Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ethics in sport
- The Olympic Oath
- promise made by one athlete as a
representative of each of the
participating competitors, one judge
represents all the officials and one coach
- judge
- coach
- athlete
- amateurism
- ideal sporting ethics developed by
upper then middle class
- socially accepted behaviour
- sport played on clear set rules
- rules formed by NGBs
- high set of morals
- fair play
- sportsmanship
- immediate acceptance of
rules and refs decision
- participation seen as more important than winning
- character building exercise
- due to played in free time by wealthy
individuals played for the love rather than
the money
- sportsmanship
- conforming to the rules, spirit and etiquette of a sport
- treating others fairly
- In football team give opposition the ball so It can
be kicked out of play and individual with injury
can seek help
- sportsmanship can be encouraged in a number of ways...
- NGBs promoting this fair play through campaigns
- giving awards for FairPlay, this provides positive role
models for younger generation
- using technology to help officials make correct decision
therefore players can be cited after the match
- punish foul play ie. fines or bans
- frequent drug testing
- gamesmanship
- bending the rules and stretching them to
their limit in order to gain an advantage
- time wasting
- verbal sledging - winding other individuals up to get them out
- taking injury time out, toilet
break or appealing officials
decision when not necessary to
upset the concentration of other
opponent
- win ethic
- 'win at all costs'
- when the rewards for winning are
so high and livelihoods are at
stake
- no drawn games
- managers and coaches are fired if unsuccessful
- media praise winners
- media negative for losers
- postitive deviance
- behaviour which is outside the norms of
society but with no intent to harm or
break the rules
- eg individual may continue playing enough though are injured
- negative deviance
- behaviour that goes against the norms and
has detrimental effect on the players or
society
- taking illegal performance enhancing drugs
- accepting bribe; match fixing
- deliberately fouling or harming another individual