Why Are We Still Bullying To Flourish In Kids Sports Summary

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

When something is considered an extreme example; that generally means it doesn’t happen frequently. Even the definition of bullying according the Merriam Webster is, “One who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable” (Definition Of BULLY 1). Unfortunately, this means that for an action to be consider bullying, the perpetrator must physically or verbally harass the victim repetitively over a period of time. In Lewis’ example, there was only one documented case of physical harm, so when she claims that bullying is ravaging high school sports her support and elaboration contradict each other: making her argument invalid. Later on in her article, Lewis also brings up a hypothetical example about two people in the work place. Within her article, she says, “Imagine two women in a staff meeting,’ she suggested. ‘Would this be seen as motivating? Would she (the victim) be a better employee as a result?” (qtd. in Lewis 2). While physical harassment in the workplace should never be tolerated, Lewis again sets this example up as a one-time