SPORT AND EXCERCISE SCIENCE

Sport and Exercise Science

Sport and Exercise Science

Introduction

Sport is an instrument of social development, immediately linked to the welfare and health of the population, as well as to the values of self-improvement, fair competition, merit recognition, solidarity, equal opportunities and combating discrimination. Sport is also an opportunity to channel human efforts towards socially useful purposes and promotion contributes to the fight against scourges such as addictions, providing suitable areas for youth to apply and exercise your mental and real potential (Delaney 2001, pp. 55-69).

The sport is called to be one of the pillars of human development. Sport, we reiterate, is action of social and economic development, since, with the tourism industry, it is considered to be one of the most important sources of income for everyone. Examples are the World Cup, the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Olympic Games (Coakley, 2001, pp. 307-327). While the problem of aggression in connection with sports events is not new, in recent years, it is also linked to the consumption and marketing of drugs. There was an increase in the number and degree of aggression in these episodes, which are in all cases rejected by society (Guttmann, 2001, pp. 5-27).

The concept of 'aggression in sports' is elusive. Like other aspects of the social process, such as culture, the family, or crime, everyone thinks they know what it is until challenged to define it, or faced with having to do something about it (Dunning 2000, pp. 141-162). The term aggression defined as the behaviour among the human beings that wished to humiliation, pain or harm to others or themselves. However, psychologists categorize the term aggression as an instrument and hostile in common terminologies, to achieve a target. Aggression is not always intends to hurt the other person. However, it can be used to achieve a goal. For example, sports players in football they thump down the other team's player in order to win and reach the goal, but intentions are not to hurt the other team player. Whereas the opposite behaviours that deal in the opposing aggression involved in the intentions to hurt the other person, it could consist of verbal assault, or might become physical (Bloom, 1996, pp. 65-78).

Discussion

Sports Aggression

The motivated destructive behaviour may contrary to the rules of sport, which can cause damage to the enemy through physical harm or psychological discomfort. Different kinds of sports have different features that inherent aggression. Some athletes may try that does put pressure on the opponent's speech through the media (chess, figure skating), in other aggression, the natural way to win (a set of martial arts). In every sport, even in the most severely limited capacity for sports manifestations of aggression, it is possible to resort to greater and lesser extent (Goldstein, 1999, pp. 81-88).

Theories of Aggression in Sport

There are various theories that explain the relationship between sports and aggression, but a few of them are discussed here, which are considered to be the most fundamental concepts in this area of ...