drugs in sport Flashcards
social reasons for drug taking
wint at all costs mentality
fame and fortune attached to success
pressure to win
poor role models drg taking seen to be acceptable e.g cycling
WFPP
pretty females walking
anaebolic streoids
artificall procued hormones e.g THG
aid in the storage of proteins
promote msucle growth
increased strength and power
less fat in muscle;lean body weight
allow athlete to train for lnger wat higher intensity without descrease in fatigue
who would liekly take anaeobic steroids
power athletes e.g spirnters
side effects
liver damage
beta blockers
helps calm individual down decrease anxity
benefits of beta blockers
used to improve accuracy
in precsion sports
steady the nerves
keep heart rate low
aid perfomace anxiety
decrease trembe in hands
diwn arteries to increaae blood flow but reduce involuntary muscle spasms
who most liekly to use beta blockers
precision and accuracy e.g darts
side effect of beta blaockers
tiredness
slower heart rate
low blood pressure
EPO
NATURAL HORMONE PRODUCED IN KIDNEYS TO INCREASE RED BLOOD CELLS
why is EPO taken
stimulates red blood cell production
increase in oxygen capcity of the body
incresed amount of wor perfomenace
travle for longer without fatifuing
can recover more quickly from training
who would take EPO
endurance athletes e.g cyclist or marthaton runner
side effects of EPO
blood clooting, strokes , or even death
neagtive implications of drug taking
threates spirit of sport
ruins reputaion of the sport
e.g tour de france
provides neagtive role models to children
indivduals
it can be damaging to their health
may lose their good reputation
loss of income
loss of sponsorship deals
legal action such as fines and bans
end up in jail like Marion Jones
bad emotional wellbeing
social isolation from peers
strategies for eliminating drugs
-ukad
-WADA-used to montior and fight against use of drugs
we=hereabouts system-supplys details of athletes wherwabouts so they can be located at any time and anywhere for testing, without advance notice
-name and shame performers
issues with the current drug systems
hard to check people training abroad
new tchonoloys makes perfomers one step ahead of drug testers
different counteies and sports have different regualtions of drugs
arguments for drug taking
detection is not always effective;sport performers can always be one ahead as new tachology and drugs come out
sacrifies madeby a perfomer is a personal choice
if evryone takes them, it levles the playing filed and increases performance standards
against drug taking
health risks and dangerous side effects
creates negative role models
pressure to take dugs increases from coaches
taking drugs is cheating
only richer counteries can afford them
drug taking is illegal
commercialisaiton
makigng profit
what are the three elements of the golden triangle
BULL SHIT MADDIE
business
sport
media
adv of sport from the golden traingle
improved facilties to benefit both perfomers and specators
increased income to the sport for alloing events to be televised-helps grassort levels and elite performers
increased promotion of sport to gain more fans and increase its popularity
FIP
dis of sport within the golden triangle
media and sponsors can dictate kick of times to th determent of sport performer
media and sponsor can change the nature of the sporting activity-intdouding longer breaks in play to allow for advertising
sponsrorchip deals can increase the pressure to win
adv of media on sport
increases profit of sport and indivudal perfomers within sport
increases particaotion as people see it on TV and more likely will want to do it
increases specators as able to access it wherever they are
