Gamesmanship coaches may gain advantages by violating eligibility, recruiting and practice rules just as gamesmanship athletes gain an advantage using illegal performance enhancing drugs. Must Be Willing to Lose . In sports, as in business and politics, the more important it is to win, the higher the stakes, the harder it is to adhere to ethical standards. If you are not willing to lose, you have to be willing to do whatever it takes to win. Counterfeit Victories .
Victories attained by cheating or other forms of unethical conduct are counterfeit.
Coaches must remind themselves and their athletes that true sports is a process of pursuing victory with honor. It is the way sports ought to be played. Many rules are designed to prevent conduct that creates unnecessary risks of injury. Integrity of the Sport . Every sport has developed over the years with rule refinements.