Discrimination In Tennis Case Study

After further investigations about Billy’s situation it has been brought to the light of an unethical problem dealing with discrimination of race. Billy is a great player and deserves to be on the Tennis Team at USG, but due to Coach Vines’ racial discrimination he wasn’t warranted the opportunity to play on the team. This problem devastated Billy and he turned to his father for some assistance, since his dad has been through similar situations and didn’t want his son to go through the same thing. His father asked for assistance from the director to ensure his son wasn’t being discriminated against because of his race. To approach this situation all information regarding Billy and his tennis statistics needs to be reviewed and as well as
Coach Vines need to explain his actions for not allowing Billy to be on the team to ensure that it’s not discrimination of race. This unethical discrimination of race still exists after many years of trying to get away from it, but it’s still instilled in many people, even though the world is changing. There are many ways that this could affect Billy because he’s not use to being in these situations and possibly upset him which could lead to him not wanting to participate in playing
Coach Vines need to resign if he feels that strongly about an African American being on his tennis team. Billy could be a great asset to the team and offer many opportunities for them to win many matches or even a championship. Also Coach Vine could be a stakeholder on the account that he could lose his job and be seen as a racist, where no school would hire him. Also the athletic department could be a stakeholder, the students might not want to join any of the school’s sports teams that wouldn’t allow anyone of ethnic descent, students my see that as unfair. This issue needs to be discussed and looked further into to prevent a discrimination case and it all starts with Coach Vines. Coach Vines should reevaluate his decision and try to find a reason as to why he won’t allow Billy to play tennis. Coach Vines decision is wrong if his reason is based on Billy’s skin color his decisions as a coach should be from an educator stance not one of personal preference. Those who do not see an issue in his decision may view the unethical dilemma a bit differently. Opposers may view Coach Vines decision as being based on the fact that maybe Coach Harris thought Billy wasn’t a good player or wouldn’t be a great