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Figure 8: Perceptions of Values Most Reinforced Through <strong>Sport</strong><br />
(Based on general population adults ages 18-64)<br />
Competitiveness<br />
Winning<br />
Hardwork<br />
Teamwork<br />
Doing your best<br />
Fun<br />
Self-discipline<br />
Openness to people of various ethnic or racial backgrounds<br />
Self-esteem<br />
Courage to try new things<br />
Sense of community<br />
Fair play<br />
Respect for others<br />
Honesty<br />
Patience<br />
Openness to people of various sexual orientations<br />
33% 28%<br />
30% 21%<br />
22% 25%<br />
20% 27%<br />
19% 25%<br />
15% 21%<br />
14% 22%<br />
15% 19%<br />
14% 20%<br />
13% 20%<br />
13% 19%<br />
11% 19%<br />
12% 16%<br />
10% 15%<br />
10% 14%<br />
10% 11% 21%<br />
36%<br />
36%<br />
34%<br />
34%<br />
33%<br />
32%<br />
30%<br />
28%<br />
25%<br />
24%<br />
61%<br />
51%<br />
47%<br />
47%<br />
44%<br />
7-<strong>Sport</strong> is doing excellent job<br />
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Q 106: Please indicate how good or poor a job you think sport programs and activities actually perform in terms of<br />
reinforcing values or principles.<br />
Rated a 7 or a 6 on a 7-point scale where 7 means sport is doing an excellent job and 1 means sport is doing a poor<br />
job in reinforcing these values.<br />
found that more than 65 percent of<br />
Americans believe that the current state<br />
of sportsmanship is worse than it was<br />
when they were growing up. 187 According<br />
to the survey, respondents believe that<br />
“teaching good sportsmanship to children<br />
is a parental responsibility. More than<br />
86 percent of respondents reported that<br />
a parent is the best person to teach sportsmanship,<br />
followed by coaches at 45 percent,<br />
teachers at 28 percent, and friends at<br />
17 percent.” The survey found that badly<br />
behaving fans present the most common<br />
example of poor sporting activities. There is<br />
some good news, though. For four previous<br />
consecutive years, 85 percent or more of<br />
respondents said the state of sportsmanship<br />
is worse now than when they were<br />
growing up, so the number has dropped.<br />
And, “coupled with other highly regarded<br />
sportsmanship viewpoints—more than<br />
85 percent of us feeling one player that<br />
displays good sportsmanship makes the<br />
entire team stronger—the sportsmanship<br />
barometer is changing.”<br />
Perhaps this is not surprising in a climate<br />
in which corporate executives fabricate<br />
financial records, citizens evade taxes,<br />
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