Originally, the sport was used as a method to compete, to measure one’s skills and athletic abilities, as well as the will and determination to win. From ancient time, athletes were respected, as people with strong will, determination to win and outstanding physical abilities. The principle of sport competition was based upon four key virtues: fairness, integrity, responsibility and respect (Hanson, Kirk O, 2012). According to these principles, the sport defines fair attitude towards sport or a game, when established rules are followed, discrimination on whichever base (gender, race or sexual orientation) is unacceptable, and referees must objectively evaluate the game and apply the rules equally to both parties. Integrity is defined as a …show more content…
It also includes responsibility of an athlete or a coach to follow up on the rules and their obligation to learn them, if any changes were made. And finally respect represents general rule of co-operation during, prior and post a sport event – coaches towards the athletes, athletes towards the teammates and competitors, and relationship among fans, even if they support rival teams. These principles were included in the values of sport, defined by the International Olympic Committee, according to which the sport gives joy of effort, provides with fair play, develops and assures respect for others, motivates pursuit of excellence and gives the balance between body, will and mind (Rosa, B.A., 2015). Thus, the principles of sport are clearly beneficial, and are concentrated on perception of an athlete, his or her development in specific field, allows exchange of experience among the athletes and coaches. The goal of a sport originally is to overcome one owns weakness and fears, find the way to increase the result by hard and consistent training and …show more content…
It is difficult to stop, since it does not violate the rules of a game, thus the referee is not capable of stopping the gamesmanship, although it is understandable to everyone, normal flow of the game was broken. These methods are used in order to: gain advantage, when it is used along with other methods of deceptive acts and as a way of psychological manipulation by a competitor’s mind and will in order to gain more advantage (Pfleegor, A. 2010). The athletes, who agree to use gamesmanship, are convinced the victory would excuse the lack or ethic and morality. The very soul of sports lays in understanding of fair competition. The usage of decisive methods compromises the sense of sport and its meaning for the society. Strong ethical values, which are used in sport with the healthy sportsmanship stimulates merging ethical rules with the day-to-day activity. In this sense, the ethical rules, accepted in life would define the level of development of a
In Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport, Heather L. Reid presents a discussion of how ethics is treated in the arena of Olympism and some of the struggles of defining and how or if the ethical guidelines should be enforced. Reid notes, “Some would say that ethical principles are always the product of a particular culture, so there can no more be universal ethical principles than there can be a universal culture” (Reid, 22). I disagree with the notion that there cannot be universal ethical principles for athletes to follow in sport because even across cultures there are general morals that shape the lives of people from all over the world. For example, murder and cheating are inherently immoral actions, no matter where someone comes from;
Can cheating be an excuse for the phrase; survival of the fittest, or is it an epidemic moral corruption? Since the advent of modern competitive sport, winning has always been the bottom line. Honesty, honour and fair play have taken the backseat. The purpose of the essay May The Best Cheater Win, by Harry Bruce, is to inform how cheating has become widespread and accepted in America. Sports are an integral part of American culture and indeed an entire industry exists because of these competitive sports. The result of these competitive sports has led to the moral corruption of most athletes, as they would do anything to win. Harry Bruce discusses the distortion of right and wrong that has penetrated all levels of sports, from children's league to regional division. He confidently informs his reader that organized sports not only "offer benefits to youngsters" but "they also offer a massive program of moral corruption".
The Health and fitness industry have many ethical issues involved which was very interesting to me. I have never purchased a membership at a health club, but from the reading I learned a lot about how they operate. It amazed me that health clubs push their sales representatives to get 200-300 new members a month (Amend, 1992). This is a large amount of people for such a short amount a time, which means some members are not fully aware of the fine print of the membership agreement. Also the reading mentions that more than half of instructors at these clubs do not have valid certification (Copeland et al, 1988),. This is unethical because the members pay each month for the service of a qualified staff member to assist them in exercise and fitness. Safety of the members could also be at risk working out with a non-qualified trainer. Learning how these companies do business make me want to hold off as long as possible to join a gym.
Fair Play can be represented as the attitude and behavior of athletes participants of a sports competition, which includes honesty, respect, empathy, acceptance of rules and regulations, among many others components. Therefore, Fair Play can be defined as ethics in the sports world. Unfortunately, personal, business and commercial interests might not directly correlate to the goals and standards of
The journal article, “What does sport mean to you? Fun and other preferences for adolescents’ sport participation” claims that fun, social aspects, masculinity, and identity are the main reasons youth participate in sports (Skille and Østera˚ s, 360). Oftentimes, athletes forget they are on the same team, and they start to form cliques or groups based around who has the best bench press or 40 meter dash time. As a result, teammates start to compete with each other instead of working towards the same goal. For instance, one coaching journal article claims that “moral reasoning” in youth is determined through “collective norms” or group behaviors that the coach has a hand in influencing (Shields, LaVoi, Bredemeier, Power, 748-749). A proper coaching environment should therefore revolve around a fun, supportive, and collective environment where success is encouraged through the full support of the team. This support can further be developed through proper positive mindfulness and code of conduct guidelines set forth by the coach; for instance, hazing should be discouraged and proper communication and helpfulness among teammates should be
Gamesmanship is becoming a standard for high level athletics that is reaching towards younger generations. For youth sports confusion by players over how far to push rules can result in simply breaking them. Coaches need to make decisions to promote the greatest amount of sportsmanship while still teaching children the rules of a specific sport. For this reason the question of gamesmanship, winning while pushing the boundaries of the rules, in youth should gamesmanship be promoted or prohibited by the participants?
“coaches assist athletes in developing to their full potential. They are responsible for training athletes in a sport by analyzing their performances, instructing in relevant skills and by providing encouragement. But you are also responsible for the guidance of the athlete in life and their chosen sport” Throughout the world of sport there are various types of coaches as every coach has his or her own philosophy and style of coaching. There is no right/wrong way of coaching, coaching is an art that must be finessed through time. A good coach will have a specific way of coaching, specific values and rules that they follow. A good coach will have specific standards and philosophies that they follow and they stick to what they believe in. The purpose of this essay is to show……………. This will be done by showing the different parts if philosophy using definitions, key terms and analytical studies done by past and present successful coaches.
Sports throughout history have shown close ties and relations to values and cultures of a society. Sports and competition have adapted and grown as the world and people have grown and developed. Sports are often seen as simple consequence of the industrial revolution. The Impact of increased urbanization, better communication and transportation, as well as more time and income for specialization, all led to the creation of sports. (szymanski). In essence As the public sphere grew so did the concept of sport. (Szymanski). Even the impact colonization had on spreading sports, shows the congruence between the development of society and development of modern sports. What make sports very unique is that they always bring about a sense of culture
This sports study will define the negative effects of “gamesmanship” that has been encouraging unethical and immoral behavior in modern sporting culture. The difference between gamesmanship and sportsmanship will define the defense in the ethical values that are utilized in sports. Gamesmanship offers the philosophy that “winning at any cost” is the goals of sporting events, which include, cheating, bending the rules, use performance-enhancing drugs, etc/ A lack of ethical and mortal behaviors in “sportsmanship” defines the traditional focus on following rules, developing talent and skills, and moral conduct on and of the field. In modern day sports, the increasing dominance of gamesmanship defines the negative trend of performance enhancing
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With the increase in society taking a stance against violence, sports has become an area where some feel that the violent acts such as the hitting and fighting that occurs should be eliminated. It is very difficult to change the way that a game is played because people have been playing it that way for years. The violence in sports needs to be eliminated because of the extreme cases that continue to haunt many of the leagues and the players themselves.
“Sports are for fun, but they also offer benefits and lessons that carry over into all aspects of life”. This well-known anonymous quotation conveys the message that sport is the game which has some rules and customs. It is not only for fun and entertainment, but there are also some benefits of playing sports which give some important lessons for life. Every kind of physical sport is healthy because it involves running, jumping, stretching, mind skills and much more. There are so many sports available in the world nowadays, but we can categorize them by the numbers of players, the three main categories are individual sport, dual sport and team sport.
It is unquestionable that lessons of teamwork are learned through involvement with sports. Sports are all about working as a team to reach a common goal- winning games, meets, or matches. As most athletes know, this goal is not possible without becoming one joined team rather than a bunch of individuals. According the newspaper, Courier Mail, “It teaches you to always treat others with respect and not to get too cocky about your own abilities” (Sport a Teacher on the Playing Field of Life). If athletes play the game just to benefit themselves and their personal future, it is impossible to improve as a team overall and achieve success as a whole. Along with treating teammates with respect, it is equally important to be honest with not only fellow teammates but with oneself. Quarterback Kemp also said, “I learned that if...
In conclusion, it is explicit that sports is a positive influence on athletes, spectators and the world as a whole as it teaches imperative life lessons as well as allows its participants to experience enjoyment, fulfilment and gratification. As mentioned previously sports enables its players to bring out the best in others and create unity amongst groups as team work is so essential. This highlights the views I have in conjunction with the views of Joe Humphrey.
The main goals behind Sport Education are to help students become knowledgeable about different sports and activities to the point where they can participate in these outside of the classroom to stay active. Also it teaches execution and strategies and encourages competitiveness. It is important for kids to be competitive because they will have to be in life and it will teach the importance of winning and losing the right way. “Sports offer kids a great chance to work cooperatively toward a common goal. And working coope...