The relationship between aggression and sports has been a controversial subject for many years. Within sport, aggressive behavior is deliberate and controlled by the aggressor, but perception of aggressive behavior varies on the basis of the sport and of the participant. When an observer views a culturally aggressive sport, such as football or soccer, an otherwise aggressive act might not be deemed aggressive within that observed sport. The same act might be perceived aggressive in a less culturally accepted aggressive sport such as baseball or volleyball. Aggressive behavior can be legal even if it causes harm. The social environment in which the act takes place often defines the legitimacy of the aggression. Just as the serial killer can
In order to eradicative any negative connotations associated with sports, should all violent aspects of
Sports and violence have always sustained a love-hate relationship. We are always trying to find the right balance between safety and aggression. Similar is the case of violence in NHL. Some insist that violence has no place in the game and should be completely eliminated, while others maintain that violence has always been an integral part of the game and is necessary for its success. Aaron Wherry in his article “Violently Happy: Why the NHL Needs to Make Hockey Safe Again for Those Who Appreciate Blood Shed (2007) and Laura Robinson in her article argue that fights in NHL are acceptable as long as it does not hurts anybody. Laura Robinson also argues that hockey Violence leads to Real-life violence. I believe the same and support the argument that violence is essential for the success of NHL.
The competitive nature of today's sports associations calls for athletes to be aggressive and forceful , both physically and mentally. This aggressive mentality stays with some athletes off the field, and may explain why so many athletes are committing violent crimes.
We can pretend that sports are not the main source of entertainment in today’s society. Whether we are athletes playing the sport, avid fans watching our teams and their statistics, or the coaches, it is our character to always be in tuned to what is going on in the competitive sports world. Now, our competitive nature can either give us an edge in life or, in opposition, can cause us to burn bridges. To elaborate, being competitive shows determination, hard work, and is a form of utilizing our gifted talents, resulting in positive outcomes; this is referring to anything in life, not just athletics. On the other hand, being competitive to the point that we are losing teammates, friends, and those close to us shows poor sportsmanship and can have a negative effect on character.
When it comes to aggression in sports there are many different factors that play a role in causing it. Athletes may get themselves involved many situations because of on the field aggression, and bring their problems home and take it out on their wife. Another reason that athletes are involved with aggression is because the use of alcohol and drugs. Last but not least, some of these pro athletes are used to being physical all the time and they sometimes forget how strong they are and something that is meant to be unintentional can turn into something serious, fast. I will now explain deeper the reasons that I believe each of these contribute to. Aggression of the field
Sport and aggressive behavior, Do sports create aggressive behavior, or simply attract people who are already aggressive? Aggression and sport have gone together as long as sports have been around, be it the players themselves, to the parents, coaches, or spectators, they just seem to be an inseparable part of each other. The term violence is defined as physical assault based on total disregard for the well being of self and others, or the intent to injure another person (2. Coakley). Intimidation usually does not cause physical harm, but often is designed to produce psychological consequences, enabling one person to physically over power or dominate another. These statements as defined by the author, Jay J.
Violence in sport has become far too commonplace. Aggressive sports such as football and hockey involve many aggressive tactics; however far too often do these aggressive tactics become overshadowed by deliberate acts of violence with the intent to cause bodily harm to an opponent. Many professional and non-profession athletes, as well as coaches, have adapted the mentality that winning is the common goal that all who participate in sport strive for and therefore feel that engaging in violent acts while competing should be permitted in achieving this goal. In sport winning is what each athlete strives for and seemingly they will consign in harmful acts of violence to achieve their goal. Former Boston Bruins player David Forbes was quoted “
First, an adequate description of the subject’s behavior and actions are needed to determine an appropriate response to the situation. Is the subject resisting? Is the resistance passive or active? Is the subject aggressive? Is there any attempt to comply? All of these questions would have to be interpreted in person to gauge how best to respond.
Working in the college setting, during both undergrad and grad school, I can attest to the fact that substance abuse is a major issue within athletics. The “winning at all costs” mentality in today’s sports culture directly correlates with the ever-increasing rate of substance abuse amongst athletes. Conversely, substance abuse does not only affect the individual who is misusing the drug, it too affects the individual’s family, friends, and other loved ones. This week’s discussion in combination with the supplemental articles provide us with tremendous insight on the role that we as athletic trainers will have in deterring these addictive behaviors. But how can we take this pertinent information and allow it to guide our decisions in the near
Research tells that sexual assault and assault rates among male athletes are higher than nonathletes and that is problematic. There are things about playing sports and being an athlete that might contribute to this such as a need for education. The research should that 54 percent of student-athletes admitted to at least one “sexually coercive act in their lifetimes such as sexual assault (Cara, 2016). Nonathletes however only had 38 percent still admitted the same. These athletes were also more likely to support attitudes toward men and believe myths about rape than the nonathletic. It should you there is a problem with athletes and assault or the number would be even for both groups. Researchers believe that this could be due to
Sport resembles war. In fact, sport was originally built on the premise of preparing soldiers for battle in ancient times. Violence was very prevalent in Ancient Rome and has since deceased because of the emergence of modern sport (Jovašević & Batrićević, 2013). Violence in sport today is not just committed by the athletes, but by coaches and spectators (Corbett et al., 2008). Although violence has been involved in sport for quite some time, the question still remains is violence ethical? Cashmore (as cited in, Wagg et at, 2014) believes that sportsmen and women have no reason to participate in sport for extrinsic money or rewards. Because of modern sports development economics now plays a bigger role and has the potential to harm the ethos
Popularity of sporting athletes is judged by who is sponsoring them, what team they play for and how they act on and off the field. Violence in sport can be traced back throughout history, (Australian Government, 2009) but recently parents are becoming apposed to certain Australian sports, this is because of the violence of the athletes shown by the media. NRL is amongst the sports that are having a large withdrawal of younger players because of the reports of violence coming from captains and athletes of the sport towards other athletes, the reports of assault towards girlfriends and other family members of the athletes. (The Guardian, 2015) Parents are afraid that their young children looking up to these athletes will lead their children to believe that behavior like this is ok, when its not. The large amount of violence that is coming from the NRL is putting a bad spin on Australia’s football identity. Many Australian’s are concerned that these negative actions are making people in other nations think that Australia condones violence in Australia’s sport. (Australian Government,
“These people want to hurt you. It’s frightening. You feel like you’re in a cage out there”. Reggie Smith, (Berger, 1990). Spectator violence at sporting events has been recorded throughout history. People who have power over the events, often team owners, indirectly influence the amount of spectator violence by encouraging the factors contributing to violence, in order to benefit themselves. Sale of alcohol, encouraging crowd intensity, creating rivalries, and targeting social groups, are factors affecting the degree of spectator violence and can be proven to be influenced by the owner’s actions. Therefore the blame for spectator violence can be attributed to whoever has power over the sport.
Violence is defined as the use of excessive physical force, which causes or has obvious potential to cause harm or destruction to an individual. Violence in sports comes in many forms, and divides into social and cultural factors related to the sport ethic, gender ideology, the dynamics of social class and race, and the tactics used in sports. Violence in sports has gone too far because sports violence has become so severe in sports, that players are injured each years. However, in sports some violence has become entertaining for the fans and fans would begin their own violence around with other fans that support opposing teams to win. The violence in sports can cause severe casualties from collisions to concussions that may result in long-term mental or physical damage.
There are many instances where sport can tear individuals and communities apart although. This can be evident through derogatory remarks and discrimination, which can turn over into disruption and violence in the stands. The major problem for