ethics in sport Flashcards
amaterisum
nineteeth centruy code
elite sport was dominated by upper and middle class who had most wealth in society
held higher status then professionals at a time
based on playing sport with set rules
moralstandards/gentlemen amateru
put in place by middle and upper class
formed many NGBs e.g football association
written rules created more structre and fairness
had loads of free time which meant tgey could afford to play for love of it, rather then for fincial gain
psrtivipation seen as more important then winning
trainign frowed upo and constributes to professionalism
they were the ELITE PERFORMERS
very highly regarded in society
how is amateursm still shown in modern brithish sport
fair play/sportmanship
still sen as psotive and promoted in number of ways
shaking hands prior to end of sporting contests
code of conduct e.g calling refferee sir
this is used inrugby
olympic oath
promise made by one athlete as a represnativtive for particpatig competitors
dis-some doping and drug testijg involved now which sleaves mdoern day spor of olympic oath in question
people using win at all costs mentallity
stretching rules to there advanatge
40 russian athletes banned as satte sponsored doping
example of prfomer who stretched rules
phillip hindes
who pretedned to fall of vike to start race again and get a better start
technically was in rules but not to the moral code of the olympic oath
sportmanship
conformign to rules, spirit and etiqueete if a sport
treating other failry
playing by written rules to a high code of ethics
palyng with equitecy
showing repect towards players and officials
example of sportmanship in sport
returning ball back to oppostion whne it has been kicked out of play to allow injured player to recpver
gamesmanship
bending the rules and stretching them to therir absoulate limit without getting caught, using whatever mathod to acheive the desired result
how is sportsmanship challenged today
win at all costs
people caring mroe about wining rather then aprticiapting so will od anything to win including stretching the rules such as wasting time when they know they are going to win
-violent actions seemingly replacong civilised manner
how is sportmanship still showed today
-use of NGB campaigns promting sportmanship
-giving fair awardss to encourgae top level sport
-use of tecnhology to help refs make correct decsions
-punishig foul lay e.g can book or sin ben red cards
-use of postive role models to promtoe sponsorship and fair play
-use of vigoruous drug testing to ensure fairnes and cath out cheatsa
gamesamnship
cunnimg means but without actually breaking the rules
examples of gamesmanship in sport
time wasting when ahead in a game
delaying play to get back into defense
verbally sledging an opponent to distract them
win ethic
links to sporting ethic ‘win at all costs’
outcome is all that matters
comign second is not an option
how is win ethic shown in modern day sport
no drawn games, always a winner
managers and coaches fired if unsuccesful
media negativity for loosers and media postivity for winners
positive deviance
beahviour outside the normas of society but with no intent to harm
w.g perfomer perforer may still comepte when being injured
negative deviance
behaviour that goes against norms of society causing detrimental affect on individual and society in general
