Publication details
Sports ethics vs fair play
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 8th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology Proceedings |
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| Field | Sociology, demography |
| Keywords | fair play; top sport; leisure sport; violence |
| Description | Fair play in the field of sport means: respect to rules, which constitute the basic guidelines in each sport and any competition, upholding the sport spirit, that is, respecting unwritten rules, which are generally equivalent to polite behavior manner of thinking and code of conduct embedded in values and presented in all life situations. It is the specific form of life attitude rent ideal of performance and productivity has damaged the validity and significance of the fair play principle. In performance-oriented sport, fair play or, in other words, conduct which respects the principles of politeness in sport, is sometimes considered a weakness, a redundant obstacle for the desired performance. Undoubtedly, an extremely serious issue relating to sport ethics with implications for fair play is doping, first and foremost in top level performance-oriented sport. Drug addiction as a socio-pathological phenomenon and doping are closely related phenomena with a common historical background; however, their motivations are as a rule very different. |