For the participation observation assignment, I chose to study the social interactions and behaviors at one of my rugby matches. The main idea of this ethnography is to understand and compare the norms of the players, coaches, and onlookers at a college women’s rugby match. How does the conduct of the teams change before, during, and after a game is played? The main focus of this ethnography is on the players, sportsmanship and respect have important roles in the culture of the game. For the purpose of this assignment I will refer to the game and the area that was studied as The Pitch, since that is a common name of the field. The Pitch is a large field in the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin where main rugby games and tournaments have been held, …show more content…
For the next eighty minutes it was very difficult to carry out observations on account that I was participating in the entire eighty minutes of the match. From what I could observe through field time was that, while the tackles and scums (a method of restarting play that involves the forward players, packed close with heads down and shoving against the opposing team) looked hostile and violent there were strict rules of how to tackle and grab players in order to avoid …show more content…
It is an untold rule of the game that the home team hosts the away team for lunch or dinner. The home team, Oshkosh in this case, purchased and had around twenty pizzas delivered to the field. During this time both team both teams mingled, laughing and sharing game time stories. The feel of the field at that time was very light, friendly, and welcoming. By the time that my team and I left, the Oshkosh team had thanked us for the game and for coming down, we had thanked them for the game and had even talked about arranging another in a few weeks.
From my observations I was able to see that the culture before the game starts is respectful and a bit tense with excitement. Each team letting their opponent have the space warm up and prepare. During the game the behavior changes to that of more competitive and hostile. Each side prepared to compete with the other in a long and tenuous game. In the post game time, the behavior changes once again to that of respect and camaraderie. Each team respectful of the other for their game skills and for taking the time to
…There was no question of celebration in the minds of the fans who invaded from the West end of the ground. They had violence in mind and no sooner was it offered than it was returned with enthusiasm. The brutal and disgusting scenes which followed as bottles flew and drunken supporters charged and counter-charged from one end of the field to that other, brought disgrace upon the two clubs concerned, upon Scottish football generally, and were an affront to Scotland as a nation (Murray 196).
...will decide how much tribalism they wish to get involved in, even if it is simply wearing the jersey; or getting involved in heavy duty teasing with the rival fans of their favorite football team; or even if they simply decorated their own home with every piece of team collectables available for purchase. Whatever an individual does or decides to continue to do I remain convinced that it is actually the tribalism that is more important that the football and if that tribalism dies, than professional football becomes starved of its founding roots and dies. And that my friends, is the scariest thought of it all. Even though I am a strong supporter of tribalism in football, I do feel as that the extreme football hooliganism violence that takes place in the book “How Soccer Explains The World” is unnecessary and the violence does not need to happen along with tribalism.
Volleyball is a game which consists of teams of six which rally a ball over a net. Although anyone can play volleyball, sociologists have used a tool which displays how an individual decides to participate by exploring socio-cultural factors that can influence equity and access within sport. This tool is known as Figueroa’s Framework which was constructed by Peter Figueroa. “Figueroa developed a tool to investigate the issues surrounding access, equity and equality in sport and physical activity.” (12peboard.weebly.com). This framework consists of five levels they are Cultural, Structural, Institutional, Interpersonal and Individual; each level contributes to one another. Equity derived from the word equality looks at the equal opportunity/chance for everyone within any sport, whereas access focuses on the accessibility to equipment, a court, coaches etc. Both these elements have major impacts on whether the individual can easily participate and feel welcome in the sport. Figueroa’s Framework will be used to observe the Individual and Interpersonal level to self-evaluate my own participation and success in the sport Volleyball. These two levels will be discussed to demonstrate how the sport volleyball can be selected and what impact and effects are taken into consideration of this process and how they respond and develop. Problems in the equity of the sport will be looked and ideas will be discussed which could increase equity in the sport.
Social structure and social culture are a big part of our life. We have different structure and culture based on which group we are with. I have a totally different Social life with my family then when I’m with friends. A social structure and culture I love and enjoy every time is, soccer. With what ever team I am playing with my social life is always the same. A soccer team can be built with friends and family and also can be made with total strangers. The structure of the team is always going to end up trying to be a good unified team. Most of us are looking to win the game and we know that if we play together as a team we will have more of a chance to win. So we might come from different backgrounds or cultures but we all have one object
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Rugby is a sport which requires extreme aggression and also lots of courage, confidence and dauntlessness to stand your ground. The coache...
Dealing with the issue of sport and ethnology, three major factors come to mind; prejudice, racism, and discrimination. These factors span across gender, ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural groups. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss how these factors have played a part in the evolution of sport in our society. The first issue tackled in this paper will be racism in sports, followed by prejudice and discrimination.
The origin of Rugby in New Zealand came with the arrival of European settlers and native Maori who soon came to distinguish with Rugby as a part of their culture. Modernly this makes to Rugby Union the most popular sport in New Zealand today. Our nation unofficially names rugby our national sport, our nations men are very competitive in this contact sport. There are many other popular sporting disciplines such as netball, cricket, rowing and more. Maori and pakeha became part of a unified nation after an ongoing history of conflict between native Maori and European settlers. Native Maori acceptance of these cultural forms makes rugby an anchoring device solidifying the nation and bringing cultural harmony to the once divided country. In the late twentieth and early twenty first century with the sport has become more than a simple game, it is now a forum for international recognition as a small and ...
Today, Rugby League is one of the main stream sports in Australia. There are three types of Rugby, Australian Rugby Union, Australian Football League, and Australian Rugby League. Comparing with ARU, ARL’s degree of recognition in the world is lower, however, the popularity in Australia is higher. Generally, ARL is enjoyed as a Australian local sports, and supported by the residents who have lived the area. Therefore, by focusing on the historical aspects, we can assume the relationship between Rugby League and local community.
The most famous sport in Tonga is rugby. Rugby is often thought to be a combination of American football and soccer, but in-fact is not as close as commonly believed. Rugby was started in England and spread to other countries like Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S. over the years. It is said that the game of rugby was started in 1823 by William Webb Ellis, when he broke the common rules of the day that the ball can only be kicked forward and proceeded to pick up the ball and run with it in a game this created the basis for the ball handling rules in Rugby. The way that the ball is handled sets the game apart from its origin soccer. While the sport of rugby was still fairly new more rule changes helped make the sport more distinctive. The most prominent of these is the offside rule which states that all players that are in the play must be behind the ball. Rugby is played on a field that is 110 yards long and 75 yards wide. The time allotted for the game consists of two forty minute halves. Rugby is a sport played with an oval shaped ball that may be picked up and handled with the hands or kicked at any time. The game is played with fifteen players on the field from each team. There are multiple positions in rugby they are split into two different groups. One group consisting of the smaller more agile players called backs. The positions for the backs are scrum half, fly half, inside...
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This is known as mini rugby. At this age they start touch, or tag, rugby. This continues until they reach the under 9 level where contact is introduced. There is only 9 people each side and the scrums are uncontested. When they reach the under 11s it turns in to midi rugby, where it is 12 a side, as the full backs and second rows are introduced.
The five major values of sportsmanship are being cooperative, be fair, be gracious, be honourable and be humble. When a person playing a sport works together as part of the team, follows the rules, accepts others’ contributions, doesn’t take all the credit and plays hard, this helps bring the best out of everyone. Sportsmanship is one of the most important aspects of the game. Rugby is a game where things can get tense, particularly when two highly competitive teams go head to head. Things can get personal or heated and this can sometimes be witnessed when Australia and New Zealand play against each other, through the glares given during the Hakka or the penalties given away when two players take offense to how the other tackled or similar. An example of sportsmanship in rugby is when at the end of a game the teams shakes each other hands, as well as those of the referee and coaches to congratulate the winner. When a player is injured during play and needs to be taken from the field, all the players applaud his contribution that he made to the game as he leaves the
Rugby is a sport that was invented in Europe supposedly as a spinoff in soccer supposedly in 1823, but had yet to develop into a full-fledged sport in 1871. In 19th century soccer (here forth referred to properly as football) players were allowed to pick up the ball and free kick it, which in Rugby is referred to as a dropkick. As time passed many variations of football and rugby traveled across the European/Asian region until they distinguished themselves as different sports and established specific rules that correspond to each. This sport is very clearly a terrific example of a cause and effect situation, from the reasons behind its origin to everyday games it is the perfect real world example. To this day Rugby continues to attract many viewers due to its fast pace, various options for scoring, and violence, and due to this, it is one of the most enjoyable games to watch.
Rugby teams start in the local communities and brings communities and the nation together. My family's local club is East Coast Bays with their green and black uniforms, along with my brother’s team at Rosmini. Our regional team is the Auckland Blues but we prefer the good old yellow and black - the Hurricanes of Wellington. Like most Kiwis we cheer for our national team - the mighty All Blacks.