They do, however, challenge coaches, administrators and officials to establish a culture that discourages players from breaking or even bending rules to gain an advantage either on the field or in the tangled recruiting and eligibility arenas. Under Josephson's steerage, the conference sought to establish comprehensive guidelines that encourage all members of the athletic community to give ethical behavior and character development a place at the table at least equal to that of the pursuit of victory. There are going to be more parents who expect the game to be played that way. There are going to be more people who just see the game in a different light. Precedents for ethical, self-regulating behavior in sports do exist.
Most people play tennis without referees, so as a result the tradition evolved the same as golf.
An honorable golfer or tennis player will make a call against himself. Each game has a penumbra of rules that are the traditions of the game. Rules define several things. They not only define what is fair, they really define what the game prizes or honors. Boxing prizes brute force.