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I Can, But I Don't! Coaches' Sportsmanship Dilemma

Cilt: 6 Sayı: 3 28 Eylül 2023
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I Can, But I Don't! Coaches' Sportsmanship Dilemma

Abstract

The competitive nature of football can lead to various tensions and dramatic repercussions, presenting unique ethical challenges for all stakeholders involved. It is widely believed that a significant portion of the displayed sportsmanship or unsportsmanlike behavior and attitudes on the field falls under the responsibility of coaches. Therefore, this study aims to examine coaches' self-efficacy regarding sportsmanship through various scenarios. The research group of this study consists of 124 football coaches actively working with a group, encompassing both professional (46%) and amateur (54%) levels. The data collection instrument comprises three sections. The first section gathers demographic information, the second section includes the Coaches' Sportsmanship Self-Efficacy Scale, and the final section consists of two scenarios prepared for each subscale of the relevant scale. Results indicate that coaches' responses to sportsmanship-related scenarios do not result in significant differences in terms of sportsmanship self-efficacy. Furthermore, both coaches working at the professional level and those working at the amateur level were evaluated within their respective groups, revealing no significant differences. The results of the study demonstrate that while coaches have a firm belief in sportsmanlike behavior, they do not necessarily act in a sportsmanlike manner in situations that could potentially impact the outcome of the competition. These conflicting behaviors and attitudes of coaches, who play a prominent role in football matches passionately followed worldwide, undermine the expected values that sports should reflect in society. Consequently, it becomes evident that desired sports environments are unfortunately being conducted based on the principle that "the end justifies the means."

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Spor ve Egzersiz Psikolojisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

28 Eylül 2023

Yayımlanma Tarihi

28 Eylül 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Temmuz 2023

Kabul Tarihi

2 Ağustos 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Aktaş, İ., & Sezen Balçıkanlı, G. (2023). I Can, But I Don’t! Coaches’ Sportsmanship Dilemma. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science, 6(3), 981-994. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1322568

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