True Competition A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society

Name: True Competition A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society
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ISBN: 9780736074292

ISBN-10: 0736074295

ISBN-13: 9780736074292

Edition: 2009

Authors: David Light Shields, Brenda Light Bredemeier

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Readers will learn the differences between positive and negative competition and they will discover how to implement change in their organisations, teams and individual practices.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Publication date: 2/4/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Foreword



Prelude: Compass for the Journey



The Case Against Competition: Was Kohn Right?


Groundbreaking Anticompetition Research


Kohn's Case Against Competition


Competition's Appeal



Naming the Imposter: Unmasking Decompetition


Decompetition


The Power of Metaphors


Why Metaphors Matter


Competition and Cooperation



True Competition: A Field Guide


Motivation


Goals


Opponents


Regulation


Playing and Winning


The Ideal Contest


Field Notes


Interlude. Character and Competition



Motivation: Pathways to Enjoyment


Two Types of Motivation


The 3 Cs of Intrinsic Movitation


Enjoyment


Finding Enjoyment in True Competition


The Threat of Rewards


Importance of Democratic Leadership



Goals: Pathways to Excellence


Two Views of Success


Social Comparison


Decompetition in D Minor


The Ultimate Goal of True Competition


Excellence


Excellence and Character


The Threat of Insecurity


Leading for Excellence



Opponents: Allies and Adversaries


Structure of Competition


Respect


Challenge of the Decompetitive Opponent


Leadership: Cultivating Allies, not Adversaries



Regulation: Upholding the Spirit of the Game


Decompetition and Rules


Players vs. Officials


The Role of Perceived Injustice


Leading for Responsibility



Playing and Winning: The Pursuit of Victory


Playing to Win


Values of the Game


Winning and Losing


Pressures and Loyalties


Leaders as Culture Creators



The Ideal Contest: Embracing the Challenge


The Art of Competition


Threats to Balanced Competition


Guiding Youth Into Competition


Postlude: Reclaiming Competition