Point of the Game

Conversations on Sports, Ethics and Culture

Showing posts with label athletic ethics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label athletic ethics. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Sports Ethics: Power Through

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“I’ll just power through.” She stated it as a simple reality of how she would deal with the problem plaguing her. No longer on t...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Sport Ethics: "Be Smooth"

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I watched a amazing double play last night and marveled at how seamless and flowing the entire coordinated action was. The integrated flowin...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Sports Ethics: Why Athletes say "Good Luck"

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" Good luck ." I was counting down the carnage of both college and professional football seasons. I lost count at over 120 peopl...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

If Lance Armstrong is Wrong, Vote against PED Baseball Players

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Open season has begun on Lance Armstrong —again. His ferocity, arrogance and success generate immense distrust and accusation. H...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Sports Ethics: Mistakes Were Made

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I was startled last week listening to a coach interview when the coach uttered words no coach or leader should ever say, “ mista...
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J. Patrick Dobel
I teach at the University of Washington where I served as the faculty athletic representative. I created Point of the Game as a chance to reflect upon upon the role of sport in our society. Point of the Game seeks to be a conversation about about the nature of ethics in athletics and its relation to our human condition.
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