Cheating in Sports
CWK Webmaster
October 17, 2007 at
4:04PM EST
Floyd Landis was stripped of his Tour de France victory; Marion Jones has been asked to give back her Olympics medals; the New England Patriots were fined for stealing the signals of another team. How does all this cheating in sports affect our children, and how can parents and coaches ensure a level playing field?
Daisy says:
October 19, 2007 @ 10:12AM EST
I think the cheating that goes on in sports today is not only such a disgrace , but so terribly sad. There is no room in today's society for friendly competition.
It is all about the almighty "buck". The faster you run,ride,jump... the more $$ you get. I at least commend the Olympic committee for stripping the medals from Marion Jones. It has gotten so bad that I wasn't sure they would actually do that. We need to preserve the purity of sports as best we can.
Lily says:
October 19, 2007 @ 10:16AM EST
I wonder if this is happening because kids feel such pressure to be wonderful in their parents' eyes. Being average just isn't good enough anymore, you have to be exceptional! My 8 year old son's football team was up 6-0 last week and OUR coaches elected to call time outs and generally run the clock out. It was all "legal" but I was sad that they wanted a win so badly that they didn't even give the other boys a chance to force a turnover and score. It wasn't cheating, but it was a little bit of bad sportsmanship, in my opinion. These boys are 8!!
juff says:
October 29, 2007 @ 11:04AM EST
I will never forget the coach of my son's eight year old baseball team. He had his son fake an injury so time would expire and they couldn't start a new inning. I sat there in disbelief until I hear the child bragging that he was not really hurt. I wanted to throw up! What a great lesson to teach your child . . . as long as you win it is okay to cheat! I don't think so!
