Publication details

Sports ethics vs fair play

Authors

STRACHOVÁ Milena SEKOT Aleš

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference 8th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology Proceedings
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
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.

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