Briefly describe the factors and characteristics that influence conflict resolution.
Personal attitudes play a role in conflict resolution and include prejudices, biases, prior experience, and the level of importance of a topic to the parties involved. It is important to note that you can control your own attitude, but you cannot control the attitudes of others; it is necessary to focus on your attitudes and assumptions before you address the other party's. Next, you need to know what the nature of the conflict is, or what the conflict is about. It is necessary to know how severe the conflict is, how easily it can be resolved, how much sacrifice it will take to overcome, and how heated it is likely to get. Lastly, one needs to understand the capabilities of the people involved. Is everyone on the same level and do they have what they need to work on the conflict, i.e. money, time, and support?
What are the characteristics of a player who is a good sport?
Being a good sport includes playing by the rules, not cheating, being gracious in wins or losses, and trying your hardest at all times.
Describe passive, aggressive, and assertive communicators.
Passive communicators are unable or unwilling to express their thoughts and feelings and usually go along with what other people want. They fail to express their feelings, allow others to infringe on their rights, and tend to speak apologetically. Aggressive communicators try to get their way by bullying and intimidating others. They often attack others verbally and in a loud manner. They often do not consider the rights of other people. Finally, assertive communicators express their thoughts and feelings clearly and directly, often without hurting others in the process. They defend attitudes and beliefs, attack the problem and not the person, and are considered the ideal communicators.
What are the major roles of game officials in team sports?
Game officials are the objective third party who oversee the competition between teams. They enforce the rules of the game. They start the competition and they end it as well. They approve the scores. The have ultimate authority over the game, and their rulings must therefore be obeyed.
Describe a typical practice program.
Practices should start with a short warm-up. After warming up, players should stretch all the major muscle groups. Then, practices should work on individual skills and then on group skills. These activities should be followed by a scrimmage to work on the skills that were practiced during the skills training. The final step in a typical practice program is the cool down.
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