Internet research

My research on the internet has been successful I have found some websites about teamwork and sportsmanship there are many advantages about being a good sportsman. I also found out this article which shows unsportsmanlike behavior not from the player but from the parents, this has broadened my idea of sportsmanship not to just the players on the field but also others like parents, coaches and officials.

Article from Kidshealth:

"Emily was crying by the time the softball game ended. It wasn't because her team had lost. It wasn't because she was unhappy about her own playing. It wasn't even because of anything the other team had said or done. Emily's tears came after her dad yelled at her — in front of all her teammates — for missing the fly ball that could have saved the game. Emily is just 8 years old.

If your child has ever participated in a sport, you've undoubtedly met people like Emily's dad, parents who behave inappropriately and upset their kids. These parents get so wrapped up in winning and losing or how well their own kids perform that they lose sight of what's really important. They forget that one of the most important goals of kids' sports is to promote a sense of good sportsmanship." (http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/sportsmanship.html#, (2008, Steve Sanders)

This article shows how it is not only just player who show unsportsmanlike behaviour but also parents. This also shows how some people don't know their priorities because they are so focused on them, their children or their teammates winning that they don't take control of their emotions and shout them out loud. It is exactly this how children grow up not knowing what is important in sports competitions because they are surrounded by negative influences for example parents or their teammates shouting at them. This negative influence will grow on them and then they won't understand what is appropriate and inappropriate anymore.