What can trigger spectator aggression in sports?
What Triggers Bad Behaviour in Sports by Spectators?
- Social Identity Theory. Social identity is a common trigger of bad behaviour in sports by spectators.
- Attitude of Fans Prior to Match.
- Events During the Match.
- Fan Activities During Match.
- Hooliganism.
- Under The Influence Of Alcohol.
- Field Invasions.
- Overzealous Family.
What causes spectator violence?
The factors contributing to spectator violence can vary greatly, but often stem from poorly designed physical spaces, high energy events and inexperienced staff (Madensen & Eck 2008). A number of key measures have been developed that can be used to reduce the potential for violence at an event.
What causes negative spectator behavior during sport?
In this context poor spectator behaviour in sport refers to verbal abuse, emotional abuse, vandalism, invasion of the playing arena, intimidation and threatened or actual violence at a sporting activity or event.
How does spectator aggression affect players?
This sort of spectator behaviour can also make players angry which could lead to fines or being sent off the pitch which has a significant negative impact on the player or team’s performance.
How sport can bring a nation together?
Sports promotes sense of belonging and identity by tying people together in our segmented society. It also collects people from different classes and backgrounds – after all sports is a universal language. At the national level, it will bring unity and pride throughout the country and help overcome the differences.
How can we stop spectator violence?
Providing sectioned and personal seating. It was mentioned previously that personal seating can reduce the likelihood of spectator violence. Personal seating can further reduce violence if the seating is segregated into well-defined areas. Breaking crowds down into smaller groups helps to facilitate crowd control.