morgan Flashcards
corruption
defilement, undermines the core values
what does morgan say abt the market
the market is a main source of corruption of sport
dominates the essence of sport and has its own reasoning that it imposes on sport
perfectonist practice
sport is a perfectionist practice w the primary goal of achieving excellence
the idea of athletic excellence
athletic excellence
our ideas of athletic excellence are tied w historical context
current: excellence is pursued via full time job w payment
professionalism > amateurism
how is sports market special
differs from other markets w special legal status
- based on the idea that they’re social undertakings
protected from regular business things like anti-trust regulation
- protected by society and gov so they don’t fail
they don’t try to knock competitors out of business…cannot thrive w/o competition
- engage in cooperative (non-competitive) practices i.e. draft, salary caps, revenue sharing
when does the market become a problem
when it reaches too widely across all athletics and becomes a corrupting influence
impacts the valuable aspects that sport offers to society
how is sports market good
efficient at meeting needs and wants of people
maximizes welfare by pursuing personal preferences
satisifes all perferences, treating them as equal
mutual unconcern
interactions are guided by personal gain over collective welfare
invisible hand: when everyone pursues their own interests, society is naturally benefited
the market values individual interest over collective interest
- bad bcs sport is social, and a collective enterprise…relies on cooperation and interests of others
- teamwork is a core concept
market society
when market dominance increases, it shifts towards a market society
the market is used to address social issues, and ignores ethics and values
sport is driven by non-market values, and the market could harm the soc and cult aspect of sports
2 ways market corrupts sport
- too much market involvement in sport
- market influence reaches too deeply into internal workings of sport
motivation in sport should be genuine, not w monetary intent
moneyball
teams prioritize cost-saving and influences strat and player selection
wealthy teams secure best players
direct impact of market is valuing players based on cost effectiveness
win at all costs mentality
drive to win for MONEY disregards the perfectionist practice of sport
- money > excellence
compromises intrinsic value of sport
top down hierarchal structures
inc commercialization, coaches choose strats that win over innovation
scheduling and commercialization
game schedules are organized around ad deals
games are secondary to money
market expansion
fans are more interested in spectacle than sport itself
not all bad i.e. sport –> fulltime career
bad i.e. athletes –> entertainers and spectators –> consumers
commofidication of sport
market dominance leads to the commodification of sport
smth to be consumed rather than experinecing human excellence
- undermines perfectionist values
- shifts from instrinsic –> extrinsic rewards
market dec strive for excellence, inc satisfying desires
upstream vs downstream
upstream: corruption before players are able to experience/value intrinsic values of sport
downstream: corruption after intrinsic value has been appreciated, by crowing out perfectionist motives
- overimposition
market and attitude
changes attitude towards sport via monetary incentive
i.e. give kid money for playing
corrupts potential love, motivations and underlying values towards sport
how is morgan a conventionalist
deep conventionalist
we can critique conventions of sport if they conflict with best interests of sport
- the market is conventional, critique its imposition
- conventions are impacted by culture/context, can still criticize this
