Sports show children that discipline and playing by the rules are incredibly valuable assets. Sports also show that breaching the rules and cheating will only set you back. "Strong discipline underpins our sport. We ensure that our sport is one of controlled physical endeavour and that we are honest and fair. We obey the laws of the game which ensure an inclusive and exciting global sport.
Lance Armstrong is dealing with an Ethical dilemma because of his position in life. Being a successful sport man made him more and more popular in people’s world. To lose that would cost him too much. The love that fans have for him, if he confesses his transgressions, he would lose them. On the other hand if he fights and still lie, that would cause his family unnecessary strain.
Armstrong did not give up. After months of treatment and another surgery, the doctors found absolutely no cancer in his body. Within a year, Lance was back on the bike. He went on to win seven Tour de Frances in a row and he remains
Drug testing in schools should definitely be justified as school is a time in which an individual should learn to compete and participate fairly and not have a mindset based solely on winning. The love of the game should come first, not the love of coming first in the
Although some believes that sports should not be included in education, participating in sports can help students improve in behaviors and bring students to a better and brighter future in society. Therefore, sports should be a part of the curriculum in American high schools. Sports can help students develop good citizenship at school and also build a healthier body. Joining a sport team can help students improve students’ self esteem and health, these traits are really important for them because they need confident to do better in school. For example, “The National Federation of State High School Activity Associations promotes that ‘participation and sportsmanship’ in an effort to ‘develop good citizens through interscholastic activities which provide equitable opportunities, positive recognition and learning experiences to students while maximizing the achievement of educational goals.’” (source 2) This shows that sports can actually help students
Another reason why people think that school searches should not be conducted is because of their life at home. If the student is living with someone that is a user of drugs or alcohol their
Drug testing is justified as school level but to a certain point. It should only be done to people participating in sports and are truly suspected of doping. It is still a infringement of rights but in order to try eradicate doping in sports, it must be confronted at an early stage. 2.3. No, if people have committed themselves to sport where doping of any sort is not allowed, there is no excuse or circumstance to do so.
Drug testing athletes is just not doing enough to be worth the expense these schools are paying for them. I have been involved in sports since middle school and never have I been drug tested. I don 't do drugs so there is no reason for me to be tested some kids may do them but that is their decision I made mine by saying no to drugs. Unless the numbers of students getting involved in drugs is skyrocketing I don 't believe they should implement drug test on students in athletics and extracurricular activities.According to Cook (2017) ¨It 's just a matter of trying to figure out the best approach. And right now, drug testing is a way for schools to show they are Doing Something, even though they are accomplishing nothing¨(para.
Many famous athletes have been caught cheating by using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. Using performance enhancing drugs can boost the overall ability of an athlete as it promotes muscle growth and increases an athlete’s endurance. Lance Armstrong was a seven time Tour de France winner. After Armstrong was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs which increased his stamina, he was stripped off of his seven tour de france titles. Since Armstrong had his Tour de France titles taken away from him, “..they were not awarded to anyone else because... well, everyone else was also under “a cloud of suspicion”” (Allenby).
2.2 Drug testing at school level is absolutely justified. Not only is drug taking harmful to a person’s health and well-being, it also reflects on the character of the person involved. School sport participants compete with each other for places on school teams, to beat school records, to be selected for provincial recognition and for school colours in sport. All of these things, especially in South Africa, form part of a students’ portfolio when trying to get into university. Drug abuse among student athletes is definitely on the increase, and no student should have unfair advantage over another student.