About Spirit Points |
Obtaining Your Spirit Score for a Given
Game | Spirit Point Ratings
About Spirit Points
Spirit Points are awarded on a scale from 0-5. When reporting scores, the
captain must indicate the number of spirit points they would like to
award to the other team. If a captain fails to call in the score, the
other team will automatically receive a rating of 5. Spirit points
account for 25% of the overall standings and the game results will
account for 75%. (Please note that if you are trying to calculate your
overall score, you cannot simply take 25% of your raw spirit point score
- you must first divide your total spirit point score by 2.5 in order to
be dealing with the same base number as your game points). Teams that
play by the rules, get to games on time and play with good sportsmanship
will flourish!
The Spirit Point decision is one that should be made amongst your
teammates. As a team, you have the right to award any number of points
from 0-5 for any reason. The guidelines set out below are meant to help
you with this decision. If you decide to award a spirit score lower than
3.0, your spirit score must be accompanied with a valid reason.
If a team defaults their game, they automatically lose their right to
award spirit points to the team that they defaulted against. The team
that was defaulted upon automatically receives a "5" for their spirit
score. Teams that are defaulted against can award the defaulting team any
value that they want.
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Obtaining Your Spirit Score for a
Given Game:
- When a team submits a spirit score of less than 3, they are
required to submit a brief explanation supporting their score. This
explanation will be used should the opposing team inquire as to the
reason they received a low spirit score. Any spirit score of 3.0 or
greater does not require any such support.
- If you are looking for a reason why your team was awarded any
spirit score of less than 3.0, we should be able to provide you
feedback based on the opposing team's score report.
- Please do not telephone or email TCSSC with requests as to why
you were awarded a spirit score greater than 3. TCSSC is not
obligated to seek out or provide a reason in this case as we do not
require that reasons be provided for spirit scores of greater than
3. In this situation, we encourage teams to contact their opponents
directly through the T.E.A.M. System to seek feedback regarding their
game. Do not use this as an opportunity to argue with the other team
captain, but rather as a chance to obtain positive feedback about
your team and their performance. The TCSSC trusts that teams are not
using the spirit point system with to put other teams at a
disadvantage.
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Spirit Point Ratings
Spirit Rating = 5
- Our opponents were ready to start the game on time
- All of our players really enjoyed playing against all of the opposing
team's players
- Our opponents exhibited a great deal of sportsmanship throughout the
game
- Our opponents were extremely knowledgeable about the rules, OR were
very receptive to learning them
- Overall, our game was extremely fun…we wish all of our opponents were
like this
Spirit Rating = 4
- Our opponents were ready to start the game on time
- Most of our players enjoyed playing against most of the opposing team's
players
- Our opponents exhibited good sportsmanship throughout the game
- Our opponents were fairly knowledgeable about the rules, OR were fairly
receptive to learning them
- Overall, our game was a lot of fun
Spirit Rating = 3
- Most of our opponents were ready to start the game on time
- Some of our players enjoyed playing against some of the opposing team's
players
- Our opponents exhibited some sportsmanship throughout the game
- Our opponents seemed to know most of the rules, but sometimes made
questionable calls
- Overall, the game was okay, but there was a few isolated plays or
discrepancies
Spirit Rating = 2
- Some of our opponents were late for the game, so our game didn't start
on time
- Most of our players did not enjoy playing against most of the opposing
team's players
- Our opponents exhibited a lack of sportsmanship throughout the game
- Our opponents seemed confused about some of the rules, and were not
receptive to learning them
- Overall, several discrepancies or opposing players made the game not
much fun to play
Spirit Rating = 1
- Most of our opponents were late for the game, so our game didn't start
on time
- None of our players enjoyed playing against the opposing team
- Our opponents exhibited poor sportsmanship throughout the game
- Our opponents were not very knowledgeable about the rules and did not
want to learn them
- Overall, this team was not fun at all to play against
Spirit Rating = 0
- Our opponents were late, or did not have enough people to field a team
- None of our players enjoyed playing against the opposing team
- Our opponents exhibited no spirit, resulting in rude, unsportsmanlike
or dangerous instances
- Our opponents did not understand the rules at all and did not want to
learn
- Overall, this is one of the worst spirited teams that we have ever
played against
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