Fair Call Essay

What is a “fair call?” For referees, determining whether a call is fair or not can be extremely difficult due to the ambiguity in the rules. Ethics can be used to devise new rules in order to alleviate this uncertainty. Ethics is defined as the idea of what is considered right or wrong formed by reason or moral sense (Pojman, 2002). Examining an individual 's ethics provides insight into one 's morality, moral and mores (Taylor, 2015). That being said, ethics is not always black and white. It falls into a gray area where perception of what is right and wrong is contextual. In the case of presented, Rory is on a breakaway and feels a "slight tug on his jersey," from an opposing player resulting in Rory dramatically falling down, also known as "diving." There is an important difference between a real injury and fake injury; however diving blurs the line between them. The latter involves the player making it appear as if a foul has been committed in order to a reward. By blurring the lines between real and fake, Rory is using deception to try and fool …show more content…
The organization’s culture demonstrates how things are done in regard to ethics. Culture is heavily influenced by ideologies within the organization and includes ideas such as fairness and morality. Diving is a form of deceptive behaviour and creates an unfair advantage by making it seem a foul has been committed. Faking a foul in order to gain reward is deemed not accepted by the organization. Fair play is part of the organizations formal values that are openly promoted. According to Bergmann, many athletes also view fairness as a way to create an “even playing field” (2003,). One of the athletes Bergmann interviewed brought up the idea of how honesty promotes fairness. Faking an injury to gain reward is not an honorable act in the eyes of the