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Sport and character : reclaiming the principles of sportsmanship / Craig Clifford and Randolph M. Feezell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, (c)2010.Description: xvi, 128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780736081924
  • 9780736086097
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV706 .S667 2010
  • GV706
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
Reflecting on your own experience -- Sportmanship and the nature of sport -- part II: Principles of sportsmanship -- Respect for opponents -- Respect for teammates and team -- Respect for officials -- Respect for the game -- Respect between players and coach -- part III: Thinking about sport and life -- Sport, society, and education -- Beyond sport.
Subject: "Unlike other books, Sport and Character : Reclaiming the Principles of Sportsmanship discusses not only how to teach sportsmanship but also why sportsmanship supports the health and welfare of individuals engaged in competitive play. Clifford and Feezell, both successful coaches and respected teachers and authors on the subject of ethics in sport, begin by offering a framework for thinking about sportsmanship. After reading a discussion of the principles of sportsmanship you'll learn how these principles can penetrate beyond the sport arena to provide guidance for everyday life."--Back cover.
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE RES GV706.3 .C56 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001743000

Includes bibliographical references.

part 1: Thinking about sportmanship -- Reflecting on your own experience -- Sportmanship and the nature of sport -- part II: Principles of sportsmanship -- Respect for opponents -- Respect for teammates and team -- Respect for officials -- Respect for the game -- Respect between players and coach -- part III: Thinking about sport and life -- Sport, society, and education -- Beyond sport.

"Unlike other books, Sport and Character : Reclaiming the Principles of Sportsmanship discusses not only how to teach sportsmanship but also why sportsmanship supports the health and welfare of individuals engaged in competitive play. Clifford and Feezell, both successful coaches and respected teachers and authors on the subject of ethics in sport, begin by offering a framework for thinking about sportsmanship. After reading a discussion of the principles of sportsmanship you'll learn how these principles can penetrate beyond the sport arena to provide guidance for everyday life."--Back cover.

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