'rlt's really tough to shake the hand of someone who just beat you, and it's eveR harder to do it with a smile. If you can learn to do this and push through that pain, you will rernern-ber what that rnornent is like the next time you win." -AmyVan Dyken, Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer aaoaalaaaaaaataaaaaaaaataaaaaaaaaaa Good Sportsmanship a a a a a a a a l t a a a at a a ata, oa a t I t a a a af aa a a a t's good to be a great athlete, but the greatest athletes agree it's just as important to be a good sport. When you make good sportsmanship a habit in games and in life, others want to play with you, hang out with you, and generally live up to your example. So whether you're a dedicated athlete with a chosen sport or you just like to enjoy an occasional game among friends, this badge will help you have more fun on the field-and off. Steps 1. Create your own definition of sportsmanship 2. Be a good competitor 3. Be a good teammate 4. Psych yourself up 5. Put your definition of good sportsmanship into action Purpose When l've earned this badge, l'll know how I define sportsmanship and will have put my definition into action. GOOD SPORT.TO*.,'' | ,
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-AmyVan Dyken,Olympic gold medal-winning
swimmer
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GoodSportsmanship
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t's good to be a great athlete, but the greatest athletes
agree it's just as important to be a good sport. When youmake good sportsmanship a habit in games and in life, others
want to play with you, hang out with you, and generally live
up to your example. So whether you're a dedicated athletewith a chosen sport or you just like to enjoy an occasional
game among friends, this badge will help you have more funon the field-and off.
Steps1. Create your own definition of sportsmanship2. Be a good competitor
3. Be a good teammate4. Psych yourself up5. Put your definition of good
sportsmanship into action
PurposeWhen l've earned this badge, l'll know how
I define sportsmanship and will have putmy definition into action.
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STEPI Create your owndefinition of sportsmanship
Good sportsmanship can be a tot of things: playingfair, respectingofficials and other players, followingthe rules. Whining, cheating,and braggingaregenerally bad sportsmanship. Butthe lines can
Set blurry.ls itgood or bad sportsmanshipto do avictorydance,taunt batters, or question an official's call? Use this step to createyour own definition usingthe chart onthe next page.
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n Go to a sports event. Take note of as many interactions among athletes,
coaches, and offi.cials as you can (arriving early or staying late could help).
Emotions and stress can make for more good andbad behavior, so see ifyou can fi.nd an event that's part of a championship or longtime rivalry.
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tr watch a sports series. Choose a sport or game you like and pull up an old
championship series to watch: the X Games, the Olympics, Wimbledon, the
world Series, even a billiards tournament. The beauty of this option is you
can watch the replay as often as you like!
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I Head tothe Web. Read three news stories about good and bad sports
behavior. From the triathlete who hopped onto a bus during a race to the
home-run hitter who admitted to using steroids, stories of bad behavior
abound. Luckily, there are lots of good stories, like when a women's college
softball team carried an opposing team member around the bases when
her knee gave out.
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l.lake an illustrated quote book. Athletes and coaches share this kindof wisdom all the time ("practice makes perfect," "if at f.rst you don't
succeed . . ."). Gather a dozen or more quotes from athletes and coaches
and make an inspiration album.
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Talktoan athletic director, coach, or playeryou admire. Ask them
to share their experiences. Make up a list of areas you'd like to cover before
you chat-perhaps preparation, frustrations, pain and setbacks, and
maintaining focus.
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Get a biography of a female athtetewho's agreatcompetitor.Then, write an essay, poem, or song that focuses on why and how she's such
a strong competitor and a good sport.
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v 2Beagooq9teammateCoaches always say they don't want a show-off, they want a teamptayer. Teamworkskitls helpyou on and off thefield. There'steamwork invotved in every group, from Gir! Scouts to debateteam. Play one of these games, then agree on three strategies thathelped you build a team and three practices that got in the way.
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n Phy Trust, like they did on Survt'vor. Get a team of at least four girls
together and create an obstacle course about zo yards }ong. Take turns
being the caller, who yells directions to her blindfolded teammates to get
them all through the course without running into one another.
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Play three team-building games. Try three of the classic team-buildinggames sports psychologist Colleen Hacker plays with the U.S. Women's
National Soccer Team: Human Dragon, Wolves and Sheep, Human Knots,
Scavenger Hunt, classic Trust, Triangle Tag, and others. Some of these are
explained on the following pages.
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Play Capture the Flag. It's hard to fi.nd another game on the planet thatuses as manyteam-building skills as this classic! Not to mention, it's hard
to find a more fun way to spend an afternoon.
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time, each girl puts one foot on the kerchief. Once everyone has a
foot on the kerchief (your foot can be on top of another girl's
foot), everyone has to pick up their other foot. Use each
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Give each team a name,like ffiee$g and ffi&qxeg.
At each of two diagonal corners of the field,
create a safety zone. Each zone should be about
5 by 5 yards square. Use cones to mark the two
sides of the square that are inside the playing area.
Players from both teams jog, run, sprint, or skip
around the playing area. After unpredictable intervals
of time-l minute, SO seconds, gO seconds,IO seconds-yell
out one team's name 6'ffiedsY') to turn them into "t+F{}*'!,*'+:s."
Now all the Reds chase the ffi*ffies, who are the'€3?**p,"tagging as many as they can before the sheep can get to the
safety zones. Tagged sheep join the other team. Next time,
the ffiFw** might be the E=€+E:=sgg.
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National Soccer Team, found in CatchThem Being Good, cowritten with coach Tony DiCicco
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v 4;:ffi:.FupWhether you're involved in a team or solo sport, the biggestobstacle can bethe voices in yourown head. Train those voices,though, and they can be your path to success. Check out themethodssports psychologists and extreme athletes useto psychthemselves upfor competition and find threethat workforyou.
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n But I landed my triple axel! Judging in sports like figure skating andgymnastics is subjective. How do athletes deal with knowing that no
matter what they do, some things are out of their control (you didn't likemy music? my outfit?). Find an athlete who competes in a subjectivelyscored sport and see what they have to say.
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n ilind over matter. It's tough to find an athlete these days, from theoldest skier to the youngest X Games shredder, who doesn't talk about
visualization. Mental training can improve performance. A golfer, forexample, might visualize the perfect stroke over and over to help her
muscles remember it. Find out more about the technique and how ity might improve your game.
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the ones on the -ffi"q"s jEnextpage,orask {f sfor help from a R*dsports psychologist,
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5 Put your definition of goodsportsmanship into action
Consider insights you've gained during steps 2, A and 4, and thentake a momentto make revisions tothedefinition you came upwith instep 1. Onceyou'vegotyourultimate list, putyour newideas and strategies to thetest.
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Compete. If you're already involved in a sport, take your definition and
follow it during a big game or event. Or try a new sport: It's harder to fallback into old habits that way. After you play, review your defi.nition.
What's easier said than done? Anything in your definition to adjust?
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Play with little kids. Volunteer to help with Little League, to play board
games or simple active games (Iike Red Light, Green light or Duck, Duck,
Goose) at a nursery school, or to run a kindergarten field day. As you teach
the kids, you'I1 be testing the strength of your own convictions! l\fter the
event, look over your definition. How does it apply to other age groups? Do
you need to change anything to make your definition more universal?
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