Forrester PE Dept

Codes of Conduct

 

 

Definition:

 

A code of conduct for sports provides guidelines for ethical athletic activity and tries to promote fair play.In any sport there are a series of rules that must be followed, breaking these rules results in sanctions/penalties against the team or individuals. As well as these written rules there are unwritten rules or a ‘code of conduct’ which, while not the formal rules of the game, it is expected will be followed.

 

Impact on Performance:

 

In a recent game of hockey one of the opposition players got injured in the middle of the pitch. As it was accidental the referee allowed play to continue. I realised that the player was badly hurt so put the ball out of play so she could receive treatment. I didn’t have to do this but it was the right thing to do in the circumstances.After the opposition had put the ball out to allow treatment for one of our players, their goal keeper expected us to play the ball back to him. Noticing he was off his line and that there was only 1 minute to go I took a shot and scored the winning goal. The other team were very angry and accused me of cheating however I had not broken and rules. What I done however was not very sportsmanlike and it fell outside the code of conduct.