Heroes and Goads: "In their exuberance and thirst for attention, some athletes today seem to be (victory) dancing all over the unwritten rules of sports etiquette." Read more at http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20070129-9999-lz1s29celebra.html.
The fines that the NFL hands out for blatant displays of poor sportsmanship like Reggie Bush’s taunting of Brian Urlacher in the championship game and Terrell Owens' spitting incident will do nothing to stop this type of behavior. Expect to see more finger pointing when you score, and spitting in faces during the game in youth ball in the coming future. As long as children continue to observe these types of incidents from their heroes … they will emulate them.
Our kids desperately need to learn the right way to behave while playing sports, and it is obviously not going to come from watching the pro leagues.
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