Philosophy And Ethics In Sport Ch. 2

Front 1

Sportsmanship

Back 1

Putting moral standards ahead of strategic achievement in sport; adhering to the spirit of the rules even when doing so may result in strategic loss; respect for the rules, people, and conventions related to sport.

Front 2

Gamesmanship

Back 2

Looking for any way to possibly gain an advantage, even if doing so involves the art or practice of winning games by questionable means without actually violating or breaking the rules, yet violating the spirit of the rules.

Front 3

Rule-Governed Tests

Back 3

Competitive sport; the fact that competitive sport is governed by standardized rules for all participants allows for meaningful outcomes and comparisons to take place.

Front 4

Ethos

Back 4

Unique character of a group or social context (i.e., sport), usually expressed in attitudes, habits, and beliefs.

Front 5

Constitutive Rules

Back 5

Regulations that establish the skills and strategies of the game, impose strict restrictions on specific actions and procedures of the game, and indicate the game objectives and the means by which they may and may not be pursued.

Front 6

Pride in Winning

Back 6

Having feelings of self-respect when having obtained victory through excellence (pride in winning does not exist when victory takes place by cheating).

Front 7

Illegal Tactics

Back 7

Strategies employed or practiced that are against the rules.

Front 8

Alternative Logic

Back 8

In sport, the purposeful establishment of an inefficient environment, including the placement of obstacles to overcome, in the way of its participants (alternative to arranging the environment in a way to make achieving the task and/or reaching the goal more efficient).