For Girls Who Ride The Dirt!
ARE YOU TASK ORIENTATED OR EGO ORIENTATED? Sportsmanship involves a striving for success, while maintaining a commitment to being fair, honest, and respectful [and] to following the rules: A full commitment to sport participation. Respect for the rules and officials. Concern for social conventions (such as being a good loser). Respect for opponents. Avoidance of the winning-at-all-costs mentality. Remember- Research suggests that athletes who focus on self-mastery and personal improvement (ie., task-oriented) are more likely to perceive the purpose of sport as teaching values such as working hard, cooperating with others, and becoming good citizens. Further, those athletes did not endorse cheating and expressed approval for sportsmanlike behaviors in contrast to individuals who placed an emphasis on beating others (e.g., ego-oriented). Individuals who focused on beating others more often viewed intentional, injurious acts as legitimate and were more tempted to violate sportsmanship attitudes and behaviors.(Excerpts from the article by Lori Gano-Overway, M.S. Education World® Copyright © 1999 Education World) Be someone others can respect! Winning isn't all that counts, it's how you get there! If you would like to learn more on this subject or how to be a positive role model coach, visit this resource: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr137.shtml
ARE YOU TASK ORIENTATED OR EGO ORIENTATED?
Sportsmanship involves a striving for success, while maintaining a commitment to being fair, honest, and respectful [and] to following the rules:
Remember-
Research suggests that athletes who focus on self-mastery and personal improvement (ie., task-oriented) are more likely to perceive the purpose of sport as teaching values such as working hard, cooperating with others, and becoming good citizens. Further, those athletes did not endorse cheating and expressed approval for sportsmanlike behaviors in contrast to individuals who placed an emphasis on beating others (e.g., ego-oriented). Individuals who focused on beating others more often viewed intentional, injurious acts as legitimate and were more tempted to violate sportsmanship attitudes and behaviors.(Excerpts from the article by Lori Gano-Overway, M.S. Education World® Copyright © 1999 Education World)
Be someone others can respect! Winning isn't all that counts, it's how you get there!
If you would like to learn more on this subject or how to be a positive role model coach, visit this resource: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr137.shtml
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Whitney, catching some major air... Off-Road Motorcycling Now the Hot New Trend Among Women and Teenage Girls
