Introduction Many studies have been conducted oriented towards sport and sport violence or deviance. Many theorists contemplate the causes of violence in athletes. In sports, there are various types of violence such as violence between players, coaches and fans. When professional athletes act violently on or off the field, they leave an impression on viewers in our world of entertainment. There are many forms of deviance in sport. Professional sports are highly regarded in our entertainment industry. When professionals act violently, those watching will imitate those same violent acts. Without a doubt, teenagers and children watch professional sports. Young adults will model what they see professionals do on television and this modeling behavior is known as social learning theory. “According to Aronson, Wilson, and Akert (1999), social learning theory holds that individuals learn social behavior by first observing others and then modeling or imitating what they have seen.” An experiment was conducted by Albert Bandura in the early 1960s. Bandura asked the children to watch adults hit, kick and scream at an air-filled plastic doll known as Bobo. After the adults finished modeling these aggressive behaviors, the children had the opportunity to stay in the room with the Bobo doll. These children imitated the aggressive models and treated the doll offensively. The children who were in the control group condition, who did not see the aggressive adult, did not use aggressive means to control the doll. Based on this social learning theory, professionals should do their best to suppress their anger and not act violently on and off the field because they are modeling inappropriate behavior for our future generation. ...re/violence-sports-120307.htmEarl, Smith (2010). Sociology of sport and social theory. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Human Kinetics.Goldstein, Jeffery (1999). The attractions of violent entertainment. Department of Media and Communication Utrecht University. Hank, Nuwer (2004). The Hazing Reader. Bloomington, Indiana: Indian University Press. Lee Jason, Jeffrey Lee (2009), Sports and criminal behavior. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.Michael Atkinson, Kevin Young (2008). Deviance and social control in sport. United States of America: Human Kinetics.Randall, Collins (2008). Violence A micro-sociological theory. William Street Princeton: Princeton University Press. Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr. (1980). Wrongs in Sports: Deterring Violence in Professional Athletics, 48 ​​Fordham L. Rev. 764 Retrieved from: http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol48/iss5/5