GEORGE GMELCH: BASE BALL MAGIC -hitter: fate controls whether or not the ball will be a homerun or not,
the average hitter only gets one hit in every four trips and the best
hitters only get one hit in every three
-fielding, chance does not play a role at all.
WHY ARE SPORTS PEOPLE SO PREOCUUPIED WITH “MAGIC”?
ROUTINES AND RITUALS
Sports require skill, knowledge and a healthy physic. Many times, a match may Players follow a daily routine in order to try and control chance
not go as what the coach or teammates had planned, no matter how much work Routines are comforting and bring order into their world and it also
they have put in. In that instance, players may seek other means to control the helps the player pay attention.
outcome of a game and let go of the necessary skills and knowledge. Thus, as Their routines become rituals
according to Gmelch, they will use three other forms of sport requirements:
rituals, taboos and fetishes, in order to control chance and obtain their desired RITUAL- a system or collection of religious or other rites which are
outcome. done in a specific procedure.
according to Gmelch, they are sometimes irrational.
FISHING MAGIC: Players also use taboos and fetishes in order to reduce chance and bring
Trobriander’s two forms of fishing luck
Inner lagoon, where many fish occurred and little danger TABOO- proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
The open sea, where the amount of fish varied and danger is present FETISH- an object admired as being inhabited by a spirit, which a
1. Malinowski= realized that magic was not used in the lagoon but person is usually obsessed with
only skill and knowledge, however, magic was used in the open sea
to ensure safety and fish
Most rituals are personal and performed by individuals and are done
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS:
with no emotion.
Use magic to control chance -players apply pine tar to their bats to better the grip or apply black
Use it during three parts of the game: pitching, fielding and hitting strips to their cheeks to reduce the amount of sun reflected in their
-pitcher is the least player that can try and control chance eyes.
-regardless of how the pitcher performs, he depends on his own skill but
also on his teammates, the skill on the opposition and luck. rituals differ from player to player
-Denny Neagle goes to a movie on a day he is scheduled to start
the average hitter only gets one hit in every four trips and the best
hitters only get one hit in every three
-fielding, chance does not play a role at all.
WHY ARE SPORTS PEOPLE SO PREOCUUPIED WITH “MAGIC”?
ROUTINES AND RITUALS
Sports require skill, knowledge and a healthy physic. Many times, a match may Players follow a daily routine in order to try and control chance
not go as what the coach or teammates had planned, no matter how much work Routines are comforting and bring order into their world and it also
they have put in. In that instance, players may seek other means to control the helps the player pay attention.
outcome of a game and let go of the necessary skills and knowledge. Thus, as Their routines become rituals
according to Gmelch, they will use three other forms of sport requirements:
rituals, taboos and fetishes, in order to control chance and obtain their desired RITUAL- a system or collection of religious or other rites which are
outcome. done in a specific procedure.
according to Gmelch, they are sometimes irrational.
FISHING MAGIC: Players also use taboos and fetishes in order to reduce chance and bring
Trobriander’s two forms of fishing luck
Inner lagoon, where many fish occurred and little danger TABOO- proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
The open sea, where the amount of fish varied and danger is present FETISH- an object admired as being inhabited by a spirit, which a
1. Malinowski= realized that magic was not used in the lagoon but person is usually obsessed with
only skill and knowledge, however, magic was used in the open sea
to ensure safety and fish
Most rituals are personal and performed by individuals and are done
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS:
with no emotion.
Use magic to control chance -players apply pine tar to their bats to better the grip or apply black
Use it during three parts of the game: pitching, fielding and hitting strips to their cheeks to reduce the amount of sun reflected in their
-pitcher is the least player that can try and control chance eyes.
-regardless of how the pitcher performs, he depends on his own skill but
also on his teammates, the skill on the opposition and luck. rituals differ from player to player
-Denny Neagle goes to a movie on a day he is scheduled to start
