Sport and aggressive behavior, Do sports create aggressive behavior, or.

             simply attract people who are already aggressive? Aggression and sport have.

             gone together as long as sports have been around, be it the players.

             themselves, to the parents, coaches, or spectators, they just seem to be an.

             inseparable part of each other. The term violence is defined as physical.

             assault based on total disregard for the well being of self and others, or the.

             intent to injure another person ( 2. Coakley). Intimidation usually does not.

             cause physical harm, but often is designed to produce psychological.

             consequences, enabling one person to physically over power or dominate.

             another. These statements as defined by the author, Jay J. Coakley, is what.

             people today have made a must part on sport. Pleasure and participation.

             sports absolutely cannot be grouped with power and performance sports.

             when in relation to aggression.Pleasure sports are simply played for pleasure.

             Score is usually not kept. The athletes participating are usually on occasion.

             doing it for fun and exercise. A majority of athletes who have been playing.

             sports since they were little, have probably been pounded into their heads.

             that to be successful in sport, you need to be aggressive, and at some times,.

             unnecessary. Also that to get what you want, you have to go at it with all.

             force.