Navigating ethics .. Gamesmanship

Question 1

Positive purpose of sport:
Whole child approach

Answer 1

-Oppourtunity to improve health through physical activity
-Foundation to learn and develop motor skills
-Advance in psychological development

Question 2

Whole child approach can lead to negative side effects:

Answer 2

1) Increasingly elitsist with strong emphasis on competition
2) Undertrained and inexperienced coaches
3) 70% drop out of sport before the end of the high school due to negative experiences

Question 3

Untrained and inexperienced coaches leads to:

Answer 3

overtraining,negative experiences, abuse and burn out

Question 4

what are ethical topics related to youth sport/PA:

Answer 4

-inclusion, bullying,early specialization, coach/athlete relationship, time demands, skill development

Question 5

-The art of winning games by using ploys and tactics….

Answer 5

to gain a psychological advantage

Question 6

Art or practice of winning games by questionable expedients without

Answer 6

actually violating the rules

Question 7

The use of dubious (not illegal) methods to

Answer 7

win or gain a serious advantage in a game or sport

Question 8

Polite discrimination

Answer 8

Holding someone back from an opportunity or experience as a way to protect them

Question 9

emotionally over involved parents can be:

Answer 9

Excitable and Fanatical

Question 10

excitable over involved parents:

Answer 10

-supportive
-enthusiatsic
-concerned with childs welfare
-distracting or embarrassing

Question 11

fanatical over involved parents:

Answer 11

-great risk to overall development
-the ones who argue with refs/coaches/other parents
-controlling,confrontational,focused on winning at all costs
-unreal expectations
-live vicariously through child

Question 12

Ethical components of childrens sport: FIRR

Answer 12

-Fairness
-Intergrity
-Responsibility
-Respect

Question 13

The 5 C’s of positive youth development

Answer 13

Confidence
Competence
Connection
Character
Caring