In the article “Sports’ Bully Culture”, John Amaechi explains that parents of athletes believe abusive coaching styles are justifiable because it is beneficial in the long term. Despite of the parents’ beliefs, Amaechi claims that aggressive coaching behaviour is not acceptable in sports because violent acts hurt athletes emotionally and taunt them in upcoming years. Furthermore, Amaechi claims that academic environments do not allow abusive teaching styles and that the consequence of doing so, result in expulsion. In addition, these abusive coaches are aggressive because they have experienced violent acts during their childhood, and now are practising something they have learned from past generations. However, parents believe abusive coaching …show more content…
prepares young athletes to be physically stronger and emotionally tougher, in order to play to the best of their ability. Coaches that bully their athletes have a negative impact on athletes because they are mentally hurt, reinforce the norm of abusive coaching for future generations, and athletes quitting sports because of safety issues. Coaches using offensive words against their athletes effects the athlete’s emotional state of mind.
Insults such as homophobic slurs and acts such as pushing, cause young athletes to question their ability to play in sports. These athletes are victims to a “kind of poison” that “infects all but the most resilient of them” (Paragraph 7). Athletes who, previously, were unstable psychologically, are forced to endure further negative comments made by their respective coaches. As a result, the actions of young athletes could lead to severe consequences, such as suicide. Furthermore, Amaechi claims he escaped this emotionally challenging period by joining sports at an age of 17 (Paragraph 2). Therefore, Amaechi was prepared for the injurious insults. As athletes join sports at a later age, they are more likely to not be harmed by negative …show more content…
remarks. Coaches practising the use of “epithets” (Paragraph 2) are detrimental to society because young athletes see their coaches as role models. Athletes will simply find that the bullying coaching technique is acceptable in sports and use those techniques themselves in the future. Amaechi proposes that issues such as “experience in youth sports…play a major role in honing” a coaches mentality of believing what is acceptable behaviour in sports (Paragraph 5). Therefore, these coaches will insult their players in any possible way and teach younger athletes that these negative remarks are acceptable when coaching. Amaechi’s personal experience, when he was playing college basketball, claims his coach used illicit words such as “queer” regularly, which left the athlete to feel degraded (Paragraph 2). However, the coach using such words feels that it is necessary to use foul language to maximize performance from athletes. Although it may be true that foul language increases some players’ performance, usually athletes will take negative remarks seriously and begin to wonder if the coach meant to say it. As a result, athletes will accept this as a norm and begin to practice this type of behaviour in the future, when they become coaches. Former athletes such as Amaechi who explain the atmosphere and the styles used by coaches are scaring younger athletes to not join sports.
Furthermore, young athletes who are quickly harassed are never going to experience sports because they do not want to be victimized like others. During my first year of playing ball hockey, many of my teammates were debating to opt out of ball hockey for the next season. They were forced to quit ball hockey because of our coach, a selfish man who only wanted to win. During our quarterfinal and semi-final games, our coach elected to bench players that did not play very well and give more play time to the “star
players”. Consequently, abusive coaching needs to be stopped completely because of the impact it has on athletes. Coaches that bully their athletes to play at peak performance, are harming the individual’s emotional state of mind and preventing future athletes from joining sports. Coaches should instead be given education and training on how to treat their athletes so that sports are not entirely seen as a negative environment.
The author of “Sports’ Bully Culture” John Amaechi, throughout his essay focuses on the bully that very few consider, the coach. He presents an example that most, parents in particular, have heard about; Mike Rice, the former coach at Rutgers University’s. Amaechi recognizes that he can agree with the end result but he also recognizes the need for a different approach and continues to share his view. Amaechi then shares his own personal experience with this kind of bully when he was in university. Even though what he says appeals to many, some coaches, disagree with Amaechi view. He continues to show that these coaches are not just a select few, and the result of these coaches is severe. The essays purpose is to change the audience’s perspective
In a growing trend that reaches to all corners of the athletic world, coaches are being forced to cope with the added stress of disgruntled parents. More and more they are required to defend personal coaching styles and philosophies, uphold team decisions and go head to head with angry, and sometimes violent parents. The pressure has gotten to the point where coaches all over the country are quitting or being forced out of their jobs by groups of parents. High school athletics should be about learning and having fun, and when parents cross the line between cheerleader and ringleader everyone suffers.
A recent study done by the United Kingdom suggests that 75% of young people experience psychological harmful treatment in a sport (Amaechi). Athletes who are being bullied need to be proactive and speak out and take a stand. Talk to a parent or a trusted adult and report what is going on during practices or games. Such behavior is unacceptable, and coaches should face consequences for verbal misconduct including demeaning, name calling, and insulting young athletes. We must collectively take a stand against the bullies that have no place in any sport, and no right to call themselves coach.
When discussing why sports matter and the influence it has had over the course of history, many controversial issues have been whether or not sports have taught us to cultivate discipline. Sheed explains that sports can play an important role in the lives of people by helping them discover who they are and where they want to be. The lesson of sports goes deeper than just practicing or playing a game, they help build characteristics that will prepare you for many obstacles in life. Sheed mentions that sports were created and put into schools to teach discipline, patience, and honesty to male students. He continues to point out that sports are very competitive and that sportsmanship and discipline does not matter anymore, but instead the very need to win. In “Why Sports Matter,” Wilfrid Sheed, contends that “sports did not only outlaw cheating but drilled its participants to detect and despise it in each other”. This was a crucial lesson taught to a nation based on transactions.
The amount of unnecessary behavior by parents at youth sporting events is increasing rapidly and is ruining the kid's experiences and their passion for the sports. Parents in the United States are becoming more involved in their children's sports than the kids themselves. The reason that so many young American athletes are quitting at such an early age is because their parents are making the sports a joyless experience and are placing too much pressure on the kids to win and to be the best. Parents have become out of control at youth sports and it seems that the kids are showing more civility than the parents these days. Parents need to get back to teaching their kids that sports should be played for fun and not just for showing who's the best.
When the coach turned his head, the seven-year-old stuck a finger down his throat and made himself vomit. When the coach fumed back, the boy pointed to the ground and told him, “Yes, there it is, Coach. See?” (Tosches A33).It emphasizes the fact that if a child gets hurt once, they will fear the possibility of getting hurt again ,so they try to find excuses to prevent themselves from playing the game.Second,Statsky states how competitive adults have drained the fun out of children's sports and made the game unappealing for children.She cites Martin Rablovsky, a former sports editor for the New York Times says that in all his years of watching young children play organized sports, he has noticed very few of them smiling. “I’ve seen children enjoying a spontaneous pre-practice scrimmage become somber and serious when the coach’s whistle blows,” Rablovsky says. “The spirit of play suddenly disappears, and sport becomes job-like” (qtd in Coakley 94). It shows the fact that competitive adults are oblivious to their actions and don't notice that what they are doing can really affect a child mentally.Third, Statsky is concerned that competitive sports will lower a child's self-esteem and make them lack confidence.’’Like adults, children fear failure, and so even those with good physical skills may stay away because they lack
Athletes in times of difficulty can be important role models.” This shows that sports are in fact helpful because they can grow children into being important role models for the rest of society. Studies have shown time and time again that playing sports can be beneficial to children and we also believe this to be true. Many people still think that sports cause “too many injuries”, or coaches “are not fair enough”, but adolescents will experience these things all throughout their lives because injury can happen anywhere and they will not always be the best at what they are doing. Sports are beneficial to the youth because they can teach children and teens important life skills, help them maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle, all while improving their mental health.
Research guided by conflict theory generally falls into the following categories: 1) studies of how athletes become alienated from their own bodies; 2) studies of how sports can be used to coerce and control people; 3) studies of sports and the development of commercialism in society; 4) studies of sports and various forms of nationalism and militarism; and 5) studies of sports and racism and sexism. (Coakley, 1998) In the book, Meggyesy provided examples of each of these categories which occurred during his footba...
High school coaches been sworn at called names and physically threatened by parents before,during, and after the games. Playing time is often at the root of the problem though sometimes a parent is outraged that their son or daughter isn’t being played at what the parent thinks is their child’s best position (Nolan). In addition, equal playing time is important because it developed every player skills.(Nicole). Take, for instance, the case of a young player who has never played for a club before. He’s 11 and charges around the place without being able to control the ball or kick. Many of his teammates didn’t think he should play for their team but the coach has been working with him and one day he wanted to let him play and believe it or not he did very well for his first game that he even made a goal for the team (David). The best thing to do whenever you’re in a sport is that the coaches
.In addition young athletes have become more aggressive. Kids that participate in competitive sports are becoming more and more aggressive and competitive the sports have become themselves. Mitchell reveals "traits like bullying and the need to dominate their oppo...
When we talk about violence in athletics, we are referring to any form of physical act that is committed by or against the athletes at the time of athletic events. These acts go against the regulations of the athletics bodies that govern the sport. Such acts of violence in athletics involve both deliberate schemes to injure fellow athletes and actual harm or threats directed towards the athletes by the spectators. The act of engaging in violence by some athletes is an attempt to intimidate or injure the opponents. A number of players and coaches have for a number of years been accused of such plots as a way of trying to outdo their opponents. Many of such cases have been welcomed by strict legal measures such as bans from participating in a future sporting activities.
...petitive sports can cause lasting harm and have no benefits for these children (Statsky 627), then examples of how childhood competition negatively affected individuals years after the fact would go a long way to proving her accusation. As Statsky's thesis rests on the assumption that adult imposition of competition and organization in children's sports makes the games neither satisfactory nor beneficial to the children, then lack of benefit must be shown along with lack of satisfaction. The existence of unsatisfied child athletes in organized sports is no indication that children are somehow unsuited to competition and team sports.
Dealing with the issue of sport and ethnology, three major factors come to mind; prejudice, racism, and discrimination. These factors span across gender, ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural groups. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss how these factors have played a part in the evolution of sport in our society. The first issue tackled in this paper will be racism in sports, followed by prejudice and discrimination.
The attitudes of athletes are instilled in them at a very young age. They reflect the
When it came to looking into methods for sports violence between athletes, one of the suggested methods that I did find is fan coaching. Fan coaching, according to Comeron Manuel, The prevention of violence in sport, Council of Europe Publishing, 2002, is coaching that uses situation- based approaches through educational and social activity. Basically, it’s training the athletes to not get angry over the