Sportsmanship

What does sportsmanship express?
1. an ethos that the sport activity will be enjoyed for its own sake
2. an ethos that includes blaming others and reacting immaturely
3. an ethos that refers to petty issues
4. an ethos that refers to taking defeat badly
What is a sore loser?
1. a person who makes excuses for his losses
2. a person with proper consideration for fairness
3. a person with a sense of fellowship with his competitors
4. a person who has respect for authority
What is NOT a bad winner?
1. a competitor who exhibits unsportsmanlike conduct after winning
2. a competitor with proper consideration for self-control and ethics
3. a competitor who celebrates excessively following a scoring play
4. a competitor who gloats about winning
What is NOT an example of gamesmanship?
1. loudly complaining about spectators who are distracting their opponent at a crucial moment in the game
2. intentionally fouling an opponent
3. feigning injury
4. reacting maturely and properly to situations in the game
What is NOT an example of a flow-breaking technique?
1. calling "timeout" when one's opponents seem to be getting really hot
2. feigning injury
3. holding on to the ball too long or throwing it off the court instead of passing it to one’s opponents or the referee
4. deliberate harassment of one's competitors
How do players ice a shooter?
1. they call timeout before a foul shot
2. they throw the ball off the court instead of passing it to him
3. the play really effectively by scoring easily repeatedly
4. they make a mistake and hopefully create a self-fulfilling prophecy
What is NOT an example of a forbidden act in sports?
1. intentionally fouling an opponent earlier in their drive to the basket
2. taking performance-enhancing drugs
3. altering the condition of sports equipment
4. throwing the game
What may soccer players do in order to gain an unfair and usportsmanlike advantage?
1. the may dive to the ground upon light contact from an opponent and feign injury
2. they may take penalty kicks
3. they may deliberately injure their competitors
4. they may throw the game
What is doping?
1. the usage of performance enhancing drugs to improve athletic performance
2. self-inflicted injuries with petty issues
3. a blood removing scheme
4. a re-injecting scheme that takes place before competitions
Why do players alter the condition of equipment?
1. to gain an unfair advantage over their opponents
2. to decry the modification of equipment
3. to become notorious thereafter
4. to deliberately injure competitors
Why do players throw a game?
1. because illegal gamblers may be paying them to lose the game
2. because illegal gamblers may be paying them to win the game
3. because in baseball its important to throw the ball at the bettor
4. in order to fix the wagering patterns, which may be broken

Sportsmanship - Quiz