SkillsActive sporting role model of year award 2009
Posted to Careers at 1:02 pm on November 24th, 2009 by Andrew Brown
Chris Hoy, last year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year, a great sporting role model?
Who will be named our sports role model of the year 2009? Have your say!
December sees the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year while the recent furore about Theirry Henry’s handball has put sportsmanship to the fore of everyone’s minds with articles such as the Independent’s ten best acts of sportsmanship feature. But aside from personality and sportsmanship, what makes a good role model?
Role models play an important part in a young person’s life, they can affect their views, actions or attitudes towards a certain sport or lifestyle. This is particular apparent in the world of sport, where stars are constantly in the public eye and their actions are seen and heard by many individuals on a daily basis.
It is therefore important for a role model to lead by example and show a positive image to young people. However, there are occasionally stories of bad sporting behaviour or problems in personal lives that lead to some stars becoming poor role models.
So we’ve produced a short survey to offer you the chance to tell us what you think makes a good or bad role model, who they are and what sports are notorious for producing role models, both good and bad. Simply follow the link below to complete the survey and pass the link on to friends so they can comment too.
www.skillsactive.com/survey/sports-role-models/
We’ll be announcing results in December, so check back then to see who’s who of our sporting role models both good and bad!
[...] Back in November we ran a survey to find out who was the sporting role model of the year, as well as looking to find out what attributes make for a good role model. Well the results are in, and they make for some interesting reading! [...]