In her November 9, 2016 lecture to the students of ISEM 101: Sports and Society, Dr. Stoll discussed the existence of moral and character development in sport (2016). Citing the Hahm-Beller Values Choice Inventory or HBVCI test as proof, Dr. Stoll stated that sport did not improve moral development (2016). The HBVCI test, in fact, showed that non-athletes, on average, had a higher moral development score than athletes (Stoll, 2016). Additionally, the moral development scores declined as the athlete participates in sport for longer and longer periods of time (Stoll, 2016). Bolstering the argument, Sage and Eitzen believe that whether or not character is developed in sport is inconclusive (2016). They stated, “[those]…imbued with the positive
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During his first two years as head coach of the cross country program, my coach received no pay or reimbursement. In fact, he lost money during those two years. Furthermore, he donated a lot of time to the program. He spent two or more hours a day with us, after teaching for eight hours. Then, Coach would spend hundreds of hours organizing and running fundraisers to keep cross country afloat. Moreover, Coach was an extremely hard worker. He was the cross country head coach, junior high head track and field coach, high school distance track and field coach, junior class advisor, athletic director, and history/humanities/government teacher. He juggled all of these roles perfectly. In addition, after he returned home from running with us during practice or running around the race course to give us our mile splits, Coach would do hours of grading. Some mornings, he looked like a train wreck from having to grade term papers or tests all night. My coach was truly a great role …show more content…
However, several factors must align for athletics to be positively influential. The coaching staff must create a safe learning environment as well as be standup role models for their athletes. In addition, reactions of fans and parents will undoubtable help mold the moral development of young athletes. Moreover, the type of athletic can dictate the positivity or negativity of the spectators and parents. If everything comes together in a constructive manner with role models and positive recognition for good character traits, I believe that sport can contribute to character
During his first two years as head coach of the cross country program, my coach received no pay or reimbursement. In fact, he lost money during those two years. Furthermore, he donated a lot of time to the program. He spent two or more hours a day with us, after teaching for eight hours. Then, Coach would spend hundreds of hours organizing and running fundraisers to keep cross country afloat. Moreover, Coach was an extremely hard worker. He was the cross country head coach, junior high head track and field coach, high school distance track and field coach, junior class advisor, athletic director, and history/humanities/government teacher. He juggled all of these roles perfectly. In addition, after he returned home from running with us during practice or running around the race course to give us our mile splits, Coach would do hours of grading. Some mornings, he looked like a train wreck from having to grade term papers or tests all night. My coach was truly a great role …show more content…
However, several factors must align for athletics to be positively influential. The coaching staff must create a safe learning environment as well as be standup role models for their athletes. In addition, reactions of fans and parents will undoubtable help mold the moral development of young athletes. Moreover, the type of athletic can dictate the positivity or negativity of the spectators and parents. If everything comes together in a constructive manner with role models and positive recognition for good character traits, I believe that sport can contribute to character