Religion And Sportsmanship

Religion And Sportsmanship

We can best relate religion as a particular system of faith and worship. So that does not mean everybody needs a superhuman or supreme power but rather someone or something to believe in. So, if an athlete can focus or channel their structure through faith, why not allow it? Society is ever-changing, and with the implementation of different communities into sports, religion needs to be there as well. Differences are what make us strong. Sports and religion “incorporate the use of rituals and customs” [Ram19], which are the building blocks of sports and religion. From these concepts, we can now look at sportsmanship.

Values are a basic building block for our foundation in the military, and we are taught to treat fairly and impartially. As an athlete for almost 30 years, this has been told to be by every coach. A bible verse that defines sportsmanship for me is Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you” [Bib11]. I have never been big for the trash talk before a fight, lack of compliments for a good try or success, or even a hand, be it extended or applause to a fellow athlete. With this definition, let’s look at how I feel about sportsmanship in today’s sporting world.

Today’s sporting world is far more viewed publicly than the good and bad, but most of the time, the bad is seen more often than not. For me, I think the line is blurred between sportsmanship and marketing. In the UFC, fighters are paid by the crowd they draw in, and many words and even actions are done before they fight b, but at the end of the match, m each fighter is praising the other one. More often in baseball, most teams have that one opponent who the game will always bring in a full house, Red Sox vs. Yankees. But at the end of the big games, players always shake hands. In football, the teams bash each other on the grid, but at the end, players can be seen on the field talking and hugging or sharing in prayer. A perfect and recent example of this was Tom Brady waiting outside the Chief’s locker room to talk to their young and amazing quarterback. The art of sportsmanship is not gone in the majors but rather masked by what will sell. So, this shows some good sportsmanship, but now let’s look at poor sportsmanship.

There has always been poor sportsmanship from my youth sports to competing as an adult; with this, you can sit them down and tell them what they did wrong or let their parents know. In school sporting programs, kids can be suspended from the sport and school for this practice. The same goes for colligate level of play. Now for the major leagues, it seems like the line is blurred. They are fined and sometimes suspended, but not often. Poor sportsmanship for those I train will find you losing what you like. That comes in the form of less playing time in games and training. For the adults I train on the mat, they lose training time and sometimes money. So, I manage poor sportsmanship by taking away what the athlete wants to do.

References

BibleGateway. (2011). Retrieved February 13, 2019, from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/? search=Luke+6%3A31&version=NIV

Rampersad, A. (2019, February 13). Trinidad&Tobago Guardian. Retrieved February 13, 2019, from https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.361823.8bd00297bf

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Answer the following questions using at least two citations. approx 250-300 words

Religion And Sportsmanship

1. Please explain how, or if, religion should be involved with sports. Please share examples.
2. How do you define sportsmanship?
3. How do you feel about the overall level of sportsmanship in today’s sports world? Please share examples.
4. What can be done differently to combat poor sportsmanship? How would you manage this?