We Are A Social League
The spirit of Milwaukee Sports and Social is to be a fun, social, and enjoyable experience for everyone.
This is not a competitive league.
While nearly every player is kind and wonderful, we have developed the following 2-Layer Policy to safeguard our players and staff from rare individuals who take the game too seriously and kill the fun vibe for everyone:
LAYER 1: SPORTSMANSHIP WARNINGS
This 3-Strike Policy is enforced in all of our leagues. Any player exhibiting behavior that is deemed by Milwaukee Sports and Social staff to be negative, childish, or toxic will be issued a Sportsmanship Policy Warning.
If a player receives 2 warnings in a single game, they will be ejected from the game with no financial recourse.
If a player receives 3 cumulative warnings in a single season, they will be kicked out of the league with no financial recourse and they will be given a lifetime ban from all Milwaukee Sports and Social leagues and events.
LAYER 2: TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP GRADES
Each week, our referees will issue each team a Team Sportsmanship Grade. These grades will range between 1-5 (5 being a great team experience, 1 being a very negative team experience). These grades will be sent to our headquarters. At the completion of the Regular Season, a team must have an average grade of 3.75 or higher in order to be added to the playoff bracket. If a team fails to make the playoffs due to their score, there will be no financial recourse to the team or individual players to make up the missed game opportunity.
NOTE: All Team Sportsmanship Grades are kept internally. Please do not ask your referee post-game.
Behavior That Will Result in a Warning & Lowered Team Score:
- FIGHTING WITH A REF
- SWEARING AT PLAYERS
- ARGUING CALLS
- GENERAL WHINING
- DELAYING A GAME
- CHILDISH BEHAVIOR
- TOXIC ATTITUDE
- ANY OTHER ACTIONS OUR STAFF DETERMINES TO BE NEGATIVE
Behavior That Will Result in an Immediate Ejection and Lifetime Ban from Future Leagues and Events:
- THREATS OF VIOLENCE TO OPPOSING PLAYERS, TEAMMATES, OR MILWAUKEE SPORTS AND SOCIAL STAFF
- PHYSICAL ALTERCATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FIST FIGHTS, SHOVING, SLAPPING, (OR ANYTHING ELSE OUR STAFF DEEMS VIOLENT)
If a player is ejected for any of the above actions, they will not receive any financial recourse.
Milwaukee Sports and Social staff members meet frequently to discuss ideas to improve our leagues. As such, Milwaukee Sports and Social reserves the right to ban players after the conclusion of the season if their overall actions, attitude and behavior are not in line with the culture we work diligently to uphold.
The average team is awesome, social, and super fun! In turn, we have these rules in place to assure our leagues maintain the happy, fun atmosphere players throughout Milwaukee have grown to love!
