SPT 333 Milestone Two
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1-1 Journal: Final Project Review and Brainstorming Ideas
Shennika Prentice
SNHU
5/9/2021
The ethical and legal dilemmas that are found in sports today are the use of doping drugs among sportspeople. The dilemma here is do they use the drugs and win the races or sports or do they avoid using the doping drugs and get defeated. Most of the people opt to use doping drugs such as the EPO's, which give the sportsmen endurance to continue and win the sports competition. The underlying problem of the dilemmas is that most people are not grounded to stand with their moral beliefs. Competitive sports have a tremendous impact on our culture, influencing the values of millions of participants and spectators. It has been said that “Sport is too much a game to be a business and too much a business to be a game” (Hums, Barr, & Gullion, 1999). The sport industry is growing at an incredible rate of speed.
In society today, there is a greater concern about the moral and ethical conduct of those in leadership (Jordan, Greenwell, Geist, Pastore, & Mahony, 2004). In particular, rules violations within intercollegiate athletics have risen, which has led to increased pressure on administrators to encourage positive ethical behavior within the realm of their influence. One result of this greater concern about moral and ethical conduct has been the establishment of codes of ethics by intercollegiate conferences (Jordan et al., 2004).
Explanation
A dilemma is a situation where you don't know which option you have to choose. A dilemma in sports is where you have to choose whether to use drugs to stimulate energy and guarantee a win or choose to become decent to get defeated and avoid doping. The use of drugs such as erythropoietin assists the sportsmen in cheating because it increases their energy and endurance levels leading to their win. However, some may decide to avoid doping, which gives accuracy in the outcome of the sports performance. The world of intercollegiate athletics is certainly not without its share of ethical issues. Examples of ethical issues within intercollegiate athletics include, but are not limited to: 1) whether student-athletes are being exploited by not being paid for their athletic endeavors; 2) the courting of amateur student-athletes by professional player-agents; 3) gender equity; 4) diversity issues; and 5) improprieties by intercollegiate coaches and administrators (Hums et al., 1999). Today, unethical behavior displayed in the area of coaching is diminishing the public image of coaching and sports (Tuncel, 2002-2010).
Getting everyone to understand that the potential integrity and reputational risks of careless social media use is essential in avoiding any ethical lapses. Organizations’ should include guidance on the use of social media in disciplinary policies to avoid any moral, ethical, or legal dilemmas. Organizations may also advise their teams on how the security settings works so that they don’t find themselves caught up in any ethical, more, or legal dispute about something that was put on social media.
References:
1. American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct: Including 2010 amendments. Retrieved from http:// www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx
2. Aoyagi, M. W., & Portenga, S. T. (2010). The role of positive ethics and virtues in the context of sport and performance psychology service delivery. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 41, 253–259.
