aggression in sport Flashcards
,agression definiton
hostile behaviour
intent to harm outside the rules
e.g punching an opponent
its deliberate and hostile
assertion definiton
well motivated behavior within the rules
controlled
goal directed
not intended to hearm
e.g 50/50 tackle in football which is fair
no oringinal intent to harm but may occur as a results of the players actions
what does it mean by grey area betweeen assertion adn agression
sports that are inbetween both
punch in boxing has an intent o harm but is within the rules
grey area/middle ground
what are the 4 causes of aggression
Agressieve cue hypothesis
Social learning theory
Insticy theory
Fustration agression hypothesis
study tip: AS IF
agressive cue hypothesis
suggets that agression is learnt from a learned trigger
e.g coach who has allowed palyerr to push their opponent when marking in training
social leanring theory
agression can be learned and copied by others
espeically behaviour which is reinfroced
more liekly to copy behaviour of a significant other
instinct theory
when agression is spontaneous and innate
evoultionery theory whcih claims that all perfomers are born with agressive intinct that will surface with enough porvaction
e.g players being more aggression during home games as wanting to protect their own team
fustration agression hypotheiss
theory suggets that agression occurs when goals are blocked causing the performer to become more frustrated
ways to prevent agresssion
do not reinfoerce agressive acts in training punish agression with fines
punish players by sending them off
talk to players to calm them down