Aggression and violence in sport: A reply to Kerr's rejoinder

In response to Ken's (1999) rejoinder to the International Society of Sport Psychology's (ISSP) Position Stand (PS) on aggression and violence in spor t (Tenenbaum, Stewart, Singer, & Duda, 1997), this reply refutes Ken's crit icisms and further advocates the recommendations provided by the ISSP to dr astically reduce aggression among athletes and spectators. Specifically, th is paper answers Ken's (1999) accusations that the PS fails to provide an u nderstanding of the motivation behind aggression in sport, does not disting uish between athlete and spectator violence, makes improper conclusions reg arding the media's influence, and incorrectly blames officials for inflamin g aggressive acts. Support is offered to vindicate the PS. The example cite d by Ken to discredit the PS recommendations is shown to be congruent with the ISSP's suggestions for reducing aggression and violence in sport. Reade rs are urged to approach with caution arguments that consider aggression an essential component of sport, as such views increase the risk of injury am ong participants and spectators. Additional suggestions for reducing the in cidence of aggression and violence in sport are invited.