ethics and deviance in sport Flashcards
what is deviance
behaviour that differs from the norms and values of sport
usually driven by ‘win at all costs’ attitude
what is violence
physical force with the intention of harming an individual, group or property
drugs and doping
substances used to improve/change human performance
gambling in sport
fixture or competition played to a pre-determined result
who bans drugs
world anti doping agency
why are some drugs banned
they are performance enhancing
ped: hgh
-inc bone, muscle and cartilage growth
-occurs naturally in the body
-improved power and strength
ped: anabolic steroids
forms of testosterone
-stimulates muscle growth and aggression
ped: beta blockers
-control hr and calm nerves
-used with fine motor skills
ped: epo
-occurs naturally and controls red blood cell production
-synthetic version of hormone inc o2 carrying capacity
-improved endurance
ped: blood doping
removing blood from body and red blood cells re-transfused before event
-inc red blood cells
-inc endurance
ped: diuretics
-rapid weight loss by inc water expelled
-masking agent to flush illegal drugs or dilute them
legal: creatine
improves recovery of ATP/PC system
legal: caffeine
-helps train harder and longer
-clearer thinking and greater concentration
legal: bicarbonate/soda loading
-help buffer effects of lactic acid
legal: carb replenishment
-aid energy replenishment
-powders, gells, sports drinks, carb loading
legal: glucosamine
-maintaining cartilage
recovery formulas
-eg protein powder
-speeds up recovery and /or make it more effective
-eg muscle growth
advantages of legal supplements
-improve general health and sporting performance
-inc duration of sports performance
disadvantages of legal supplements
-some don’t do what they say
-health implications from taking supplements for prolonged period of time on digestive system
-high sugar sweets lead to decay
physiological reasons for drug use
-improve performance by altering the body physically
social reasons for drug use
-pressure from coach, peer, country, politics
-everyone is doing it
-think they won’t get caught
-win at all costs attitude
-state sponsored programmes
psychological reasons for drug use
-improve performance through altering brain function
consequences of drug use for performer
improved performance
-unfair advantage
physiological health
-addiction, health problems
psychological health
-mental health, mood swings, aggression, depression
punishment
-law breaking, banned, lose medals
reputation
-ruined career and name