Year 11 - Physical education
Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and conduct of performers
Socio-cultural influences: ethics and behaviour
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Unit Summary
This unit will examine socio-cultural factors concerned with sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance in sport to understand the choices made by some sportspeople and spectators.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe and give examples of sportsmanship and gamesmanship, and explain how athletes' behaviour can be influenced.
Key Notes
- Etiquette is the accepted and expected behaviour in sport, reflecting respect for opponents, officials and the rules.
- Sportsmanship is upholding fairness, respect, and graciousness in victory or defeat, demonstrating ethical conduct.
- Gamesmanship involves using clever yet unethical tactics to gain a competitive edge without breaking the rules.
- Deviance is cheating and goes against the etiquette of sport.
Vocabulary To Learn
- etiquette: a convention or unwritten rule in an activity. It is not an enforceable rule but it is usually observed
- sportsmanship: playing by the written and unwritten rules of the game
- gamesmanship: attempting to gain an advantage by bending the rules to their limit (but not breaking them)
- deviance: behaviour that is either immoral or seriously breaks the rules and norms of the sport
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students may incorrectly assume that sportsmanship and gamemanship are the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Etiquette is the accepted and expected behaviour in sport, reflecting respect for opponents, officials and the rules. Sportsmanship is upholding fairness, respect, and graciousness in victory or defeat, demonstrating ethical conduct.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'etiquette'
a convention or unwritten rule in an activity. It is not an enforceable rule but it is usually observed.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Students may incorrectly assume that sportsmanship and gamemanship are the same thing. Correction: Sportsmanship is positively conforming to the rules and etiquette of the sport, whereas gamesmanship is more negative because a performer may bend the rules to gain advantage.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Conduct of performers Study Guide
- Drugs in sport Study Guide
- Hooliganism Study Guide
- Interpretation and analysis of data and graphs related to socio-cultural issues Study Guide
- Prohibited substances and methods Study Guide
- Spectator behaviour Study Guide
- Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance Study Guide
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