This Participant Conduct & Discipline Guide serves as a guide for Club Sports athlete and team conduct issues, offenses, and disciplinary follow-up procedures. These include, but are not limited to:
- Basic Student Org/Club Sports requirements
- Practices
- Home events
- Away events
- Travel procedures
Listed below are offenses and the level of follow-up recommended for the incident that occurred. All offenses/incidents are subject to review and final decisions will be made by Sports & Competition Professional Staff members.
Types of Incidents/Offenses
- Failure to fill out required forms on time
- Example: Competition Forms, Allocation Requests, Event Reservations
- Failure to inform Sports & Competition staff of a need to cancel practices at least 2 hours ahead of time
- Failure to have minimum of 10 people in attendance for a practice
Follow-Up Required
- Club Sports Business Manager, Sports & Competition professional staff, and/or Assistant Director for Sports & Competition will meet with club officer(s) to discuss policies and procedures
- Failure to submit required forms on time could result in non-approval for Competition Days, inability to seek reimbursement from allocations, inability to reserve requested space
- For clubs practicing with less than 10 members, a meeting with Sports & Competition staff will be necessary to conclude whether or not such practices are developmentally beneficial to club, as well as fiscally responsible for the Club Sports program.
- Multiple Level 1 offenses could result in allocation fines, affect ability to move up Tiers, loss of practice time
Types of Incidents/Offenses
- Ejections and negative sportsmanship reports from Sports & Competition staff and/or representatives from host institution during away events
- Unapproved travel
- Traveling without required number of approved drivers
- Inappropriate social media presence
- Failure to adhere to guidelines included in club’s constitution
Follow-Up Required
- Club Officers will need to meet with Sports & Competition professional staff members to discuss the incident(s), and when active, the MCSF Executive Committee
- When there is an active MCSF Executive Committee, they will convene after meeting with the officers and make recommendations to Sports & Competition professional staff
- Level 2 individual offenses may result in suspension from practice and/or competition
- Level 2 team offenses may result in removal of reservations, temporary club suspension, loss of allocations, drop in Tier status – Multiple Levels 2 offenses could result in a report being filed with Student Accountability & Support.
Types of Incidents/Offenses
- Ejections and negative sportsmanship reports from Sports & Competition staff and/or representatives from host institution during away events due to comments and/or gestures made that fall in the category of Title IX offenses. Racist, homophobic, sexist, and other similar remarks will be classified as Level 3 offenses and handled appropriately. Additional reports may be filed to the Office for Civil Rights & Title IX and/or Student Accountability & Support.
- Fighting of any kind. This can be a punch, swing, or strike that connects or does not connect. An additional report may be filed to Student Accountability & Support.
- A non-Mizzou affiliate participating with the club
- Individuals participating with clubs without having filled out a Hold Harmless Waiver
- Use of alcohol and/or illegal drugs during club events and travel
- Damage of hotel property, host institution property
- Destruction of MizzouRec property
Follow-Up Required
- Club Sports athletes and/or teams will be suspended immediately pending necessary investigations and meetings.
- A meeting with the Assistant Director for Sports & Competition is always necessary for Level 3 offenses. If the situation is reported to the Office for Civil Rights & Title IX or Student Accountability & Support, the Sports & Competition staff will not unsuspend or meet with the offending participant/cub until their investigation ends.
- Level 3 offenses may result in MizzouRec Services & Facilities suspensions, temporary individual/club suspension, loss of allocation, loss of Club Sports status, probation