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81% of people polled believed that sportsmanship
has declined in the last decade
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Sportsmanship and Fair Play
Sportsmanship is something simple, visible, tangible and attainable. It’s when teammates, opponents, coaches and officials treat each other with respect. When everyone shares a mutual respect for the game it’s easy to see the benefits that participants in sports gain about fair play, courtesy and grace in loosing. Sportsmanship is a learned behavior, and it’s important that all coaches, officials and parents model, teach and lead by example. Over the last decade studies have shown that there has been a decline in sportsmanship and that professional and collegiate athletes only care about winning. With this trend, shouldn’t good sportsmanship be at the forefront just as much as fundamental movement skills when teaching sport?
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Teaching Respect
Everyone wants athletes to respect their opponents, officials, and the game itself. Making that happen means training your coaches on how to model and teach behavior. But while guidelines and positive reinforcement programs have their place, it's important that we also address the crux of the matter: Good sportsmanship is really about respect, plain and simple. When athletes respect themselves, their teammates, their opponents, and the game, sportsmanship happens.
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Supplementary Article:Teaching Values
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Fair Play
This study examined students' conceptions of fair play during a 26 lesson modified soccer Sport Education season. The students' conceptions of fair play evolved in three stages. These have been classified in the following ways; (i) fair play means being polite to other teams and the officials, and not arguing with your team, (ii) fair play means everyone should have equal playing time and opportunities to play desired positions, and (iii) fair play means allowing other team members to play more or to play key positions in high risk situations.
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Learning to Practice Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship always seems to be discussed in relationship to the pervasive acts of violence, cheating, and disparagement. It seems the removal of harmful actions is discussed more than the establishment of sportsmanship, or perhaps, many think that if we abolish the violence, cheating, and disrespect, we will automatically have sportsmanship. In its most ideal conception, sportsmanship has been defined as the ability to value athletic competition as a moral practice. That is, each athlete tacitly agrees to play respectfully, honestly, and fairly.
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Build Good Sportsmanship
The dictionary defines sportsmanship as "conduct and attitude benefiting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy... and grace in losing." Officials hope every game they work takes place in a sporting atmosphere. Sad to say, that sportsmanship emphasis doesn't always exist at higher levels. But officials can encourage sporting behavior, and that means more than our local association handing out a sportsmanship award. It means building a sportsmanlike atmosphere one building block at a time.
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Supplementary Article: Impact of Officials on Sportsmanship
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Practical Guide to Sportsmanship
No Term in our sports vernacular is more abused, misused, and confused than sportsmanship. It is discussed, analyzed, and criticized. Somehow, it has become associated with shaking hands at the end of the game. No matter what happens during the game, as long as we shake hands at the conclusion, we are good sports! How wrong can we be!.
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Supplementary Article: Sportsmanship From Four Basic Angles
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News from SIRC |
Capture the Moment -Photo Contest!
 Will you be attending a baseball, soccer or ultimate game this summer? Maybe a local marathon or open water event? Why not bring along your camera and “Capture the Moment”!
SIRC is holding our second annual “Capture the Moment” Photo contest. This is your chance to win great prizes, get international exposure as well as have your photo included in Canada’s National Sport Library.
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Ask A SIRC Librarian |
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SIRC members have access to SIRC librarians and we are pleased to share some of your questions.
Dear SIRC Librarian:
Could you please direct me to websites or e-newsletters to subscribe to that advertise vacant jobs in Canadian high performance system.
Thank you,
M. McGovern
Australian Sport Commission
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