State-Mandated Sportsmanship Programs Tackle Bad Behavior

Last November, the Southington (Conn.) High School football team's 28-14 victory over rival Manchester High School was overshadowed by allegations that Southington Coach D.J. Hernandez, a 24-year-old former University of Connecticut quarterback and wide receiver, admitted to using the opposing quarterback's misplaced armband to call defensive plays. Video footage showed the play card attached to Hernandez's clipboard, but he claimed that he only used the card for four plays for his team's defense in the third quarter.

Last November, the Southington (Conn.) High School football team's 28-14 victory over rival Manchester High School was overshadowed by allegations that Southington Coach D.J. Hernandez, a 24-year-old former University of Connecticut quarterback and wide receiver, admitted to using the opposing quarterback's misplaced armband to call defensive plays. Video footage showed the play card attached to Hernandez's clipboard, but he claimed that he only used the card for four plays for his team's defense in the third quarter. Larry Williams, chairman of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's football committee, stopped short of calling the incident cheating, but called it a case of poor sportsmanship. The CIAC fined Southington $1,000 and the school was put on probation through the upcoming 2011 football season. Hernandez was suspended one game by his school and was ordered to take a sportsmanship/ethics coaching education class before the start of next season.

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