ABSTRACT
Sport is a social practice brimming with moral dilemmas. As a rule-governed activity, many of the moral decisions that take place in sport concern the rules. Athletes must decide whether to use illegal, performance-enhancing drugs, whether to surreptitiously violate the rules of play, whether to commit a strategically advantageous intentional foul, and so on. And even if an athlete decides to observe the rules scrupulously, there are other moral decisions that need to be made. Should one play when injured? Should one use aggressive but legal tactics? Should one employ harassing techniques designed to disrupt the opponent’s concentration? These are just a few examples of the kinds of dilemmas encountered by athletes. A similar list could be generated reflecting the moral decisions that need to be made by coaches, fans, sports writers, and others involved in the world of sport.
