Ethics and Deviance in sport

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

rules that dictate an individual’s conduct

Question 2

deviance

Answer 2

unacceptable behaviour in a culture

Question 3

sportsman ship

Answer 3

behaviour showing fair play and respect to opponent despite winning or losing

Question 4

effect of stimulants

Answer 4

positive
improves alertness and helps mask fatigue

negatives
can be addictive and cause heart failure

Question 4

gamesmanship

Answer 4

unethical but not illegal methods to win or gain a serious advantage

Question 4

Etiquecy

Answer 4

uphold respect and fairness

Question 4

effect of anabolic steroids

Answer 4

positives
helps to build muscle mass and train harder

negatives
increases aggression and may cause kidney damage

Question 5

effect of Diuretics

Answer 5

positives
can be used to mask other drugs and is also used to remove fluid from body that helps create weight

negatives
can cause severe dehydration

Question 6

effect of Narcotic analgesics

Answer 6

positives
helps to mask the pain caused by injury and fatigue which can worsen injury

negatives
can be highly addictive

Question 7

effect of peptides and hormone

Answer 7

positives
EPO - increases red blood cell count
HGH - builds muscle

negatives
high risk of strokes and heart issues
can cause heart disease and abnormal growth of muscles

Question 8

pros of legal supplements

Answer 8

• improves health and well being
• improved stamina and overall performance
• protein and carbs provide energy

Question 9

cons of legal supplements

Answer 9

• may contain banned substances / be contaminated
• undiscovered long term health implications
• not in the spirits of fair play

Question 10

reasons for using performance enhancing drugs

Answer 10

• having a win at all costs mentality
• pressure from coaches and teammates to win and continue to be successful
• retaliation against previous losses to ensure that an athlete will win and wont let anyone down
• aid an extra source of finance from sponsors
• pressure from politicians to make the country look successful

Question 11

case study

Answer 11

Lance Armstrong
recovered from cancer and came back into competitive cycling winning 7 titles with the help of EPO
Doctors are one step ahead of testers
Stripped of title , Banned from all sporting events and loss of sponsors

Question 12

consequence to performer of illegal drug use

Answer 12

• loss of sponsors
• poor reputation and media abuse
• titles stripped and bans
• health risks
• future potential sponsors ruined

Question 13

consequence to the sport of illegal drug use

Answer 13

• ruined reputation
• sport as a whole loses sponsors
• lose fans and supporters
• lots of pressure to clean up the act

Question 14

consequence to the society of illegal drug use

Answer 14

• can be viewed as corrupt and unethical
• poor role models
• wake up call to strive for more ethical behaviour

Question 15

issues with catching athletes using PED’s

Answer 15

• win at all costs mentality - attitude is constant and remains the same
• commercial incentives - sponsors increase the incentive to cheat
• level playing field - athletes believe everyone else at the competition is also cheating
• technology - some drugs developed are not detectable - teams doctors are always ahead of testers
• missing tests - athletes can miss 2 tests with no punishment
  State sponsored program - adds pressure to athletes to dope and help avoid detection

Question 16

drug prevention strategy

Answer 16

punishment - 2 year, 4 year or lifetime bans can be put in place alongside fines
education - coaches and athletes are educated - by governing bodies about drugs and doping so implication of actions are fully understood
reinforcing the culture - Pressures peers and coaches to speak out against PED’s
testing - an athlete can be tested at any time in or out of competition and compared to biological passport

Question 17

causes of player violence in sports

Answer 17

• win at all costs mentality
• being over aroused
• aggression and frustration with team and ref
• drugs

Question 18

causes of spectator violence

Answer 18

• pride and masculinity and arousal of fans
• effect of drugs and alcohol
• deindividuation
• media impact
• team frustration

Question 19

implications of violence on the sport

Answer 19

• reduce the rate of participation within sports
• fixtures banned or cancelled
• rule changes to ensure violence won’t reoccur

Question 20

implications of violence on the performer

Answer 20

• athlete can be banned or lose place within squad
• can lose sponsors and reputation
• players can receive large fines

Question 21

implications of violence on the society

Answer 21

• spectators enjoy violence and believe it adds to a game
• sporting events of high tension leads to increased violence

Question 22

Strategies to prevent player violence

Answer 22

• education
• VAR
  -red and yellow cards
• fines and bans

Question 23

Strategies to prevent spectator violence

Answer 23

• police
• ban spectators from events
• alcohol bans
• seated stadium

Question 24

illegal sports betting

Answer 24

betting in countries where betting is illegal
- often involves syndicates pressurising an athlete to fix a match results
- ruins reputation of the sport
- encourages athletes to get involved
- encourages illegal gambling

Question 25

match fixing

Answer 25

an action or practice of dishonesty determining the outcome of a game due to bets on players or officials
- players will earn a huge sum of money
- Euros 2009

Question 26

sport fixing

Answer 26

when an aspect of competition is dishonestly predetermined
- player receiving a yellow card