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title: "Fair Play and Friendly Competition"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-12-fair-play-and-friendly-competition"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Fair Play and Friendly Competition

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/friendly-competition.jpg)   12 June 2024

With football’s European Championships about to kick off, it’s likely that young fans will be inspired to take to the pitch themselves – or perhaps they’re naturally sporty already. High-profile tournaments such as this can be a great opportunity to teach children and young people about what constitutes being ‘a good sport’ – not just in terms of technique, but also attitude.

This guide collates our expert’s tips for encouraging fair play and friendly competition between children. It will help you to ensure that they can relish an enjoyable game of football, rugby or something else entirely — without unhealthy approaches to winning and losing polluting what could be an uplifting experience for all.

**Sources**

<https://www.yourschoolgames.com/taking-part/joining-competitions/reframing-competition/>

<https://www.yourschoolgames.com/taking-part/joining-competitions/reframing-competition/aac/>

[https://www.fairplayinternational.org](https://www.fairplayinternational.org/)

<https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7e208240f0b62305b80fa4/Going_20the_20extra_20mile_20-_20excellence_20in_20competitive_20school_20sport.pdf>

<https://www.afpe.org.uk/>

<https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fd68f9f1d3a0001d32adbc/Enhancing_physical_education_provision_and_improving_access_to_sport_and_physical_activity_in_school.pdf>

<https://www.youthsporttrust.org/school-support/free-resources>

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