Kids learn the basics of fitness and athletic skills when they play youth sports. They also learn about ethic
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CASE STUDY (20 Marks)
Kids learn the basics of fitness and
athletic skills when they play youth sports. They also learn about ethics: fair
play, teamwork, integrity. Or so they say. In The Sport Behavior of Youth,
Parents, and Coaches, authors David Light Shields and Brenda Light Bredemeier
evaluated responses to a survey of 803 athletes ranging in age from 9 to 15, as
well as 189 parents and 61 youth sports coaches. They found: • Almost one in 10
acknowledged cheating • 13 percent tried to injure an opponent • 31 percent
argued with an official • 13 percent made fun of a less-skilled teammate • 27 percent
admitted to acting like a bad sport Step out of the studies and into the
current reality of young people looking for a balanced, rewarding athletic
experience. Geeta, 11 years old at the time, was thrilled a spot opened up on a
hot “comp” soccer team. When the goalie on her friend’s team tore her Achilles
Geeta was asked to play her position. The team practiced over 30 minutes away
in rush hour and cost a small fortune. Still, the coach was British, the girls
were nice, the paperwork minimal, and Geeta had a great time. For six months.
Then the original goalie was healthy again, the season was over and it was time
for try-outs. We received a “congratulatory” call telling us Geeta had been
placed on a team at higher age level but one less competitive than the summer
team. Weren’t we thrilled? We were not. The girls on the team she was moved to
were up to two years older. At that age, it was a huge difference. They had
cell phones, boyfriends, and hormones. Geeta wanted to play with the friends
she had made. We turned the spot down and she was without a team at all. Sports
are supposed to offer the chance to learn what solid teamwork is, beginning
with getting to know people well over time. They offer skill-building, work
ethic development, and the benefits of regular exercise. Through them children
can learn how to win and lose graciously and handle disappointments. The things
my daughter learned from and with the children involved in her soccer team were
positive: skills, friendships, resiliency when things did not work out. What
the adults offered her was less appealing. She saw adults fudge rules when it
worked to their child’s benefit and learned that knowing someone—in this case
her friend whose mom was the team manager—could get her a spot on a team. She
learned that some children play aggressively or when injured because their
parents expected it of them or play a sport their parent love even if they do
not. She observed some stunningly poor sportsmanship—the father of her teammate
screaming at the referee is an enduring memory. She learned about parental
pressure around performance and money. You could say she learned about playing
hardball.
Answer
the following question.
Q1. How
the unethical values are developed in children from the games they play?
Q2.
. What did Geeta learn from the sports? Elaborate
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