Paper 2: Ethics in Sport Flashcards
Why did Pierre de Coubertin establish the International Olympic Committee?
- Interest in reforming France’s education system
- Held first modern Olympic Games in 1896
What are the main aims of the Olympics?
- To promote a peaceful society
- Promote the value of education via sport
- To allow everyone to have a fair opportunity to participate in sport
- To ensure that the spirit of the game is maintained, with the value of sportsmanship being adhered to
What are the characteristics of the Olympics?
- Promotion of peace and friendship
- Competitive
- International
- The spirit of the game is adhered to
- Global audience
- Sense of national pride
- Elite performers
- Sportsmanship
What is the olympic oath?
The olympic oath is a concept whereby the athletes competing must abide by particular notions when they take part in Olympic events.
Notions include:
- compete fairly
- display sportsmanship
- compete ‘for the glory of sport’
An athlete from the host nation must complete this oath to signify that all athletes will follow it. NO GAMESMANSHIP.
What is sportsmanship?
Behaviour exhibited by athletes that shows respect to officials and opponents by showing good etiquette and following the rules of the game fairly.
What is gamesmanship?
Gamesmanship is gaining advantage over your opponents by stretching the rules.
e.g. time wasting
What is win ethic?
Win ethic is the attitude of the player to win, no matter what.
Can cause great success with high motivation, but may also lead to cheating.
e.g.
England sacking Stuart Lancaster after England Rugby didn’t make it past the group stages.
What is positive deviance in sport?
Positive deviance involves behaviour which falls outside of social norms without aiming to break the rules or cause harm
What is negative deviance in sport?
Negative deviance is behaviour which involves behaving in a way to intentionally break the rules or cause harm.
Examples of positive deviance.
Overtraining which leads to an injury
Playing while injured
Examples of negative deviance
Taking PEDs
Deliberately injuring an opponent
Taking part in match fixing
Cheating to gain an advantage in a match, e.g. scoring with hand in football
