Team Sport: Who Is Accountable? Case Study

Problems

The greatest challenge in sports is to determine the person accountable for misconduct or team performance. Typically, the chain of command can determine who should be blamed for a various team or a specific team player’s misconduct. Sometimes players can cause misconduct, especially while on the pitch or on social media; this may result in the need for embracing disciplinary actions, but the question arises of who to punish for such misconduct. For example, the nature of misconduct can be related to the senior management leading to a chain of investigation to determine who to bear the punishment for specific egregious misconduct.

The other problem is determining the person who shares the responsibility for conduct off the field, court, pool, or arena. There can be a chain of command concerning particular misconduct, which makes it difficult to link the responsible person. Violations repeatedly occur, and efforts to suggest the means of preventing unethical conduct in college sports are ineffective. However, investigating who shares the responsibility for unethical behavior can be the most challenging part due to widespread people engaged in particular misconduct.

Interventions

The immediate solution to the various challenges of sporting activities, especially in universities and colleges, should be guided by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Being a leading body for college sports activities should routinely sanction violations of rules related to various sporting activities such as recruiting, academic eligibility, and illegal payment (MacPherson and Kerr 110). It is important to understand that mistakes are part of being human. Some mistakes should be forgiven; other misconducts may lead to complete dismissal from the sporting activities.

These solutions will be effective if the NCAA can set specific guidelines and rules about the remedy to various problems and misconducts ranging from players to the senior management. For example, the problem generated by a player’s misconduct should be evaluated in terms of originality to determine the specific person liable for such a challenge (Harper and Donnor 15). This will ensure practical analysis and each causative agent for both management and player.

Implementation

1. The ultimate solution to these challenges lies with the nature of university-level leadership such as the body of trustees, president, and athletic directors.
2. These groups are responsible for ensuring an effective reporting platform for sporting misconduct to the influential body of trustees.
3. If the misconduct goes beyond the body of trustees and directors, they should bear the consequences.
4. These implications may result in practical personal responsibilities for the president, athletic directors, and trustees. They become more responsible in their oversight activities of the ethical misconduct within their sports and programs.
5. Both rewards and responsibilities should be extended beyond individual players, resulting in a change in the behavior, thus improving the sporting conduct.
6. The NCAA should work independently to promote effective execution of various responsibilities, such as establishing responsibilities and determining the charges in case of misconduct.

Evaluation

The measurement tool will be the nature of player conduct both out of pitch and while on pitch. To determine the impact of the predetermined solutions, there is a need to set a specific time frame based on the punitive measures being in place. Such as forgiving players or any other party based on the idea that human being is not perfect. Measurement tools depend on the nature of the chronic context in which behavior can be spontaneous. Setting specific guidelines such as the duration of a specific event, the framework, and frequency of distribution determines the critical consideration in implementing the various solutions.

The NCAA may also focus on hiring coaches and investigating leaders who have professional etiquette. The results will focus on improving sporting activities through professional qualifications and ensuring better conduct for players and managers. There will be an improvement in players’ behavior if the solutions are well implemented without any biases.

Work Cited

Harper, Shaun R. and James K. Donnor. Scandals in college Sports. Taylor & Francis, 2017.

Macpherson, Ellen, and Gretchen Kerr. “Sports fans’ responses on social media to professional athletes’ norm violations.” International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, vol. 19, no. 1, 2021.