Part 3: Interaction of Competition & Cooperation

• Cooperation vs Competition 

  • Cooperate quite a bit to be able to compete 
  • Obey by the rules, agreeing to abide by rules & refs decisions to allow fair competition 
  • Also in wearing different coloured uniforms 
  • Also cooperate with teammates
  • Not all competitive stress is bad, if have skills on board
  • For youth sport: turning away from competition, overlook the fact that to compete fairly need to cooperate 
  • Not polar opposites 
  • Also if team sport, cooperate w/ teammates
• Cooperation vs Competition 

  • Competition & cooperation are NOT mutually exclusive
  • Exist together
  • Life is about competing to some extent 
  • Sport has defined rules that are implicitly or explicitly agreed upon. Opponents need to learn how to be cooperative before they can successfully compete [Teammates also need to cooperate]