Many people have an athlete that they look up to and that is their role model. Many of these people are children and teens so because of this people think that it is the sports teams responsibility to hold players to a higher standard for their personal conduct. It is the sports teams responsibility because of the power athletes can have in a society and the image of the team and the game they can create. Players should be held to a higher standard because since they are celebrities they have the power to spread messages to their fans and society. In a website article called, “Are Athletes Good Role Models?” from Psychology Today by Frank L Smoll Ph.D, it says that “Athletes have an incredible opportunity to use their celebrity power to
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Jenkins wrote that athletes are just regular people who suffer from the same illnesses as other people and that their violent actions result from deep issues. So people say that players should not be held to a higher standard because they are just like everybody else and can suffer from the same illnesses. They do not have an immunity to the everyday struggles of an average person. Smolls wrote that “having sporting ability doesn’t automatically qualify a person to be a role model.” They are just regular people that became famous for a good skill they have. Just because a person is celebrity doesn’t mean they should have the responsibility of instituting examples for people and be an idol for them. This thinking is preposterous because while athletes may be just human they are a role model whether they want to be or not. They are in the public eye and are going to be both scrutinized and idolized so they must be held to a higher standard for a better representation of who they are and an example of what others should be. In conclusion sports teams should hold their players to a higher standard because of the example they set for future generations to be and the image they create with every action. Athletes need to be held to a higher standard because they are looked up to and when players fall off that pedestal the kids have them on it can cause disappointment and even trauma
Jenkins wrote that athletes are just regular people who suffer from the same illnesses as other people and that their violent actions result from deep issues. So people say that players should not be held to a higher standard because they are just like everybody else and can suffer from the same illnesses. They do not have an immunity to the everyday struggles of an average person. Smolls wrote that “having sporting ability doesn’t automatically qualify a person to be a role model.” They are just regular people that became famous for a good skill they have. Just because a person is celebrity doesn’t mean they should have the responsibility of instituting examples for people and be an idol for them. This thinking is preposterous because while athletes may be just human they are a role model whether they want to be or not. They are in the public eye and are going to be both scrutinized and idolized so they must be held to a higher standard for a better representation of who they are and an example of what others should be. In conclusion sports teams should hold their players to a higher standard because of the example they set for future generations to be and the image they create with every action. Athletes need to be held to a higher standard because they are looked up to and when players fall off that pedestal the kids have them on it can cause disappointment and even trauma