L25 - Character-Development in Sport

• Summary: Character-In-Sport?

  • Character is a product of SOCIALISATION
  • Sport is ONE agent of socialisation
  • Character-in-Sport
  • Moral Reasoning
  • Sportsmanship, Fair Play
  • ==>>  Fact or Fiction?
  • Character-in-Sport: Why Not?
  • Game Reasoning (moral disengagement)
  • Self-selection
  • Over-Generalisation
  • Sport has the POTENTIAL to develop Character; BUT it will not happen by default!!!
• Summary: Character-In-Sport?

  • Character is a product of SOCIALISATION
  • Being indirectly taught stuff by society 
  • Being socialised by others 
  • Get messages overtime of how we are expected to act
• Summary: Character-In-Sport?

  • Sport is ONE agent of socialisation
  • Some getting missed messages 
  • Leaving it to the ref to decide 
• Summary: Character-In-Sport?

  • Character-in-Sport
  • Moral Reasoning
  • Sportsmanship, Fair Play
  • ==>>  Fact or Fiction?
  • In general, the answer is fiction (ie.,  No!)
  • But is possible, needs to be taught is NOT caught
  • Need to be taught what's right & wrong - to learn stuff
• Summary: Character-In-Sport?

  • Character-in-Sport: Why Not?
  • Game Reasoning (moral disengagement)
  • Self-selection
  • Over-Generalisation
• Summary: Character-In-Sport?

  • Sport has the POTENTIAL to develop Character; BUT it will not happen by default!!
  • Needs to be taught/learnt 
  • Doesn’t mean everyone gets same opportunities or learnings