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INTEGRITY – Let’s Think About It

Integrity is the integration of outward actions and inner values. A person (or an organisation) with integrity does what they say they will do in accordance with their values, beliefs and principles. A person of integrity can be trusted because he or she never veers from inner values.

A sport that displays integrity can often be recognised as honest and genuine in its dealings, championing good sportsmanship, providing safe, fair and inclusive environments for all involved. It will also ‘play by the rules’ that are defined by its code. A sport that generally displays integrity has a level of community confidence, trust and support behind them. The impact of this on their business cannot be underestimated.

Integrity in Sport can lead to:

• increased participation - loyalty of members and the attraction of new members
• financially viable - through membership, attraction of sponsors and funding grants
• attraction of participants who want to be associated with a healthy, successful brand

Activities and behaviors that define sport as lacking integrity include: creating an unfair advantage or the manipulation of results; Behaviors demonstrated by parents, spectators, coaches and competitors are also a significant integrity issue for sport.

The integrity of a sport will be judged by its participants, spectators, sponsors, the general public and more often than not, the media. The survival of a sport therefore relies on ensuring that ‘the sport is the same on the outside as it is on the inside’ and remains true to its values, principles and rules.

Sport ethics and its importance?

Ethics is the system that reinforces acceptable behaviors or values thereby ensuring a level of integrity or good character is maintained. Sport ethics helps us see and differentiate right from wrong. For example, we know that a person that attempts to downgrade the efforts of a fellow coach and tries ‘poach’ students is breaking the rules. They break the ethical code of DanceSport by being dishonest and cheating. Their integrity is bought into question through their actions. In this sense ‘ethics’ are the overarching systems and concepts that dictate integrity. Such systems in sport include defined values, codes of conducts, bi-laws, rules, policies and the implementation of these policies and rules.

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Let’s all work together for these ideals in our chosen sport.

New Policies

DanceSport Australia has recently approved and published two new policies of importance to us all. These can be viewed by accessing the links below, or by via the tabs on the web site - "About DanceSport" and "Other Competition Rules".

1. Social Media Policy

and

2. National Council Election Regulations Policy

Newsletter From Your President

Members News March 2013 - From Your President - Don McRobert - Keeping You Up To Date                                

Your DSA National Council works hard in your best interests attending to many issues on a day by day basis.

A number of us spend more than 20 hours each week in a voluntary capacity handling these issues and to develop ongoing strategy in the best interests of Dancesport in Australia, much of it in the background and unheard of by the average member.

The door is now open encouraging all to join in to a more fair and equitable system. You have a Board that wishes to treat everyone and every organisation equally and listen to all members’ concerns.

Your Commissions are now outward looking and will be asked to obtain input from all interest groups before making recommendations to National Council.

The following articles will be of interest - 

We welcome ANDA as a long standing society of teachers of Dancing in Australia joining us as an examining body. We look forward to their association with us and look forward to other groups joining us in various capacities in the future.

Read on for more articles and the full newsletter - click here ..........

A Message from the President

To All Members of Dancesport Australia

This note especially thanks those hundreds of people, who made such a great effort to support changes to the constitution of Dancesport Australia.

 We were very successful in our bid on your behalf.

 We now move forward to do more in developing Dancesport for all in Australia. With your ideas, your help and your continuing participation we look forward to everyone working together to achieve greatness in Dancesport.

 We the Board of Directors of Dancesport Australia thank you for your support.

 Best wishes to all

 Don

Don Mc Robert JP

President Dancesport Australia