Players Conduct

• etiquette


  unwritten rules
• sportmanship


  playing fair and showing respect
• gamesmanship

  dubious methods to gain advantage
• examples of good sportmanship:

  • shaking hands after losing match
  • kicking ball out of play when someone is injured
  • assisting opponent when injured
• examples of gamesmanship:

  • grunting in tennis to put opponent off shot
  • pretneding to be injured to get ball kicked off
• contract to compete


  not a formal contract but is form of etiquette to try hardest no matter what - allowing opposition to play