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Sport: not teach good values?

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Participants become morally callused

- longer we play

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sport, different venue, moral behavior: open to public scrutiny

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  • people in the stands, TV, and media coverage
  • simply means that the values and character, good and bad are constantly on display
  • this is not the case in other businesses
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sport, different, venue, moral behavior: do athletes have a responsibility to serve as a role model?

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  • Charles barkley - “I am not a role model” nike ad
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moral issues and problems of sport

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  • overemphasis on winning leads to…
  • firing and rehiring of coaches
  • PED use
  • player entering the stands
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overemphasis on winning leads to

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  • illegal tuition or other payments - rhett bomar (would be getting paid for hours he did not work)
  • academic fraud - flordia state and UNC (students only having to write one paper for the whole semester)
  • intimidating violence - expected to deliver painful hits
  • bean balls - throwing at an opponent
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the role model issue

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  • who holds the responsibility?

- youth emulate negative and positive

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the role model issue: who holds the responsibility?

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  • parents
  • athletes
  • coaches
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the role model issue: youth emulate negative and positive

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young people are impressionable

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athletes as negative role models

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anti heroes = “attitude”

acceptable vs. unrealistic behavior

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athletes as negative role models: anti heroes = “attitude”

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Create an “outlaw” persona that garners media attention and perhaps endorsements
In your face

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athletes as negative role models: Mike tyson

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In the ring, best boxer in the world. Outside the ring….. (he has served prison time, finance problems etc.)

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athletes as negative role models: Acceptable vs. unrealistic behavior

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Most athletes fall somewhere between Ripken and Tyson

No one is perfect, but a certain level of behavior should be expected; especially on the field

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Athletes as negative role models: Athletes make moral and immoral choices

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They are “real” people too

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Athletes as negative role models: Sport’s reputation dependent on choices

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Need to recruit more players with moral integrity

Need to expect and encourage sound moral behavior

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Athletes as negative role models: “Malice at the palace”

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Brawl with fan (basketball game where a fight broke out)

What message does this send? (not a good message about conduct of fans and players)

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Elite athletes influence on youth

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Powerful
Do athletes have a special responsibility?
Good actions toward all

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Elite athletes influence on youth: Powerful

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Like it or not, athletes are powerful

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Elite athletes influence on youth: Do athletes have a special responsibility?

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Personal accountability in and out of sport

Some athletes embrace this “responsibility”

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Elite athletes influence on youth: Good actions toward all

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Opponents, coaches, officials, fans, and the community

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Moral exemplars outside of sport

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  • Special role model responsibilities?

- Should society discourage athletes “special responsibilities”?

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Moral exemplars outside of sport:

Special role model responsibilities?

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Does this apply just to athletes and entertainers?

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Moral exemplars outside of sport: Should society discourage athletes “special responsibilities”?

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Would this make things better?
Need to acknowledge that parents, relatives, and friends can and do serve in this role as well
We can help by pointing out appropriate role models
We can help by using an athletes inappropriate behavior as a teaching moment

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Examples of good sportsmanship
Do you have any?
Dartmouth beats cornell 7-3, on fifth down

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After reviewing the film and finding this to be true, the president announced that they would forfeit the win

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Examples of good sportsmanship: Underclassmen and senior

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Ask coach to allow senior to start in their spot on senior day

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Examples of good sportsmanship: Truin, Italy - broken ski pole

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Man from crowd (norwegian coach) hands competitor his pole, finished in with silver medal

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Ethical problems: competition, attitude toward competition?

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Competition: inherently morally insensitive?
Viewing opponents as enemies?
Zero-or negative- sum

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Ethical problems: competition, attitude toward competition?

Competition: inherently morally insensitive?

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When a win-at-all-costs attitude is adopted the answer is yes
Otherwise, nothing wrong with trying to win

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Ethical problems: competition, attitude toward competition?

Competition: Viewing opponents as enemies?

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View them as an obstacle to be conquered rather than a human being

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Ethical problems: competition, attitude toward competition?

Competition: Zero-or negative- sum

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One winner and at least one loser

This is not a problem, so long as the rules are followed

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Sport framed as militaristic

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Irresponsible?

Fair analogy? What about language?

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Sport framed as militaristic

Irresponsible?

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Coaches and players often talk about going to “war”
Athletes play hard and put their reputation on the line
Soldiers work hard and put their lives on the line

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Sport framed as militaristic: Fair analogy? What about language?

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Blitz, battlefield, “the bomb” etc

Perhaps if this type of language was eliminated athletes would focus on competing ethically

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Competing in spirit of friendship

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Friends = less intense competition?

Players’ union, solidarity

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Competing in spirit of friendship: Friends = less intense competition?

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The opposition is not your enemy
You are partners in competition pushing each other to perform at their highest level
When players respect each other, they are much more likely to compete fairly

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Competing in spirit of friendship: Players’ union, solidarity

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Athletes more than ever are friends and work together to improve their position in their sport

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Competition, mutual quest for excellence

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Self- performance
Skill achievement, not winning
Emphasis on process

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Competition, mutual quest for excellence: Self- performance

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Primary emphasis should be placed on your performance instead of on performance against opponents

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Competition, mutual quest for excellence: Skill achievement, not winning

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Have I improved my skill level

Did I perform to the best of my ability

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Competition, mutual quest for excellence: Emphasis on process

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Not on winning, but performance

Helps people to maintain perspective

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Cultivate sports character- building potential?

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First: remove immoralities
Mission statement: focus on good
Genuinely want good character
Leaders recognize good acts

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Cultivate sports character- building potential?: First: remove immoralities

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Focus on winning the right way, ethically!

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Cultivate sports character- building potential? Mission statement: focus on good

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Must be followed by action from those in positions of leadership

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Cultivate sports character- building potential?: Genuinely want good character

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Talent vs. character - and the winner is?

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Cultivate sports character- building potential?: Leaders recognize good acts

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Privately and publicly

Make it important and meaningful

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Cultivate sports character- building potential?

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Fair - play codes of conduct
Youth level easier and harder
Fixation on winning = challenge

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Cultivate sports character- building potential?: Fair - play codes of conduct

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Should be at the center of all programs from youth through professional

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character- building potential?: Youth level easier and harder

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Young and impressionable

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character- building potential?: Fixation on winning = challenge

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Can we change the culture?

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Strengthening sport morally with values

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Compete with excellence as goal
Values - centered approach
Impediment

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Strengthening sport morally with values: Fair - play codes of conduct

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Should be at the center of all programs from youth through professional

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Strengthening sport morally with values: Youth level easier and harder

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Young and impressionable

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Strengthening sport morally with values: Fixation on winning = challenge

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Can we change the culture?

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Strengthening sport morally with values

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Compete with excellence as goal
Values - centered approach
Impediment

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Strengthening sport morally with values: Compete with excellence as goal

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See what happens, winning just may be a by-product

More likely to compete fairly

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Strengthening sport morally with values: Values - centered approach

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Challenge is to involve only those people who are values oriented
If this is done, sport can be a vehicle for the teaching good morality

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Strengthening sport morally with values: Impediment

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Have to change the entire culture of sport

Ethics in Sport (3 decks)

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