In Lisa Lewis’ article “Why we still bullying to flourish in kids sports”—published by the Washington Post— it fails to convey the idea that bullying is rampant throughout sports because she never detonates what bullying actually is. In her article, Lewis gives many examples to support her claim, one of those being a case from Beaumont California where a football coach was filmed punching one his players in the gut. When this clip was later leaked to the public, parents and fellow teammates downplayed the incident, and even praised the coach when interviewed about the incident. After describing the example, Lewis goes on to say, “Martin’s behaviors may be an extreme example, but physical and emotional bullying by youth coaches is often still accepted or even defended as a way to improve
The article which comprised of imbalanced facts and opinions potray his view with the unorthodox method of coaching has a long lasting effect on the player. There are four significant references he makes to support his argument by illustrate the basketball team, Rutgers fired Mike Rice the coach after video of him bullying the players surfaced, a pediatrician named Dr. Nancy Swigonski saw a local high school coach yelling at players, an article written by Dr. Swigonski and colleagues about how to take on coaches who bully young athletes, studies shows that shaming and name-calling are not uncommon. All of
The Ranking of coaching behavior report was taken by Craig Stewart over a course of 14 school years from 2002 to 2015. His purpose of the research was to find the effects of coaches’ behaviors on female athletes. The study consisted of 338 female undergraduate students who took an introduction to coaching class during these 14 years. They were asked to participate in an in-class assignments including a poll of their top ten preferred characteristics in a coach. The instructor also included in the study their average years playing a sport and the level that they went to.
Summary In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” Jessica Statsky tries to demonstrate the negative effect of organized sports on the physical and psychological health of growing child. She claims that the games are not festive but they end up in the wrong development of a child’s brain. The coaches and parents have high hopes for their children that result in the pressure building. This changes the purpose of sports from teaching tolerance, teamwork and sportsmanship to merely winning by all means.
In November of 2014 Gordon W. Blood, Kathryn L. Decker, Kristen A. Raviotti, Abbey M. Leibig, and Ingrid M. Blood from the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University published an article in the Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies, and Hearing Aids. The goal was to conduct a study to determine “the seriousness of different bullying incidents, the likelihood of intervention, and the selection of management strategies were examined, ” (Blood, 2014). In the introduction of the article, the authors write about how bullying has gained national attention from suicides (specifically Phoebe Prince, and Tyler Clementi) and unfortunately by social media (cyber bullying). The authors then go on to explain the different types of bullying that would be referenced throughout the study so that the audience would have a better understanding of what was being discussed.
Hébert, M., Cénat, J. M., Blais, M., Lavoie, F., & Guerrier, M. (2016). Child Sexual Abuse, Bullying, Cyberbullying, And Mental Health Problems Among High Schools Students: A Moderated Mediated Model. Depression and Anxiety, 33(7), 623-629. doi:10.1002/da.22504 The study was designed to explore the direct and indirect links between child sexual abuse and cyberbullying, bullying, and mental health problems as well as to study maternal support as a potential protective factor.
Most kids in a school are looking for a quality education, not to get fit before their school careers are over. The fact of the matter is that not every student is athletic. “School sport is a state of mind. You cannot thrust it on to sensitive people”(Kite). According to national statistics, 20% of U.S. students in grades 9–12 have experienced bullying(Herb).
Although at the high school level many student athletes are expected to follow rules and regulations, we understand as a society that they are not yet fully responsible for their decisions. So as adults we make a lot of their decisions for them and advise them hopefully to make the right moral decisions for themselves when we are not there. At the high school level, the goal of teachers and coaches a like should be to prepare the student athlete for their future roles in society. This means not only giving them the tools to apply knowledge but also giving them a healthy balance of moral values such as honesty, integrity, acceptance, trust, and forgiveness. As leaders of school, staff members understand many parents are not teaching their kids the moral values they need at home, and to much violence and dishonesty in seen in everyday society to instill these values later in life.
Bullying is a problem that is not only in the United States, but all over the world. Bullying is a crime that is not subjected to one pathway to be carried on. There are many forms of bullying that many people are unaware of in the United States. Race, gender, sexuality, wealth class, and religion are some of the topics that are picked out to “bully” people for and in most cultures it is just something that they have gotten used to.
"When people have the freedom to roam through cyberspace, they are exposing themselves to a world of pornography, cyberbullying, and internet monopolies. The government is supposed to protect its people from harm but with the invention of the internet, people are now opening themselves up to a world only lightly protected by the government. It is written in the Constitution that people in America have the right to speak their opinions and thoughts, but this freedom in certain situations can be abused and hurtful to other people. If people in America did not have the right to give their opinion then the idea of America being a free country would be a joke (to say the least). With the internet, we_Ñéve now created a new space for people to speak
Don’t let the coach ruin your child’s favorite sport. “All kids should have equal playing time it’s not fair for one kid to be put on the bench because he’s not good enough” (“Should Coaches Give Equal Playing Time?”). Only some students will get rewarded for playing. Some students will not get the chance to play even though they will be the only ones working hard. The students will enjoy playing and being rewarded for their hard work and participating in the sports they are participating
From an interview conducted, involving six student athletes, all six said that they noticed favoritism amongst the coaches. Bailey Ruth, another sophomore student athlete who played lacrosse for seven years brought up the theory that the favoritism shows in the playing time and respect given to those athletes. This sheds light on the obvious struggle for those student athletes who aren’t given the same and equal opportunities as the ‘luckier’ players. Some parents and coaches claim that, yes the coaches do play favorites, but they aren’t doing it intentionally. However focusing on the idea that they aren’t giving everyone the same chance, they are overlooking the deeper problems for the players who are being mistreated.
Bullies can be anywhere. They could be at the park, at school, and even on social media. There is all types off bullies, especially online with like Facebook, Instagram or anything else. Once a bully gets in your head its extremely difficult to get them off your mind. America should not be a place to be bully.
Introduction Have you thought that bullying in america the teachers and staff have really good punishments where that’s where you’re wrong if you want to find out what happens read on. What Happens to bullies? In america people think that boys are boys and it’s o.k to be bullied, but I don’t think they are feeling empathetic because if they were bullied and being called names and kicked around I don’t think they would like it Kate perry said “ People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in the way of your success, and that was the case for me.”
Bullying is a severe relationship problem where children use power through constant acts of intimidation and aggression to control others or make them feel powerless within their peer group. Larochette, A.C., Murphy, A.N., & Craig, W.M. (2010).Peer aggression is considered to be intentional or negative behavior which can significantly affect the victim health and wellbeing and has been recognized as a severe problem in numerous different countries. Victimization not only effects the victim but also the bully and witness, Bulling has an impact on families, friends, education and the community, it can have short term and long term effects on children. Penning, S.L., Bhagwanjee, A., & Govender, K. (2010) it can also affects a child’s physical
