Athlete's Covenant

The Moral Transformation of Team Players

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Using everyday sporting experiences as a foundation, Suzanne Stefanowski Hudd lays out a set of informal rules that athletic team members learn to uphold. Prescribed within the “athlete’s covenant,” these guidelines support the transformation of the player’s individual commitment to hard work into a set of collective, role-related obligations that are applicable across time and sport. Hudd’s analysis highlights sportsmanship as it is practiced daily, flowing naturally from the mimicry and synchrony that players routinely use to perfect their talents. Working to turn star players into team players, the covenant encourages athletes to set their sights on goals that surpass what their individual talents alone can provide. Hudd theorizes our waning commitment to these important collectivistic properties of sport has contributed to the belief that sportsmanship is a thing of the past.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-12-09
Mått160 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt508 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor218
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498583985

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Introduction: “Did That Really Happen to Me?”: The Moral Transformation of Team PlayersChapter One: Morality via Hard Work: “I Was Never Unwilling to Get my Nose Bloodied”Chapter Two: Morality via Attachment: “I Didn’t Want to Let the Team Down”Chapter Three: Morality via Self-Other Merging: “I Was an Academic Standout Myself Now”Chapter Four: Becoming, Belonging and Believing: “You Play for the Person Next to You”Conclusion: Character Building in Sport: Covenant or Contract?

Suzanne Hudd’s beautifully written book illuminates what is often overlooked in academic discussions of sport. While the individualism and win-at-all-cost ethos of modern achievement sports are real, so too are opportunities for character building, moral transformation, a sense of belonging, and the merging of self with others. The Athlete's Covenant clarifies the underlying motivations of team players and offers a novel sociological framework for understanding them.