Old Man Gordon  +  679963 Wed, 25 Feb 09 03:12 PM I have been teaching about good sportsmanship, and have come across a few interesting videos.  This one is from the 1950s. What do you think of the style and tone? Has sportsmanship changed over the last 50 years?       Old Man Gordon Joined on Fri, Mar 16 2007 Full Member 412 Video, Teaching, Styles

	Jeannie1  +  680258 Thu, 26 Feb 09 07:17 AM I only watched half way through, but yes, it is what good sportmanship is still today.  However there are a lot of bad sports around, and if they are elite sports people often that lets them get away with it.  As far as children go, I think sportsmanship has changed, if fact it has probably improved.  I can remember back 20+ years ago where it was common for parents or families of the children playing would be yelling all sorts of horrible things to the opposition.  It is very frowned upon today, I think. Jeannie1 Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2009 Full Member 159

	Old Man Gordon  +  680510 Thu, 26 Feb 09 06:03 PM Thanks, Jennie- In the US, I think the trend toward poor sportsmanship has generally continued to worsen, or at least has not improved.   The video is terribly outmoded, but the principles are still good.  I have used this for teaching, and it elicits some discussion.  Students appreciate that they can understand most of the English, since the speaking speed is fairly slow. Old Man Gordon Languages, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Teaching, Speaking, Chat, Students, Friendships

	gunawan  +  680650 Fri, 27 Feb 09 02:52 AM Hi Gordon, I love doing sport very much as well as watching the sport games all around the world. I think sportsmanship today has become a very rare scene. In my country, which is proposing for hosting 2018 - 2022 World Cup, sportsmanship has been obviously highlighted because of its bad track record in our domestic football league. The most difficult job to undertake is the referee. He must be totally ready for being argued or even hit by the player once he make a mistake. The players and supporters are seems not ready to take the result well, although the 'Fair Play' banner has always been widely spread at the game openings. gunawan Joined on Wed, Dec 17 2008 Indonesia New Member 09 Football, Sports, Mistakes