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TEACHING VALUES AN OLYMPIC EDUCATION TOOLKIT
WHAT IS FAIR PLAY? 8
USE THIS ACTIVITY TO HELP LEARNERS EXPLORE THE MEANING OF FAIR PLAY, AND TO IDENTIFY EXAMPLES
OF FAIR AND UNFAIR PLAY.
“FAIR PLAY MEANS THAT
I RESPECT MY
TEAM-MATES AND
MY OPPONENTS.
SOMETIMES IT’S
HARDER TO PLAY FAIR.”
(FROM A 14 YEAR-OLD
STUDENT)
“I TRY TO PLAY FAIR,
THAT IS TO FOLLOW THE
RULES. BUT IN A GAME
THAT WE REALLY WANT
TO WIN, WE SOMETIMES
HAVE TO COMMIT A
TACTICAL FOUL.”
(FROM A 14 YEAR-OLD
FOOTBALL PLAYER)
“ FAIR PLAY DOES
NOT ONLY MEAN
ADHERENCE TO
WRITTEN RULES:
RATHER IT DESCRIBES
THE RIGHT ATTITUDES
OF SPORTSMEN AND
SPORTSWOMEN AND
THE RIGHT SPIRIT IN
WHICH THEY CONDUCT
THEMSELVES...”
(INTERNATIONAL FAIR PLAY
CHARTER)
THESE ARE EXAMPLES
OF UNFAIR PLAY
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THESE ARE EXAMPLES
OF FAIR PLAY
SECTION 4 THE FIVE EDUCATIONAL VALUES OF OLYMPISM
FOR DISCUSSION
Do you agree with each of these
statements? Why or why not?
What do you think is the meaning of fair play?
Discuss some situations in which it is
difficult to follow the spirit of fair play.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITY:
Write examples of fair play down the right
hand side of the word. Write examples of
unfair play down the left hand side.
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8 Adapted from Luther and Hotz, 1998 Erziehung zu mehr Fairplay: Anregungen zum socialen Lernen – im Sport, aber
nicht nur dort! Bern, Germany: Verlag Paul Haupt, pp. 29 & 31.
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