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Good & Bad Sportsmanship:
  • What does good sportsmanship look like?
  • What does bad sportsmanship look like?
Watch this video to get an idea....


  • How would you describe both good and bad sportsmanship in words?

This chart may help you start thinking...


Have you experienced any of the actions above?

What would you do to be a good sport?
The following are situations you may experience while playing a game or participating in a sport.

What will you do or not do to be a good sport? (Share your ideas with someone or click on "share your work" in the navigation menu.)

  1. There is a long line to register for an event or it is very crowded at the event.
  2. Someone asks you how the game, meet, or competition went after you lost.
  3. You are about to start a race and you notice a competitor's shoe lace is untied.
  4. You disagree with the ruling a referee makes.
  5. Your teammates start talking really loud about how the opposing team looks weak, sad, & dumb.
  6. Some of the parent's in the stand are yelling at your coach for not doing something right.
  7. Some of the fans are yelling insults at you after you made a bad play.
  8. You realize that you just made an honest mistake in the game or off the field that caused the other team to have a disadvantage.
  9. A competitor was very rude and maybe even caused you to be injured in a game and now you are expected to shake hands with them.
  10. Your coach is yelling at you and is saying hurtful things about a mistake or your ability that you don't feel you can control.