Ethics in Sports

Sarah Skeith

What is Sportsmanship?-Sportsmanship in professional sports is when an athlete competes at their highest level in an effort to win a game or match while still remaining within the rules of the game and acting in a respectful manner toward the opposing team.

Sportsmanship in Multiple Areas-Owners and Coaches

-Health and Safety

-Athletes and Community

-Fan Behavior

Owners and Coaches

As the leaders of an organization owners and coaches are

expected to display sportsmanship through their

comments and actions.

Tom Coughlin

Mike Tomlin

Owners and CoachesTom Coughlin

-He has always been more than graceful towards his opponents after a win or a loss. He has also done an excellent job with controlling his own players. He has had to manage large personalities and egos such as Odell Beckham Jr. Many teams also have locker room problems, but Coughlin’s leadership has always prevented this from becoming a problem.

Mike Tomlin

-He was fined $100,000 when he tried to physically interfere with the game. He attempted to trip a player on the opposing team who was sprinting in the open field towards the end zone. He was prepared to accept a loss gracefully so he broke the rules to try to end with a win.

Health and SafetyPersonal

-My concussion was a result of the unethical play of my opponent. I jumped in the air to pass the ball and my opponent went underneath me and took my legs out. As a result I fell backwards and I was very lucky to hit my back before my head,however I did have some memory loss and sat out a few games. Accidents happen in sports, but the girl went underneath me when I was most vulnerable and waited for me to come down.

Health and SafetyProfessional

The New Orlean Saints' bounty scandal offered rewards to each other to injury the opponents to the point where they had to leave the game. The Saints players were hurting other players on purpose to help themselves.

Athletes and CommunityAthletes are in the public

spotlight, which means they are capable of setting positive or

negative examples

Victor Cruz

Ray Rice

Athletes and CommunityVictor Cruz

-Victor Cruz, receiver for The New

York Giants. Countless times Victor

Cruz has been in the news for going

back to his hometown of Paterson,

New Jersey. He helps with toy drives,

has his own foundation, and does

many other activities to help

struggling youth.

Ray Rice

-Ray Rice is infamous for hitting his

now wife in an elevator until he passed

out. He set a very bad example for

young men. Domestic violence is a

serious issue and Ray Rice is clearly a

part of the problem.

Fan BehaviorPositive

-Cheering

-Clapping

-Supporting

Negative

-Chanting negative comments

-Throwing objects

-Fighting

-Stalking

Future of Sportsmanship-As people become more aware of the values, sportsmanship will improve

-Values must be stressed in youth sports

-Will improve the quality of the games

-Will make sports more enjoyable for everyone!

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