ROLE OF ETHICS AND MORALITY TO DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYER’S BEHAVIOR FOR BETTER OUTCOMES IN SPORT

Abstract

Ethics and morality are generally considered the most important areas in sports not only limited to some basic areas such as sportsmanship, sports leadership and enhancement of sports performance through training and nutrition but other ethics and morality are generally considered a chief factor which has influential effects on the behaviours of the players physically as well as psychologically. This particular research study aimed to assess the role of ethics and morality in developing players’ behaviours for better outcomes in sports.  The population of this particular research study was comprised of all the students of the Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan and thus the researcher selected one hundred and fifty (150) students as a sample of the study by using an available sampling technique. For data collection, the researcher developed a closed form of questionnaire comprised of relevant questions which was gone through the process of validity and reliability. The collected data were processed through a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS, version-26) and thus suitable statistical tools were applied according to parametric data. Based on data analysis and findings, the researcher concluded that a greater number of players agreed that ethics and morality play an important role in developing a player’s behaviours. To sum up the whole discussion it concluded that ethics and morality make a player’s personality more effective.