Violence Flashcards
Lesson 8 (7 cards)
What are causes of Violence in Sport?
- Spontaneous/premeditated
- win ethic
- Aggression leading to violence
- Emotional intensity
- Importance of result
- Pre match media hype
- Frustration at decision
- Provocation by opponent
- Lack of deterrents
- Low level punishments
What are Strategies for preventing violence within sport in relation to the performer?
Use more officials/technology to reduce poor decision. Tougher sanctions imposed by NGBs. Apply the law. Longer bans/higher fines/deduction points. Prison sentence imposed.
How do NGB’s prevent violence?
NGB’s keen to present positive image of their sports to fan spectators sponsors, Use post match evidence to cite a player and put on report, punish violent acts, promote performers with good disciplinary record, fair play and respect campaigns
What are causes of violence in relation to the spectator?
- Emotional intensity
- Alcohol/drugs
- pre-match media hype
- poor policing and crowd control
- Lack of effective deterrents
- Diminished responsibility or large groups.
- Reaction of working class towards middle class take over of their game
- Poor officiating heightens tensions
- Violence on the field
- Religious discord
- Chants and taunts.
- Frustration at own team
- Display of masculinity by young males
What are solutions for spectator violence?
Ban or control alcohol sales, Increased police intellegence and liaisons across the country to gather intel, Imposing tougher detterents, CCTV around grounds, All seater stadiums, segregated seating/family zones, Police imposed kick off times to limit alcohol consumption, passing laws against trespass/pitch invasion.
what are negative consequences for football?
Media images of fans brawling caused image of football to decline, led to decline in participation, led to decrease in the number of fans attending matches, away fans banned from travel/spectating,
How does violence impact clubs?
large numbers of hooligans means clubs need to pay more stewards police security etc, England fans viewed negatively globally having impact on bids to host competitions, England fans viewed as out of control thugs.
