH ANY OF YOUR ACTIONS, CAUSE THEM TO DOUBT THE VALUE OF ATHLETICS.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE OTHERS WHO WILL BE TAKING PART DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IN THESE GAMES---- THE CHEERLEADERS, AND DRILL TEAM, WHO HAVE ALSO WORKED HARD TO PERFORM, AND SUPPORTED THEIR TEAMS AT HOME AND AWAY.
THE OFFICIALS FOR THESE GAMES ARE SAME OFFICIALS THAT OFFICIATE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GAMES. THEY HAVE VOLUNTERED, AND HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO WORK THESE GAMES BECAUSE OF THEIR INTEREST IN HELPING TO TEACH THE YOUNG PLAYERS THE RULES OF THE GAME, TO ENSURE THE FAIRNESS OF THESE CONTESTS, AND TO HELP PROMOTE ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME OF FOOTBALL. THEIR ROLE IS NOT UNLIKE THOSE OF PLAYERS, COACHES, AND THE TIFI ORGANIZATION. WITHOUT THEM THESE GAMES WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF THE RULES ARE A RESULT OF ANNUAL TESTING; YEARS OF STUDY, AND CONTINUAL PARTICIPATION IN CLINICS THAT FURTHER REFINE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME. WE ASK YOU, AS PARENTS, AND CITIZENS, TO DEMONSTRATE THE KIND OF RESPECT FOR THESE OFFICIALS YOU WOULD EXTEND TO ANY DEDICATED PERSON IN A POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS MEANS THAT AS A FAN:
1)YOU SHOULD NOT CRITICIZE THE PLAYERS ON EITHER TEAM,
2)YOU SHOULD NOT BE DISRESPECTFUL TO THE OFFICIALS,
3)YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON THESE GROUNDS SINCE IT IS AVIOLATION OF STATE LAW,
4)YOU HOULD BE COURTEOUS TO THE VISITING FANS,
5)YOU SHOULD CHEER FOR YOUR TEAM, AND
6)YOU SHOULD SHOW RESPECT FOR INJURED PLAYERS ON BOTH TRANS.