VIOLENCE IN SPORTVIOLENCE IN SPORT

PARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

SPECTATORS SPECTATORS

FROM THE CLIPS YOU HAVE FROM THE CLIPS YOU HAVE SEENSEEN

MAKE A LIST OF EXAMPLES OF FORMS MAKE A LIST OF EXAMPLES OF FORMS OF VIOLENCE IN SPORTOF VIOLENCE IN SPORT

GIVE REASONS WHY PLAYERS BECOME GIVE REASONS WHY PLAYERS BECOME VIOLENTVIOLENT

HOW DID CROWD VIOLENCE SHOW HOW DID CROWD VIOLENCE SHOW ITSELF?ITSELF?

WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH CROWD AND PLAYER VIOLENCE?CROWD AND PLAYER VIOLENCE?

REVISIONREVISION

We need to have a clear understanding We need to have a clear understanding and meaning of and meaning of

DEVIANCEDEVIANCE SPORTSMANSHIP SPORTSMANSHIP GAMESMANSHIPGAMESMANSHIP FAIR PLAY FAIR PLAY ETIQUETTEETIQUETTE THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE LAWTHE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE LAW

SPORTSMANSHIP – CONFORMING TO THE WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN RULES SPORTSMANSHIP – CONFORMING TO THE WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN RULES OF SPORT.OF SPORT.

CHEATING – BREAKING THE RULES OF SPORT.CHEATING – BREAKING THE RULES OF SPORT. UNWRITTEN RULES – SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS ‘THE SPIRIT OF THE UNWRITTEN RULES – SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS ‘THE SPIRIT OF THE

GAME’, UNWRITTEN RULES ARE VALUES AND ETHICS WHICH WE EXPECT ALL GAME’, UNWRITTEN RULES ARE VALUES AND ETHICS WHICH WE EXPECT ALL SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN TO FOLLOW.SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN TO FOLLOW.

SPORTSMANSHIP – CONFORMING TO THE WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN RULES SPORTSMANSHIP – CONFORMING TO THE WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN RULES OF SPORT.OF SPORT.

FAIR PLAY – TREATING YOUR OPPONENT AS AN EQUAL AND ABIDING BY THE FAIR PLAY – TREATING YOUR OPPONENT AS AN EQUAL AND ABIDING BY THE RULES OF YOUR SPORT.RULES OF YOUR SPORT.

GAMESMANSHIP – WHERE YOU USE WHATEVER MEANS YOU CAN TO GAMESMANSHIP – WHERE YOU USE WHATEVER MEANS YOU CAN TO OVERCOME YOUR OPPONENT. THE ONLY AIM HERE IS THE WIN, AND FOR OVERCOME YOUR OPPONENT. THE ONLY AIM HERE IS THE WIN, AND FOR MOST PEOPLE IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF BREAKING THE RULES – MORE MOST PEOPLE IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF BREAKING THE RULES – MORE BENDING THEM TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.BENDING THEM TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.

DEVIANCE – IN SOCIETY IS WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BREAKS AWAY DEVIANCE – IN SOCIETY IS WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BREAKS AWAY FROM THE EXPECTED NORMS OF THE SOCIETY, DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE FROM THE EXPECTED NORMS OF THE SOCIETY, DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL RULES. STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL RULES.

ETIQUETTE – CONVENTIONAL RULES OF PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR IN POLITE ETIQUETTE – CONVENTIONAL RULES OF PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR IN POLITE SOCIETY; CEREMONIAL OF COURT – UNWRITTEN CODE.SOCIETY; CEREMONIAL OF COURT – UNWRITTEN CODE.

REFERENCE ON UTUBEREFERENCE ON UTUBE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmcaLOhhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmcaLOhQrdsQrds

WATCH DIFFERENT SCENES OF WATCH DIFFERENT SCENES OF VIOLENCE FROM PLAYERS AND VIOLENCE FROM PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS.SPECTATORS.

Possible causes of violence by Possible causes of violence by players include:players include:

Importance of resultImportance of result Nature of the gameNature of the game Provocation or ‘sledging’ e.g. wicketkeepersProvocation or ‘sledging’ e.g. wicketkeepers Disappointment and frustrationDisappointment and frustration De-humanised view of the opposition – helmets and De-humanised view of the opposition – helmets and

padding of the opposition is something to hit rather padding of the opposition is something to hit rather than to respect them as humans.than to respect them as humans.

Weapons in the form of sticks, bats, clubsWeapons in the form of sticks, bats, clubs Crowd behaviourCrowd behaviour Emotional intensity – psyching upEmotional intensity – psyching up

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:

TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY RULE CHANGESRULE CHANGES MORE SEVERE PENALTIESMORE SEVERE PENALTIES EDUCATIONEDUCATION MORE OFFICIALSMORE OFFICIALS OTHERS????????????OTHERS????????????

WHAT DO YOU SEE AT FOOTBALL GAMES?WHAT DO YOU SEE AT FOOTBALL GAMES? RACIALLY MOTIVATED ABUSERACIALLY MOTIVATED ABUSE OBSCENE CHANTING AND SWEARINGOBSCENE CHANTING AND SWEARING LARGE SCALE CONFLICT WITH OPPOSING LARGE SCALE CONFLICT WITH OPPOSING

FANSFANS CONFRONTATION WITH POLICECONFRONTATION WITH POLICE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OUTSIDE GROUNDSDAMAGE TO PROPERTY OUTSIDE GROUNDS

POSSIBLE CAUSES OF CROWD POSSIBLE CAUSES OF CROWD VIOLENCE:VIOLENCE:

CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONSCONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS PRE-MATCH HYPE ALCOHOL/DRUGSPRE-MATCH HYPE ALCOHOL/DRUGS RACISM AND RELIGIONRACISM AND RELIGION POOR PROVISION FOR SPECTATORSPOOR PROVISION FOR SPECTATORS THE SCORE OR RESULTTHE SCORE OR RESULT GANGSGANGS OTHERS??????????????OTHERS??????????????

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:

ALL SEATSALL SEATS CCTVCCTV CONTROL OF ALCOHOLCONTROL OF ALCOHOL BANS FOR MISCONDUCTBANS FOR MISCONDUCT FAMILY ENCLOSURESFAMILY ENCLOSURES ALL TICKET MATCHESALL TICKET MATCHES MEMBERSHIP SCHEMESMEMBERSHIP SCHEMES Which sports do you think would be most Which sports do you think would be most

likely to lead to aggression in sport?likely to lead to aggression in sport?

Controlled aggression is now an accepted part Controlled aggression is now an accepted part of many sports. We would still frown on an of many sports. We would still frown on an uncontrolled situation where fists fly and injury uncontrolled situation where fists fly and injury is caused. If it happened on the streets it would is caused. If it happened on the streets it would be a crime. Not knew – seen video of mob be a crime. Not knew – seen video of mob football and in pre-Industrial England which football and in pre-Industrial England which was violent and brutal. However, over the was violent and brutal. However, over the years we became a country known for years we became a country known for gentlemanly behaviour, respect of the gentlemanly behaviour, respect of the opposition – play to the spirit of the game. But opposition – play to the spirit of the game. But as we have said, now that the stakes are so as we have said, now that the stakes are so high, gamesmanship is common place.high, gamesmanship is common place.