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A Philosophical Consideration of Children's Participation in Elite Sport RIGHTS AND WRONGS: A PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATION OF CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN ELITE SPORT Gabriela Izabela Tymowski A thesis submitted to the University of Gloucestershire In accordance with the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Environment and Leisure Decem ber 2002 OXSTALLS LEARNING CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE Oxstalls Lane Gloucester GL2 9HW ;l Tel: 01242 715100 I Abstract The experiences of some children participating in the demanding and intensive world of elite sport appear to compromise one of the primary aims of both childhood and parenthood, which should be for children to arrive on the threshold of adulthood with their futures open and unlimited. A body of evidence in the medical and socio-psychologicalliterature contends that child athletes participating in elite sport are being harmed physically, psychologically, and socially by the intensive training and competition practices required of athletes in sports such as women's gymnastics, figure skating, and others. Participation by children in the highest levels of sport change attitudes and impels behaviours in ways that are unique in their extent and devastating in their consequences. As the varying and often conflicting agendas of athletes, parents, coaches, agents, and sporting bureaucracies come into conflict, considerations of care and regard for the athletes become down played or even ignored, resulting in these young athletes being harmed, and their futures compromised. Children are characterised by their vulnerability, naivety, and inability to formulate their own life-plans, necessitating a degree of parental paternalism in their relationships with adults. This paternalism is justified by the child's dependency on others for protection, and for developing the necessary skills for self-sufficiency and self-determination secured through their burgeoning autonomy as they advance towards adulthood. Under law, parents are given primary responsibility for the health and welfare of their children, because they are ideally situated to determine their child's best interests. In sport, this responsibility is regularly transferred from the parents to the coach and other involved adults. Unfortunately, however, children may be exploited by the very individuals who are entrusted with their care and nurturance. A further body of evidence claims the inescapability of paternalism in relationships between adults and children in elite sport has been exploited: it is disrespectful of the child's burgeoning autonomy, and jeopardises his or her right to an open future. The child's right to an open future is an autonomy right-in-trust saved until he or she is more fully formed and capable of exercising self-determination. This right may be violated in advance of adulthood by foreclosure of options. In this thesis, I argue that elite sport children require a form of paternalism that protects their interests while at the same time is autonomy-respectful. This is actualised by a bifurcated rights system, which works towards securing non-harmful sports practices and preventing the premature foreclosure of life opportunities for elite child athletes post-sport. II Author's Declaration I declare that the work in this thesis was carried out in accordance with the regulations of the University of Gloucestershire and is original except where indicated by specific reference in the text. No part of this thesis has been submitted as part of any other educational institution in the United Kingdom or overseas. Any views expressed in the thesis are those of the author and in no way represent those of the university. Signed .......... Date ..............~ .. / .~-:i.. ~P<? .~. ~ ..................... iii Acknowledgments My advisor, Dr. Mike McNamee at the University of Gloucestershire forced me to challenge myself in ways I had not done before. For this I thank him. Special thanks are due to Dr. Chris Stevenson, Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of New Brunswick. For his unwavering confidence and patience I am deeply grateful. To the many scholars, colleagues, and friends who have taken the time to discuss the issues surrounding children and sport, and to support me in this very challenging endeavour, lowe a great deal. Without them this thesis would not have been completed. In particular I wish to thank Dr. Scott Fleming for his support and confidence that I would complete this project, and the Bull family in Cheltenham for their encouragement and unflagging moral support. While many warned me of the perils of undertaking a full time teaching position prior to completing the doctorate, without having taken that risk I would never have discovered Fredericton and the University of New Brunswick, and the wonderful friends I have made in the last three years. I wish to thank my running partners: Rudy, Sydney, Margaret, and Marion, and also Coley and Simon for their endurance and patience throughout this ultra­ marathon, which spanned two continents and five years. Each of these individuals provided both distraction and encouragement along the long and often lonely path to completion. I take full responsibility for the errors and omissions in this work. In memory to my own childhood, I dedicate this dissertation to my mother, Ruth Tymowski. iv And because I am happy and dance and sing, They think they have done me no injury, And are gone to praise God and his Priest and King, Who make up a heaven of our misery. Blake, William. (1794) 'The Chimney Sweeper', In M. H. Abrams (ed.) (1987) The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Sh Ed. New York: W.W. Norton, p. 1329. v TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Abstract. .................................................................................................................................. ii Author's Declaration ............................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................... iv T able of Contents ................................................................................................................... vi 1.0 Chapter One: Introduction ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Background Clarification and Assumptions ............................................................. 2 1.3 Thesis Outline ......................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Chapter Two: A Theory of Harm ......................................................................... 7 2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Feinberg's Three Senses of Harm .......................................................................... 9 2.3 Interests ................................................................................................................. 1 0 2.3 The Relative Importance of the Harm ................................................................... 13 2.5 Mediating Maxims ................................................................................................. 14 2.6 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 16 3.0 Chapter Three: Children's Experiences In High-Performance Sport ............ 17 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 17 3.2 The Nature of High-Performance Sport ................................................................ 17 3.3 Coach-Athlete Relationships ................................................................................. 19 3.3.1 Trust ...................................................................................................................... 23 3.3.2 Consent ................................................................................................................. 24 3.4 Early Entry ............................................................................................................. 26 3.5 Risks and Harms ................................................................................................... 27 3.5.1 Physical Harms ..................................................................................................... 32 3.5.2 Psychological Harms ............................................................................................. 36 3.5.2.1 Disordered Eating .................................................................................................. 37 3.5.2.2 Stress and Burnout in Young Athletes ................................................................. .42 3.5.2.3 Achievement by Proxy ........................................................................................... 44 3.5.3 The Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances ................................................ .47 3.5.4 Sexual Abuse and Harassment in Sport ............................................................... 49 3.6 Parents .................................................................................................................. 50 3.7 Coaches ...............................................................................................................
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