Sportsmanship

Here you will find examples of positive sportsmanship from high school and professional sports. To recognize someone, please send an email to: jon.vogt@franklin.k12.wi.us, or click here.

__Wisconsin tennis __ __Tues, 8/14: Franklin vs. Madison West__: We were competing in the Neenah Invite for the first time this year. The invite was played on five different sites, so I did not get to spend a significant amount of time with each of the girls. My #4 singles players this year is a freshman, and by her third match of the day she had run out of water. Her opponent, Jordan Rozenfeld of Madison West, gave Eva a bottle of her water before their began their second set. This was not only something Jordan did not have to do, but it actually helped her opponent play better against her. Jordan still won the match against us, and it was great to see such positive sportsmanship in the middle of a competition. Nominated by: Jon Vogt, Franklin Girls Tennis

__Wed, 8/22: Brookfield Central vs. Sheboygan North__: After defeating Sheboygan North 5-2, Coach Steinbach and the Lancers graciously allowed North to advance to the winners bracket after Central suffered injuries that would have made them less competitive in the winners bracket. Read at story in the Brookfield NOW [|here].

__Tue, 8/28: Racine Horlick vs. Franklin__: The Racine Horlick girls' team displayed outstanding teamwork and support as JV and varsity players watched each others matches and cheered for their teammates all the way to the final match. For most of the last few matches, the entire team was on an adjacent court cheering on their fellow Rebels and showing that even a sport that is inherently individual can contain strong elements of overall team cohesiveness.

__Other high school tennis __

__Professional tennis __ Great example from [|Wimbledon doubles]

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 * __Solid reminder here about making sure our players don't hit a ball out of anger in any direction __**