The AHSAA Athlete's Pledge 

• I believe that athletic ability is a gift which requires daily dedication and hard work.

• I believe in good sportsmanship, honesty and fair play, knowing that without rules there would be no game. 
  

• I believe in education, without which I cannot achieve my full potential as an athlete or as a person.

• I believe that anything which harms my body, my mind or my spirit lessens my ability to compete.

• And I believe that every person has worth as an individual and is entitled to dignity and respect, regardless of skin color, uniform, or any other difference.

• Therefore, from this day forward:

• I will dedicate my body, mind and spirit to improving my athletic skills, my education and work skills, and my character;
  

• I will refrain from unsportsmanlike conduct, and compete honestly, fairly and by the rules in all that I do;

• I will avoid abusing my body, my mind or my spirit with any harmful activity or substance;

• And I will treat all people with dignity and respect, no matter what our differences may be.

• These things I believe, and these things I will strive daily to do to the very best of my ability, knowing that by honoring this pledge, I will always be a winner no matter the score, and the world will be a better place because of my effort.

--James E. Rotch