Deviance & Violence in Sports Krause 2017 Deviance in Sports (Chapter 8) In chapter 8, you read about deviance in sports with an application to spectator deviance in sports. Over the next few slides, I have summarized parts of the chapter that I did not have you read. I do not review material that was covered in the readings. Deviance on the Field “Hand ball” in soccer Illegal touching of the ball This is a deviation from the norm because touching the ball with your hands is not allowed in soccer. Point shaving When players deliberately make a mistake to get a monetary award, mostly through gambling Gambling involves play-by-play betting For example, a specific player could inform gamblers that they will purposely miss a free-throw (in basketball) to gain a monetary reward Coaches Lying on resumes Unauthorized filming of another team’s practices Being extremely aggressive and violent toward athletes (taunting, throwing objects, etc.) Copy/paste YouTube link to watch 53 seconds of coach aggression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jc2ESr43PY Interesting Fact: College athletes who have more abusive coaches are more willing to cheat in order to win than players with more ethical coaches (American Psychological Association 2014). This creates an environment that is conducive to this type of behavior patterns. Referees Purposely create a disadvantage by making unwarranted calls against an individual/ team Purposely give an advantage by putting extra time on the clock Off the court deviance Sex scandals, such as affairs Crime, such as possession of drugs Blood-doping Performance-enhancing drugs Gambling on sports Think: Many entertainers (e.g., musicians and actors) have their performances enhanced via artificial means (e.g., digital editing software and artificial/electronic music) and consumers and producers have accepted such productions; and yet, there is an outcry against athletes who use artificial means (e.g., performance-enhancing drugs and specific sports wear) to reach peak performance. Why does such a double standard exist? Is it fair? Why? Violence in Sports (Chapter 9) In the next few slides, I outline Post-Career Health Problems due to sports (using American football as a case study) which I did not have you read. Next, I review key terms from Chapter 9. Research on Former NFL Players suggests increased Dementia; Alzheimer’s Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Severe depression; mood disorder; paranoia Concussions; CTE Decreases in regional cerebral blood flow across entire brain Cognitive impairment Premature death (generally by middle age) Tragic death (suicide, police chase, self-inflicted wounds) Memory loss Poor cognitive insight or judgement Outbursts of anger or aggression’ Irritability/agitation Reduced concentration (King 2010, Amen et al. 2011; McKee et al. 2009) Key Terms Aggression in sport: verbal and physical behavior grounded in the intent to successfully accomplish a t.

1. Deviance & Violence in Sports
Krause 2017
Deviance in Sports (Chapter 8)
In chapter 8, you read about deviance in sports with an
application to spectator deviance in sports. Over the next few
slides, I have summarized parts of the chapter that I did not
have you read. I do not review material that was covered in the
readings.
Deviance on the Field
“Hand ball” in soccer
Illegal touching of the ball
This is a deviation from the norm because touching the ball with
your hands is not allowed in soccer.
Point shaving
When players deliberately make a mistake to get a monetary
award, mostly through gambling
Gambling involves play-by-play betting
For example, a specific player could inform gamblers that they
will purposely miss a free-throw (in basketball) to gain a
monetary reward

2. Coaches
Lying on resumes
Unauthorized filming of another team’s practices
Being extremely aggressive and violent toward athletes
(taunting, throwing objects, etc.)
Copy/paste YouTube link to watch 53 seconds of coach
aggression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jc2ESr43PY
Interesting Fact: College athletes who have more abusive
coaches are more willing to cheat in order to win than players
with more ethical coaches (American Psychological Association
2014). This creates an environment that is conducive to this
type of behavior patterns.
Referees
Purposely create a disadvantage by making unwarranted calls
against an individual/ team
Purposely give an advantage by putting extra time on the clock
Off the court deviance
Sex scandals, such as affairs
Crime, such as possession of drugs
Blood-doping
Performance-enhancing drugs
Gambling on sports

3. Think: Many entertainers (e.g., musicians and actors) have their
performances enhanced via artificial means (e.g., digital editing
software and artificial/electronic music) and consumers and
producers have accepted such productions; and yet, there is an
outcry against athletes who use artificial means (e.g.,
performance-enhancing drugs and specific sports wear) to reach
peak performance. Why does such a double standard exist? Is it
fair? Why?
Violence in Sports (Chapter 9)
In the next few slides, I outline Post-Career Health Problems
due to sports (using American football as a case study) which I
did not have you read. Next, I review key terms from Chapter
9.
Research on Former NFL Players suggests increased
Dementia; Alzheimer’s
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Severe depression; mood disorder; paranoia
Concussions; CTE
Decreases in regional cerebral blood flow across entire brain
Cognitive impairment
Premature death (generally by middle age)
Tragic death (suicide, police chase, self-inflicted wounds)
Memory loss
Poor cognitive insight or judgement
Outbursts of anger or aggression’ Irritability/agitation
Reduced concentration

4. (King 2010, Amen et al. 2011; McKee et al. 2009)
Key Terms
Aggression in sport: verbal and physical behavior grounded in
the intent to successfully accomplish a task even if it means to
dominate, control, or harm, physically or psychologically, an
opponent
Violence: entails great physical force used intentionally by one
person(s) to cause another person(s) harm or aggressive
behavior which destroys the property of another
Sport Violence: intentional aggressive physical behavior that
causes harm, occurs outside the rules of the game, is unrelated
to ideals of sportsmanship, or which destroys the property of
another sportsperson
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE): a progressive
degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and
nonathletes) with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including
symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic
subconcussive hits to the head
Think: Why might violence in sport be evaluated differently
from general violence found in society?
Think: How should sports leagues frame their domestic violence
code of conduct? What type of punishments would you
designate for the varying degrees of domestic violence?

5. Personal Statement
Barbara Conrad
Colorado State University Global Campus
Personal statement of why I am pursuing in studying a Master
of Healthcare Administration at Colorado State University.
Steve – Here is some additional information about me that you
can include in the personal statement of interest in MHA. I am
an accountant for a Healthcare company for 7 years and I
believe with the addition of MHA degree would strengthen my
capability. I have great passion within the Healthcare world
even though I am involving in healthcare accounting and
finance responsibility. I realized there are so many different
directions where I could go in my career, such as: finance
accountant, acute cares, long term care, supply chain manager,
nursing home administration and etc. I believe majoring in
Healthcare administration will allowing me to develop many
skills, knowledge, and values that are appropriate when
beginning a career in health care policy.
Note: The statement can be 1 page long, thanks.
Part 1:
Watch the assigned film, Race (run time 134 min), while jotting
notes (you will turn in these handwritten or typed notes).
Recommendations: Instead of taking notes that summarize the
film, I recommend jotting sociological themes that you could
use for the topic of your paper.
· This is the film link:

6. https://fmovies.is/film/race.1x4w/k87wk4
· When doing this make sure there are time stamps for the film
for the themes.
For example, “18 minutes, 20 seconds: gender inequality is
depicted when a woman has a job interview for a soccer coach
and the interviewee laughs at her and dismisses her before
asking all questions on the list.”
Here are themes that are in the movie
· Gender & Sports
· Race/Ethnicity & Sports
· Health & Sports
PLEASE TYPE THE NOTES (this should be a page)
Part 2: Identify a theme, identify a topic, and take a position
(thesis statement) and create an outline for your paper, which is
the evidence to support your thesis.
· Please use this theme: Deviance, Violence, & Sports
· Questions: How does deviance & violence manifest (directly
or indirectly) in Race? Or is it mitigated?
· Find a topic, and take a position (thesis statement)
Create an outline for your paper, which is the evidence to
support your thesis: THIS IS AN EXAMPLE (this should be a
page)
Example Outline:
Introduction
Theme: Economics & Sports
Citation: define economics according to assigned text

7. Topic: Economic consequences for athletes
Position: Economic consequences outweigh the economic
benefits
Citation from outside source regarding importance of topic
EX) X% of US sports players go bankrupt within 3 years of
quitting professional sports.
Final thesis statement: Although sports have economic benefits
such as upward socioeconomic mobility, athletes are more
affected by the deleterious economic consequences such as
hyper-consumerism, lack of financial advisory, and bankruptcy
as shown in the movie Make Money, Play Ball (1989).
Counter evidence & refute (sports have economic benefits)
EX1) Citations from outside sources regarding economic
benefits
Sports create extreme upward socioeconomic mobility
(cite)
EX2) In Make Money, Play Ball, Johnny goes from living on
food stamps to living in a mansion.
Weaken the counter argument with evidence for my
argument
EX1) Only 3% of athletes make it to the professional
level (cite)
So few are seeing these benefits
Even if they do make it pro, economic consequences (hyper-
consumerism, lack of financial advisory, bankruptcy) still
outweigh benefits
Evidence 1: hyper-consumerism
EX1) Citations from outside sources to demonstrate hyper-
consumerism
The average player spends $XXX,XXX per year (cite)
The average player has 5 cars (cite)
EX2) in the movie, Johnny buys 3 cars, 2 houses, & only
wears designer
Evidence 2: lack of financial advisory from sports’
organizations despite coming primarily from disadvantaged
socioeconomic backgrounds.

8. EX1) Citations from outside sources to develop evidence 2
60% of players come from a family struggling to live above
poverty line (cite)
Only 4 professional NFL teams require financial
advising (cite)
EX2) in the movie, Johnny’s coach encourages hyper-
consumerism by buying him luxury items when he does well and
makes fun of him when he borrows a mid-level car while his is
getting fixed.
Evidence 3: bankruptcy
EX1) citations from outside sources
X% of athletes file for bankruptcy (cite)
EX2) by the end of the movie, Johnny is back on food
stamps
Conclusion
Briefly restate thesis and evidence supporting thesis
Implications for sports in general
Economic consequences currently outweigh benefits
But this could change if sport institutions addressed
the problem
Place less value on new venues, gear, etc.
(consumerism)
Require financial advisory … (lack of financial
advisory)
Create incentive programs to save money
(bankruptcy)
Part 3:
· Write an essay that reflects your thesis statement (position)
and provides evidence to support your claims in the form of
scientific evidence and evidence from the movie.
· Make sure to bold your thesis statement which should be
located within the first two paragraphs of your writing. Each
claim should have evidence in form of formal citations and
evidence from the movie.

9. · Your essay is not a summary of the film rather a sociological
analysis. When providing evidence from the film, keep
descriptions brief.
Clarity, Organization, and Formatting:
1. Your paper should be clear (use topic and conclusion
sentences for each paragraph) and organized.
2. The paper should be 3 1/2 pages (not including title page or
references page), double spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font,
1 margins, free of grammatical errors and typos.
3. Include a title page with your name, a title for the paper, your
citation style used, and finally a one sentence description of
your thesis for the paper.