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    DEMOCRACY AND

    HUMAN RIGHTS
    ROLE OF SPORT IN NATION
    BUILDING

    BPRESENTER: MS. P. MSOMI


    NATION BUILDING AND
    RELATED CONCEPTS

     Nation building is the process


    . whereby a society of people
    with diverse origins/ histories/
    languages/cultures and
    religions come together.
     It is basically the creation or
    development of nation,
    especially one that has
    recently become
    independent.
    …

     Nation builders are those nation members of a state


    who take the initiative to develop the national
    community through government programs
     Participants are people who take part in something
     Spectators are people who watches at a show, game
    or other events.
    …
     Sport is one of the best
    ways to contribute to
    nation building.
     It brings together people
    from different cultures,
    races, ages, languages
    and socio-economic
    groups.
     It brings pride to the
    nation as a whole.
     Hence in this unit; we
    are going to look at how
    sport contribute in nation
    building and analyse the
    behaviour of participants
    and also spectators.
    How sport can support or
    detract from nation building
     Sport can support nation building by:
     Building tolerance, understanding and respect among
    people.
     It bans racism and discrimination, and it also prevent
    human rights violation.
     It helps people to socialize and make friends with
    strangers.
     It also helps people to build relationships in different
    cultures, religions, ages and socio-economic statutes.
    …

     Sport can detract from nation building:


    -when participants, spectators, match officials and
    administration behave badly.
    - For example: rioting fans, drunk supporters, racist
    players, unethical officials
    SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
    THAT MAY PREVENT NATION
    BUILDING
     Unemployed youth feel excluded and unable to contribute
    positively to society. This inability of young people to break into
    the labour market, undermines the country’s ability to unite
    people around a common vision.
     The inability of the economy to create jobs for young people
    directly threatens nation building because they are deprived the
    development of their leadership skills and they need to be
    successful in the global economy.
     Eradication of poverty in the society by government and
    community organizations bring hope and trust to the nation.
     Wealthy people have more power than poor people and use
    their status to gain more privileges, this intensifies the gap
    between the rich and the poor.
    Participant and spectator
    behaviour in sport
     A bad behaviour from participants set bad examples
    as role models.
     It cause frustration to spectators that may lead to
    violence.
     Frustrated spectators may harm the sporting event by
    throwing foreign objects in the field.
     Therefore, it is very crucial for both participants and
    spectators that the nation is built through good
    behaviour at sporting events.
    Incidences that may trigger
    certain behaviours

     Pre-bought tickets, expensive tickets and sold out


    tickets.
     Not enough ushers and securities to enforce correct
    seating.
     Rivalry between opposing fans.
     Substance use during sporting events.
     Anger towards match officials’ decisions.
     Anger from losing participants.
     Bribery to match officials and players.
     Not enough entrances and late coming.
     Not well organised seats without numbers.
     On participants and referees:
     Fights between participants that lead to abandoned
    games.
     Loss of confidence from players who lost a game.
     Injuries on participants and referees from objects
    thrown onto the pitch by fans.
     On teams and oppositions:
     Hosting teams get penalised and lose points during
    abandoned games.
     Coaches can’t focus and end up making incorrect
    decisions.
     Teams can get bankrupt because of losses
     Physical fights between opposing teams and fans.
    …

     On spectators:
     Spectators may be trampled in stampedes and be
    injured or killed.
     Difficulty in finding exit for emergencies because of
    overcrowding.
     Accidental falls caused by substance use such as
    alcohol.
     Spectators getting angry and disappointed and stop
    supporting the teams.
    …

     On community, society and nation at large:


     Photos of sport stadium tragedies are often flashed
    across the world , giving a negative image of the
    country.
     People may be scared to attend matches in future
    especially in places where tragedy occurred.
     The sporting code involved get a bad reputation
    nationwide.
    MORE IMPACTS ARE ON PAGE 76, READ THEM!
    Exposure to positive behaviour
    programmes such as respect for
    authority, opponents and
    spectators
     Sports code of conduct
    - Code of conduct either for participants and
    spectators helps in terms of eliminating violence and
    harmful actions in sport events.
    - Also create a culture of safety and fair play.
    - Sport code of conduct also bans racism among
    players and supporters.
     There are three examples of positive behaviour
    programmes in sport
    - Hoops of Hope, LoveLife and Let’s Play
     Hoops of hope (H4H) is a
    global non-profit
    … organisation that support
    youth development.
    - It consist of programmes that
    help the youth to become
    healthier.
    - It provide safe environments in
    which young people can
    develop strong social skills.
    - It freely provide different
    school-age learners with
    basketball and soccer
    programmes.
    - It has created shelters and
    community groups to take
    learners off the streets and
    allow them to take part in
    sports.
    …

     LoveLife – is a South African


    largest HIV prevention
    programme for young people.
    - It provide healthy sexuality
    and lifestyle programmes at
    events nationwide.
    - It was launched in 2011 and it
    has various bodies within that
    implement the programmes.
    - The bodies include
    groundBREAKERS and Mobile
    Youth Centres (MYCs).
    - These bodies not only
    implement LoveLife
    programmes but also feature
    different sports and arts and
    culture events.
    …  Lets Play – is a corporate
    social responsibility positive
    .
    behaviour programme.
     It gives recognition to
    learners who excel in sports
    and sporting behaviour.
     Chante Stanley from Brebner
    High School in Free State is
    one of the chosen ones.
     She was selected Hockey,
    Cricket and Athletics
    because she excelled in
    them.

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