drugs in sport Flashcards

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social reasons for drug taking

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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

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anaebolic streoids

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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

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who would liekly take anaeobic steroids

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power athletes e.g spirnters

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side effects

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liver damage

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beta blockers

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helps calm individual down decrease anxity

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benefits of beta blockers

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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

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who most liekly to use beta blockers

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precision and accuracy e.g darts

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side effect of beta blaockers

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tiredness
slower heart rate
low blood pressure

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EPO

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NATURAL HORMONE PRODUCED IN KIDNEYS TO INCREASE RED BLOOD CELLS

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why is EPO taken

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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

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who would take EPO

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endurance athletes e.g cyclist or marthaton runner

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side effects of EPO

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blood clooting, strokes , or even death

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neagtive implications of drug taking

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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

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strategies for eliminating drugs

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-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

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issues with the current drug systems

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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

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arguments for drug taking

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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

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against drug taking

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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

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commercialisaiton

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makigng profit

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what are the three elements of the golden triangle

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BULL SHIT MADDIE
business
sport
media

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adv of sport from the golden traingle

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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

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dis of sport within the golden triangle

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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

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adv of media on sport

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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

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dis of media on sport

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traditional nature of sport is lost e.g rule structures
, timings aadapted to suit demands of tv or sponsors
lower income faimies may not be able to watch as costs too much/discrimnative

more breaks in play can disrupt specators experinece of watching the sport

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postive effacts of sponsorhip and commmercial deals on sport perfomers

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increases wages, prize money

perfomers are placed more in pubic eye

increased funding for specialist equipment and support and training

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dis of sponsorship on sports performers

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increased pressure to win, win at all costs, increased risk of drug taking

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positive effects of sponsorship on sport

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increase funding to sport

increase funding to provide technology