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C H A P T E R
10
Sporting Behavior
Chapter 10 Sporting Behavior
Chapter Outline
• Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of
Sport
• Youth Attitudes
• Development of Moral Values
• Moral Values Applied to Sport
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Chapter Outline (continued)
• Moral Values Taught Through Sport
• Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior
• Chapter Summary
Good Sporting Behavior
Sporting behavior, sportsmanship defined:
• The ethical behavior exhibited by a
sportsperson or athlete generally
considered to involve participation for the
pleasure gained from a fair and hard-fought
contest, refusal to take unfair advantage of
a situation or of an opponent, courtesy
toward one’s opponent, and graciousness
in both winning and losing.
Sporting Behavior at Different Levels
• The behavior of professional athletes
influences youth athletes.
• Media and coaches emphasize winning and
competition.
• Athlete needs to be taught fair play, moral
development, character.
• Participation sports tend to be more
balanced.
Youth Attitudes Toward
Sporting Behavior
(Josephson, 2007, 2008)
Survey of 5,275 high school athletes reports:
– Girls more committed to honesty, fair play.
– Baseball, football, and basketball players
indicated inclination to worse behavior.
– Poor behavior by coaches was reported by
25% to 33%.
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Youth Attitudes Toward
Sporting Behavior (continued)
• Survey of 5,275 high school athletes
reports:
– Of males, 60% thought it proper to inflict
pain.
– Majority said hazing, stealing, cheating okay.
Development of Moral Values
Some theorists believe behavior is based on
moral development.
Kohlberg’s Six Stages of
Moral Reasoning
•
Preconventional
1. Punishment and obedience
2. Pleasure or pain
•
Conventional
3. Good boy or girl
4. Law and order
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Kohlberg’s Six Stages of
Moral Reasoning (continued)
•
Postconventional
5. Social contract
6. Principled conscience
Barriers to Good Sporting Behavior
• Importance placed on winning
• Intellectual understanding
• Coaches’ attitudes
• Parental pressure
• Traditions and customs
Sport as a Builder of
Character and Morals
• Values can be learned through sport
socialization.
• Some factors related to sporting
behavior:
– Sport type
– Performance level
– Position
Key Point
Cause and effect cannot be determined
because athletes may have already had good
or bad traits before participating in sport.
Discussion
• First, think about this question: What is
character?
• Now consider this: Does sport build
character?
Two Types of Character
• Social character: Teamwork, loyalty, work
ethic, and perseverance
• Moral character: Honesty, fairness,
integrity, and responsibility
• Discussion: Where do you think individualsport athletes, team-sport athletes, and
nonathletes rank in each of these two
categories?
Sport Ethic of High-Performance
Sport (Coakley, 2004)
•
Striving for excellence
•
Competing to win
•
Sacrifice
•
Love of the game
•
Commitment to team
•
Playing with pain and adversity
Strategies for Good Sporting
Behavior
1. Parents teach values to kids at young age.
2. Coaches and officials need to prohibit play
if rules are not followed.
3. Parents, coaches model good behavior.
4. Fans decrease rowdiness and alcohol use.
5. Professional athletes and organizations
must realize that they are role models.
6. We must reward good behavior!
Discussion
• What strategies do you think could promote
good sporting behavior?
• Consider the possibility for success of
campaigns such as Colorado High School
Activities Association’s Game Management
and Sportsmanship Expectation Guide
(2009).
Program Resources for Promoting
Good Sporting Behavior
• True Competition
(www.truecompetition.org)
• National Sportsmanship Day
• Colorado’s sportsmanship program
• Josephson Institute of Ethics
(www.charactercounts.org)