Ethics and Deviance in sport Flashcards
ethics
rules that dictate an individual’s conduct
deviance
unacceptable behaviour in a culture
sportsman ship
behaviour showing fair play and respect to opponent despite winning or losing
effect of stimulants
positive
improves alertness and helps mask fatigue
negatives
can be addictive and cause heart failure
gamesmanship
unethical but not illegal methods to win or gain a serious advantage
Etiquecy
uphold respect and fairness
effect of anabolic steroids
positives
helps to build muscle mass and train harder
negatives
increases aggression and may cause kidney damage
effect of Diuretics
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
effect of Narcotic analgesics
positives
helps to mask the pain caused by injury and fatigue which can worsen injury
negatives
can be highly addictive
effect of peptides and hormone
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
pros of legal supplements
- improves health and well being
- improved stamina and overall performance
- protein and carbs provide energy
cons of legal supplements
- may contain banned substances / be contaminated
- undiscovered long term health implications
- not in the spirits of fair play
reasons for using performance enhancing drugs
- 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
case study
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
consequence to performer of illegal drug use
- loss of sponsors
- poor reputation and media abuse
- titles stripped and bans
- health risks
- future potential sponsors ruined
consequence to the sport of illegal drug use
- ruined reputation
- sport as a whole loses sponsors
- lose fans and supporters
- lots of pressure to clean up the act
consequence to the society of illegal drug use
- can be viewed as corrupt and unethical
- poor role models
- wake up call to strive for more ethical behaviour
issues with catching athletes using PED’s
- 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
drug prevention strategy
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
causes of player violence in sports
- win at all costs mentality
- being over aroused
- aggression and frustration with team and ref
- drugs
causes of spectator violence
- pride and masculinity and arousal of fans
- effect of drugs and alcohol
- deindividuation
- media impact
- team frustration
implications of violence on the sport
- reduce the rate of participation within sports
- fixtures banned or cancelled
- rule changes to ensure violence won’t reoccur
implications of violence on the performer
- athlete can be banned or lose place within squad
- can lose sponsors and reputation
- players can receive large fines
implications of violence on the society
- spectators enjoy violence and believe it adds to a game
- sporting events of high tension leads to increased violence
