Cheating in Sports

Sports are about competition

pushing .... in an unhealthy direction

obsession with ...., no matter what ...

focus single-mindedly on ...

rules to penalize cheating

come up with ingenious ways to get around the rules

Getting a competitive edge unfairly = strategy?

encourage players to ...

referees rarely do anything to discourage cheating

impose minimal penalties

"normative cheating"

use loopholes in the rules

pretend to be fouled

receive an undeserved foul shot

hold or trip opponents without referees noticing

doctor their fields to suit ...

make the athletes sluggish

pink makes people less aggressive

extends to off-the-field areas of sports

adept at bending rules

crept into high school sports

within the school district of new school

obeyed the letter of the law