Athletics & Wellness
Juniors (Ages 8-11)
8 min
Sportsmanship & Respect for the Game
Explain fair play and respect for opponents and refs.
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What is Sportsmanship?
Sportsmanship means playing with a positive attitude. It's about being fair, kind, and respectful to everyone involved in the game, whether you win or lose. Being a good sport is just as important as being a good player.
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Fair Play is Fun Play
Fair play means everyone follows the rules of the game. When you play fair, you give everyone an equal chance to succeed. This keeps the game safe and fun for you, your teammates, and your opponents.
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Respect for Everyone
In any game, it's important to show respect. This includes your teammates, coaches, opponents, and the officials, like referees or umpires. Officials are there to help everyone play safely and fairly, so it's important to listen to them and respect their calls.
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Challenging
Imagine your school is playing its biggest rival. The crowd is loud and emotions are high. How does the principle of sportsmanship help you in this situation?
0.A. It encourages you to get the crowd even more fired up against the other team.
1.B. It reminds you to focus on playing fairly and respecting opponents, no matter how intense the rivalry.
2.C. It means you should play less hard to avoid any conflict or arguments.
3.D. It doesn't apply in rivalry games because the normal rules of respect are suspended.
Challenging
How can the lessons of fair play and respect from sports be applied to a group project at school?
0.A. By letting the person with the loudest voice make all the decisions.
1.B. By doing all the work yourself to make sure it's done right.
2.C. By blaming one person if the group gets a bad grade.
3.D. By making sure everyone's ideas are heard and everyone does their fair share of the work.
Easy
What is the main idea of sportsmanship?
0.Playing fair and being respectful to everyone.
1.Only trying to win the game.
2.Being the strongest player on the team.
3.Knowing all the rules by heart.
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Explain fair play and respect for opponents and refs.
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