Ethics In Sport Flashcards
What is sportsmanship?
Appropriate, polite and fair behaviour while performing
What’s gamesmanship?
Bending the rules to get an advantage, without breaking them
Why do players resort to deviance/ gamesmanship?
•Competitions
•Advantage
•Pressure
5 motivations behind sporting violence?
•Retaliation
•The sport itself
•Tension
•Lack of punishment
•Frustration
What are Beta Blockers?
a performance enhancing drug
What effects do beta blockers have on the body?
•Reduce the effects of adrenaline on the body
•Side effects
What are the side effects of Beta Blockers?
•Nausea (feeling sick).
•Poor circulation, which can cause •heart problems.
•Tiredness.
•Weakness.
How do Beta Blockers reduce the effects of adrenaline?
They do this through reducing muscle tension (tightness), heart rate and blood pressure
Theee types of performance enhancing drugs
•Stimulants
•anabolic agents
•beta blockers
Three cons of performance enhancing drugs?
•Banned if caught
•immoral
•health risks
Three pros of performance enhancing drugs?
•cope with pressure better
•increased income
•fame and sponsorship
Negative effects of PEDs on sports?
•harm reputation
•lost sponsorship