Social-Culture Issues 3.2 Flashcards

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What is Blood Doping

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  • Increases RBC count
  • More RBC = higher Haemoglobin count
  • Extra o2 transported to working to muscles
  • Involves 2 pints of blood
  • Blood is frozen, re-injected
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What is PED

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Anabolic Steroids
-Allows athletes to train for harder and longer
Beta Blockers
-Control heart rate and keeps athletes calm
Stimulants
-Increase Alertness

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Advantages of Legal Supplements

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+ Dietary Supplements can build muscle

+ Staying Hydrated can benefit performance

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Disadvantages of Legal Supplements

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  • Some supplements may contain banned substances

- High levels of sugar

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Societal Consequences in Drug taking in Sport

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  • Society seen as corrupt - ‘win at all costs’
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Sporting Consequences in Drug taking in Sport

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  • Concept of fait play

- Cheating

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Performers Consequences in Drug taking in Sport

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  • Severe dangers to health

- Possible death

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Strategies to stop using illegal Drugs in Sport

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  • WADA indicates banned substances

- Drug testing can be carried out frequently

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Why is their violence in sport?

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  • Desire to Win
  • Nature of activity
  • Frustration of events
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Violence implications in Sport

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  • If violence is tackles, the society violence should also be tackled
  • spectators relish violence in some sports e.g. Boxing
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Sporting Implications in Sport

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  • Governing bodies have own disciplinary process to ensure non-violent behaviour
  • Rule changes
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Performer’s implications in Sport

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  • Education of performers is important

- Responsible for actions/fair play

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Strategies to prevent violence in Sport

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  • Education
  • Punishments
  • Law Enforcement
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14
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Match Fixing

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-When sports competition is played to a completely or partly-predetermined sport

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15
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5 factors of Commercialisation in Sport

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1) Growing Public Interest
2) Media Interest
3) Professionalism
4) Advertising
5) Sponsorship

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Growing Public Interest effect on Commercialisation

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  • Increase in sporting activities for public

- growth in spectators

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Media Interest effect on Commercialisation

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-Events televised meaning sponsors want to sponsor participants

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Professionalism effect on Commercialisation

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-Pros more likely to have more sponsors

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Advertising effect on Commercialisation

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-presents opportunities to sell more goods

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Sponsorship effect on Commercialisation

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-increased publicity and more goods to be given to the performers

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Spectatorship

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-act of watching something without taking part, related to sports spectators

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Sponsorship

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-Support an event by providing money or goods

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Positives to individuals of Commercialisation in Sport

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  • Sports can promote themselves, more participants

- More money = more/better facilities

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Negatives to individuals of Commercialisation in Sport

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  • Less popular sports attract less sponsorship

- Female/Disabled events not favoured

25
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Positives to Society of Commercialisation in Sport

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-In UK sport is fair play and equal chance to participate

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Negatives to Society of Commercialisation in Sport

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-Some sportspeople more marketable then others

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Positives to Performers of Commercialisation in Sport

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  • Performers can receive kit and equipment

- fund accommodation and travel

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Negatives to Performers of Commercialisation in Sport

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-pressure to perform well and secure sponsorship deals

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Positives to Spectators of Commercialisation in Sport

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  • Commercially supported event more exciting

- Technology - VAR, Goal line tech

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Negatives to Spectators of Commercialisation in Sport

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  • Lots of Adverts

- May spoil enjoyment and flow of sport e.g. NFL

31
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Different types of Media in Sport

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  • Television
  • Printed Press
  • Radio
  • Social Media
32
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Reasons for change/advancement in Media since 1980s

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  • 1980s Sports reporters mainly male dominated
  • Football hooliganism was rife
  • Media coverage global
33
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Effects of Media on Performers

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+ Can raise profile
+ develop career
- Increased pressure

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Effects of Media on Individual Sports

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+ Raise Profile
+ Boost participation
+ Attract more funds
- Highlight negative aspects

35
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Effects of Media on Spectators of Sports

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+ increase number of people watching
+ Rules make sports more wider influence
- Provide negative coverage

36
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Golden Triangle

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  • Media
  • Sponsorship
  • Sport
37
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Commodity

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-article that can be traded

38
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UK sport

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  • organisation whose aim to develop UK sportsmen.

- Funded by Govt. and national lottery

39
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5 Steps to UK developing individuals

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1) identifying potential talent in sport
2) Supporting an athletes lifestyle
3) Supporting an athletes coaching
4) Supporting through science/medicine etc
5) Providing world class programme

40
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3 phases in Identifying Potential talent

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Phase 1
-Range of tests - physical/generic, analysis of athletes training
Phases 2-3
-tests in medicals, screening e.g. lifestyle workshops and behavioural assessments, 6-12 months plan

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Main aim of UK Sport

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  • Invest money from National Lottery and Govt. to maximise performance of UK athletes
  • Success measured by medals won
42
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How does UK sport invest its money

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  • 70% of money
  • to National governing bodies so World Class programme can take place
  • funding athletes through Athlete performance award
43
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Role of National Institutes in developing elite sport

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  • Provide sports science/tech to elite performers

- Work with coaches to help improve performance

44
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Roles of Schools, Colleges and Clubs on Sport

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  • Provide PE and extra curricular activities
  • Govt. supplies schools with funds to develop performers
  • FA goes to schools
  • Advanced sport apprenticeships/A levels
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Roles of Universities on Sports

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  • Higher education of sports
  • Access to facilities and more sporting opportunities
  • Host centres of sporting excellence
46
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Strategies to solve drop outs and failure rates from Development programmes

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  • Failure can lead to poor performances
  • lifestyle help and support
  • Make sure supplies are there
47
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How is Modern Technology beneficial

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  • Assessing when someone has potential
  • Prosthetics
  • Hypoxic Chamber
  • Improved infrastructure
48
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Prosthetic

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-Artificial advice that substitutes a detective part of the body

49
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Hypoxic Chamber

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-Sealed room that stimulates high altitudes

50
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Precision Hydration

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-monitoring of sodium ions during sweating

51
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Drawbacks for Sports Technology

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  • Equipment expensive and led to inequality between performers
  • Only top of range technology in first world countries
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Impact of Modern Technology on Sports games

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  • Led to fairer results and removal of mistakes

- Can be controversial and takes away personal aspect

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Advantages of Modern Technology

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  • Most sports use action replays
  • VAR
  • Hawk-eye
  • Goal systems
54
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Disadvantages of Modern Technology

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  • Feel under pressure (officials)
  • Media highlights officials mistake
  • Access can be limited
55
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Advantages of Entertainment side of Modern Technology

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  • Increased entertainment, action replay

- Multiple camera angles

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Disadvantages of Entertainment side of Modern Technology

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  • Performance analysed through motion-capture

- Could reduce people turning up for events

57
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Gene Therapy

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-use of genes and genetic elements to treat human disease