Please do not remove this page Don’t be so sensitive, sledging is part of the game Martin, Lisa https://research.usc.edu.au/discovery/delivery/61USC_INST:ResearchRepository/12126212510002621?l#13126954170002621 Martin, L. (2013). Don’t be so sensitive, sledging is part of the game. The Conversation, 5 December 2013. https://research.usc.edu.au/discovery/fulldisplay/alma99449559202621/61USC_INST:ResearchRepository Document Type: Published Version USC Research Bank: https://research.usc.edu.au
[email protected] CC BY V4.0 Copyright © 2013 The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Downloaded On 2021/09/25 17:48:48 +1000 Please do not remove this page 26/02/2016 Don't be so sensitive, sledging is part of the game Don’t be so sensitive, sledging is part of the game December 5, 2013 6.45am AEDT Lisa Martin Lecturer in Sport Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast By developing effective concentration and cognitive strategies, athletes can learn to ignore or reframe comments by their opposition. AAP Image/Dave Hunt In cricket it’s known as sledging; in basketball, it’s trash talk; in ice hockey, chirping. Whatever you prefer to call it, the banter that occurs between players, whether it is on the field, court, or in the rink, is firmly etched into the fabric of sporting culture. Cricket sledging can be traced back to some onfield banter between Australian bowler Ernie Jones and English cricketer W. G. Grace at a 1896 Test match, after Grace reacted verbally to Jones' shortpitched delivery.