Good sportsmanship is being able to respect all aspects of a sport or an event. It is where a player can stand tall after just being defeated or when a winning opponent is calm, not taunting or raving the losing side. Players get fouled all the time and a referee does not always call or see it, but that player who does not retaliate and not let it interfere with their focus demonstrates good sportsmanship. An athlete showing good sportsmanship also shows leadership and gives something for scouts to recognize. Students are always talking about going to this college and that college wanting to play sports or be in a club. What some of these competitors do not realize is that scouts or recruiting services look not only at your agilities but also look at your leadership or sportsmanship conducts. Ask yourself who is going to

be more likely to get picked, the athlete with twenty goals and been in ten fights or the athlete who is team captain with nine goals?

One of the most important values you can teach children is that sports are meant to be fun. If children’s sports experiences are fun, they will keep active throughout their lives. Shaping a child’s attitude toward good sportsmanship is even more important than helping them with the physical aspects of the game. My parents taught me that sports were supposed to be fun. They said winning and losing were not key points to sports, but how well you present yourself. I was told that I should not let fouls or miscalls get me down because all it would end up doing is making me lose concentration or focus. My parents also explained to me how your sportsmanship affects the ways people and fans look at you. I do not want to be known as the bad player or a bully or whatever else they might say. I want to be that player that parents look at and say, “look at his good leadership” or “notice how he handled that call in an orderly fashion.” I have asked myself one question many of times and that is “Do I really want to be the player looked down on in something I love doing?” This question has helped keep a positive aspect and made me strive to have good sportsmanship.

All over the United States, many

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