Point of the Game

Conversations on Sports, Ethics and Culture

Showing posts with label team loyalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label team loyalty. 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...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Right to Wear Your Team’s Jersey Safely

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The right to physical safety is fundamental. All other rights suffer if a person cannot expect physical safety. Sadly this mat...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Why We Support Losing Teams—Sports Loyalty

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When I was nine I lay in my parent’s bed for days struggling with red measles. Through fever and pain, I vaguely remember mom’s ...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Professional versus College Coaching

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This last weekend I watched teams coached by Nick Saban, Mike Riley and Steve Spurrier. All the teams played with abandon, skill and precisi...
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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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