Ethics in sport

Question 1

What is sportsmanship?

Answer 1

• Behaviour that shows fair play, respect for opponents, umpires and spectators, and gracious behaviour in victory or loss

Question 2

An example of sportsmanship

Answer 2

• Shaking hands in netball/football at the end of a game
• Kicking the ball out when players are injured in football
• Swapping shirts at the end of a football match

Question 3

What does sportsmanship help to do?

Answer 3

• Make an activity enjoyable
• Encourage a good atmosphere and friendliness
• Supporting the officials and umpires helps the game to flow better
• IT can help raise the status of the sport and provide good role models

Question 4

What is gamesmanship?

Answer 4

• Bending of the rules to gain and unfair advantage

Question 5

An example of gamesmanship

Answer 5

• Re-tying your shoelaces when they don’t even need tying
• Whispering things in an opponents ear to distract them from scoring a corner in football
• Sanding down the side of a cricket ball so it curves the other way and is harder for the batter to hit

Question 6

What is deviance?

Answer 6

• Cheating
• Behaviour against the written and unwritten rules of the sport, often illegal in nature