Fan Violence: Who's to Blame?

Society calls for athletes to give flawless performances in the stadiums and arenas. The fans have grown accustomed to high flying, hard hitting shows of athleticism and finesse, and oftentimes an athletes success gains them a elevated status in society with special privileges that you and I can only dream of. As there careers get bigger and bigger they fell that they should be shown a certain respect by fans when not on the field, and many athletes become angered when

"I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out." Rodney Dangerfield. Ever since the start to the game of hockey, violence has always played a role in the sport. While that role both contributing positive and negative aspects to the game, violence has taken its toll on not only the players but the fans as well. As violence in hockey is as many fans say part of the game and what makes “hockey” hockey, the negative outcomes overweigh the positive. From fights to brawls, slashes to high sticks, boarding to head contact the violence surrounds the entire game. As fans cheer and rant at their full potential when a fight breaks out during a hockey

Keeping the beer-ban will be detrimental to the overall health of college students, because they will smuggle in hard liquor, which, when consumed will make them more susceptible to alcohol poisoning due to the fact that hard liquor can be easily abused. Furthermore, by keeping the beer-ban in effect college students will binge-drink before the game, along with at halftime. Since binge drinking is damaging to the young developing mind, action must be taken in order to combat this atrocity. A viable, plausible, and feasible proposal to hinder the act of binge drinking would to be to allow in-stadium alcohol sales. In-stadium alcohol sales will not only aid universities in creating a safe environment for spectators, but it will also boost revenue exponentially. By allowing individuals over the age of twenty-one to purchase alcohol over-the-counter at concession stands in stadiums, revenue will increase. This revenue can be spent on a plethora of miscellaneous expenses that strain universities across the country on acquiring ample resources to function

Secondly, when an athlete first steps on to the pitch they instantly form a bond with every single member of the crowd that came to watch them play. This bond however can not only be good, but it can be bad as well. According to A Psychoanalysis of Sports by Dustin Ervin, “The sport is the stage, athletes the characters, and crowd the audience” (Ervin 33). In simple terms, the crowd acts as audience that comes to see the athletes “characters” play. The athletes preform their sport on the field. Now if you ever have been to a play or have seen one in cinemas, you would note that the audience can show multiple attitudes towards the film based upon how it presents itself. This is the same for crowds watching athletes on the field. If the crowd approves of a particular athlete’s performance, or the team as a whole, they will erupt with cheers and applause. However, if they detest the performance that they are given, boos will be heard around the stadium. The athlete’s performance is also based around this feedback. If the crowd is booing the athlete then he or she might simply perform poorly for the rest of the match. But, if the crowd is cheering the athlete on the urge to keep pleasing the crowd grows as does the performance of the athlete.

PROBLEM. There are some professional events which are intended to promote moral, but instead allow crude and violent behavior to be excused as “off-time” when alcohol is present.

During King Edward’s rule in England, there were regulations put into effect that banned anyone from playing soccer. If anyone was caught doing so they risked imprisonment. According to King Edward that the game was far too violent and noisy, that it caused too much chaos, and that when soccer was played, many evils arose. The game was deemed indecent and vulgar. Many of the sheriffs in England at the time ensured the suppression of the game, and later kings and queens also considered the game indecent. Both King Henry the IV and the VIII put laws into effect that disallowed the violent sport. Later, Queen Elizabeth would threaten to put any player of the game in prison for a week’s time and force them to follow up such action with penance through the church. In the early 1680s the sport was officially sanctioned in England. By the 1800s the game grew in popularity so much that there were yearly contests held in middle and northern England. What’s more, the allowance of such gaming did nothing to diminish the violence of the sport. A game held in Derbyshire in the late 1820s revealed that there were lost hats, torn coats, broken heads, and broken skin among players. In 1815 the Eton College devised official rules for the game.

The effect of antisocial behaviour during the team sports sessions whihc was always debatable, has now become more controversial. The substantial influence of the violence between rival supporters and other forms of antisocial behaviour has sparked controversy over the potential impact of this trend. The University of Sydney has performed a research in this topic and found that sporting events can help to built character and keep fit, however, it is required to regualte the supporters antisocial behaviour to get the correct objectives out from it.

The article chronicles the toxicity of today's organized sports for kids. These include violent parental behavior toward children, coaches, or officials; 84 percent of parents said they had witnessed this. They include kids' being called names, yelled at, or insulted while playing; 45

Teams must select the perfect combination of skilled players and “enforcers” (Jones, Nadeau & Walsh, 1997). In addition to battling other enforcers, these players try to limit the success of opposing skill players. The study suggests that the rougher and more violent a player is, the higher his salary, thus incentivizing violence in the game of hockey. A culture of violence is embraced, rather than discouraged. This violence trickles down from the ice to the crowds and to younger generations in amateur leagues (Jones, Ferguson & Sunderman, 1996).

Alcohol is legal in the United States, but it should be banned for the people at all the sporting events. In my point of view, public safety is the significant reason. Most of the people are deeply involved while they are watching games and drinking alcohol may cause a health problem. For example, alcohol quickly affects our body and brain activities. Since people are highly involved in the games they manifest emotional and social glitches. Therefore, some of these people may lose control which causes trouble and fighting at the stadium and distraction from the games. Not only are these people distracting themselves as well as others, they may damage the places and cost lot of money. Losing and winning is part of the game, so we should accept

These fans can range from one to thousands of fans highlighting the lack of security at sporting events. For instance, “Invading fans” might be attempting to get up close and personal with their sports idols, storm the field after a major victory, or even attack players and game officials. This group of sports fans are immensely problematic in sports because they make the athletes feel unsafe, and they encourage other fans to display similar behavior. Although these fans show a disregard for the law, this next group takes that to a whole new

“Is it ok to watch football” An article by Ian Crouch demonstrates how dangerous the sport is to its player’s bodies and brains. Sports are in our everyday lives, but do we really play the sport for excitement or for violence? Football is a sport that is simply full of danger and threat all the time. That’s just sports; there will always be risk for injury with any sport played. When fans watch football they love to see the big hit or the game winning touchdown play to wide-receivers. Violence raises enjoyment, but it also raises the chances for life threatening injuries. There is more to football than big hits, touchdowns, interceptions, and fumbles. Many good points are stated by Ian Crouch, but he is ultimately

Many will argue that not banning large drinks is like promoting sex when giving teenagers condoms, but just like that scenario, we know people are going to do it either way, so we need to promote doing everything safely. If we cannot stop the problem, we need to help reduce the

Violence in sports is a big deal for the audience. That brings attention to the particular sport. More the views, more the people that wanna come and watch. If someone spilled a drink would the camera zoom on that particular person or even show on Tv? No! But if the drink was spilled on someone and caused a fight the cameras would totally zoom in on them and show on Tv! Why is that?? More the physical action more the people wanna watch! The most violent sport in my opinion is “boxing” The main point in the game is violence to take down the opponent. More the violent more the audience is hyped! This could be a big unacceptable influence for the audience to encourage them to brawl too! To be honest, it isn’t just the athletes being violent but

It is true that some sports are not as brutal as others during gameplay; however, those that are are particularly violent. Horrifying levels of brutality, also known as ritual hazing, can be found in many team sports. Major League Baseball, which has banned the practice, is still known for its players brawling on the field. Hundreds of videos online showcase these outrageous affairs as if they’re