Gamesmanship
What Gamesmanship means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Gamesmanship
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Reference: AQA
Exploiting or bending rules to gain an unfair advantage without technically breaking them, for example feigning injury or deliberately wasting time.
Bending the rules and using questionable methods to gain an advantage without explicitly breaking the rules, such as time-wasting.
Topics that use Gamesmanship
- Ethics in sport (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Amateurism
- Olympic oath
- Over-conformity and under-conformity
- Sportsmanship
- Fair play and sanctions
- Norms and values in sport
- Performer behaviour and reputation
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