Aggression in sports
Zack
Period 5
Sports psych
November 19th 2013
Aggression Essay
Aggression is a natural human behavior, that is shown in many different ways depending on the people. Most are able to control it, but there will always be outliers in every situation. A big topic of discussion on aggression is if sports make us more aggressive than we should be, and if violent sports should be discouraged. A good example of aggressive and violent activity by an athlete is Michael Vick and his dog fighting situation.
Michael Vick was one of the best players at his position in the NFL. He was well liked and respected by many fans. He played college football at Virginia Tech, and placed 3rd place in the heisman trophy race as a freshman. He was then drafted first overall in 2001. In 2007 Vick was found guilty for participating in an illegal organized dog fighting. He was charged with a felony and served almost 2 years in prison. Many there to belief that playing a “violent” sport led to violent actions.
Honestly I do believe violent sports do make athletes more aggressive. I believe this because statistics show that a football player is 80% more likely to participate in illegal activity then a non violent sport athlete such as a baseball player. But this is not always the case, there are thousands of way more aggressive people getting in trouble on the streets that do not play sports, and yet are more aggressive. Even though it is not everyone participates in the sport there are overly aggressive members. Also i believe professional sports players need to have more control of themselves and be able to draw a fine line between what's right and wrong. Sometimes athletes who earn a high paycheck often could care less about penalties and fines against them but I think thats completely wrong and that every player should strive for a clean record.
Appropriate aggression on the field and off would be following all the rules of the game and in society. On the feild
Period 5
Sports psych
November 19th 2013
Aggression Essay
Aggression is a natural human behavior, that is shown in many different ways depending on the people. Most are able to control it, but there will always be outliers in every situation. A big topic of discussion on aggression is if sports make us more aggressive than we should be, and if violent sports should be discouraged. A good example of aggressive and violent activity by an athlete is Michael Vick and his dog fighting situation.
Michael Vick was one of the best players at his position in the NFL. He was well liked and respected by many fans. He played college football at Virginia Tech, and placed 3rd place in the heisman trophy race as a freshman. He was then drafted first overall in 2001. In 2007 Vick was found guilty for participating in an illegal organized dog fighting. He was charged with a felony and served almost 2 years in prison. Many there to belief that playing a “violent” sport led to violent actions.
Honestly I do believe violent sports do make athletes more aggressive. I believe this because statistics show that a football player is 80% more likely to participate in illegal activity then a non violent sport athlete such as a baseball player. But this is not always the case, there are thousands of way more aggressive people getting in trouble on the streets that do not play sports, and yet are more aggressive. Even though it is not everyone participates in the sport there are overly aggressive members. Also i believe professional sports players need to have more control of themselves and be able to draw a fine line between what's right and wrong. Sometimes athletes who earn a high paycheck often could care less about penalties and fines against them but I think thats completely wrong and that every player should strive for a clean record.
Appropriate aggression on the field and off would be following all the rules of the game and in society. On the feild