Allison Learman's List: Connotations/Denotations

• If athletes weren’t reprimanded for unfit behavior, there would be no guidelines for others to follow.
• “beyond the game,” they look outside of what it takes to win a game, but decide to be a good teammate, good opponent and good person.

  • Reoccurring Theme: see outside just "winning the game" and be a "good person".
• When athletes go “beyond the game,”
• creating champions who excel both on and off the court.

  • This snippet extends to include sportsmanship in other activities of life.
• important aspect of everyday life.
• he reality is that sportsmanship is in anything and everything that we do both on and off the field. How do you respect anyone or anything without sportsmanship coming into play?

  • Direct quote about how sportsmanship goes on to include not just sports but other things as well.
• You will always get another chance to do well in the sport or in other situations in life.
• it is an opportunity for participants to develop as people and build character by playing fair.”

  • "Sportsmanship...builds character." So, is this a theme consistent with other articles I've found? I think so.
• true meaning of sportsmanship; a word that teaches athletes the authentic meaning of their sport and enables them to conquer any goal they put their mind to.”

  • Also a great summary of how sportsmanship is defined.

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• They celebrate a goal with a prolonged victory dance or constantly brag about their abilities.

  • Sets up for more specific examples. If there aren't any in this article, look up in a different one.
• Most people won't go on to play professional sports, and only a few will win scholarships to play at college.

  • Maybe look up the actual statistic for that and it would be a really great fact to incorporate into the argument.
• Plenty of games have been lost to penalties gathered from "unsportsmanlike conduct."

• a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace, style, and dignity.

    

  What Is Sportsmanship?
• a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace, style, and dignity.

  • Definition on what sportsmanship actually is. "Tradition" and "playing clean" sounds like sportsmanship only refers to sports. But maybe further down in the article, the definition extends to other areas of life.
• parents and coaches sometimes put too much pressure on athletes
• Good sportsmanship takes maturity and courage
• In competition — as in life — you may not always win but you can learn something from losing, too.

  • Again, sportsmanship is referred to in a different context and not just in sports. The term is gathering more evidence of extending to other contexts!
• sportsmanship means finding that the positive attitude learned on the field carries over into other areas of life

  • COuld be used as a direct quote about how sportsmanship carries over into other aspects of life.
• school
• at work
• treating the people you play with and against as you'd like to be treated yourself.

  • Reoccuring theme of "treat others the way you want to be treated"
• including customers and coworkers.
• When you lose, lose with class.

  • Part of the Definition of sportsmanship.
• Cheerleaders, fans, and parents also need to be aware of how they behave during competition.

  • Exactly. Sportsmanship extends to others not involved solely in sports.
• When it comes to losing, good sportsmanship means congratulating the winners promptly and willingly.

  • Gives definitions for both how sportsmanship applies to winning and losing in sports. Very helpful to have both definitions!
• When you win, the trick is to be a gracious and generous winner.

  • Look at previous note about having two definitions for sportsmanship.
• Here are some examples of things you can do

  • The following are all specific examples of how to act with sportsmanship.
• on a team

  • Question: what constitutes a "team"? If I use this piece of information for anything significant, remember to define team as well.
• Talk politely and act courteously
• Remind yourself that no matter how hard you've practiced and played, it is, after all, just a game.

  • Question: If I use this piece as well, be sure to define what a "game" is. Does it solely include sports, or does it also include other things like work, school, dressing up barbies, shooting BB gins?
• Remember, too, that if you respond with violence you could get penalized, which could hurt your chances of winning.

  • So if one acts with sportsmanship, does that mean they are only trying to accomplish one goal--winning? It seems like that is what this article is provoking. 
• positive statements
• avoid trash-talking
• Acknowledge and applaud good plays
• Remember that referees may not be right every time

  • Just because a certain play or issue doesn't go favorably your way doesn't give you the right to act outrageously snobby or mean towards them. Just accept it the way the call is made and move on. *Look up some more examples for this.
• congratulate your opponents

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• In general, sportsmanship refers to virtues such as fairness, self-control, courage, and persistence

  • Generalizations of sportsmanship that could be further researched for better, more reliable explanation.
• treating others and being treated fairly
• maintaining self-control
• respect for both authority and opponents
• the way one reacts to a sport/game
• Sore loser behavior includes blaming others for the loss, not accepting responsibility for personal actions that contributed to the defeat, reacting to the loss in an immature or improper fashion, making excuses for the defeat, and citing unfavorable conditions or other petty issues as reasons for the defeat.

  • Specific definition on what is a sore loser in relation to bad sportsmanship. Could be also continued by looking into more information about "sore losers" and "noble winners/losers" etc.

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