Media In sports Flashcards
Outline the advantages of hosting international competition
- A country’s own gain not notoriety
- Country gaining money
- More tourism
- Help your economy
Explain how ICT may be used to record and monitor involvement & performance in sport?
Video officials can observe things they otherwise could not
Outline the disadvantages of hosting international competition:
- political risks
- economic risks
- cultural risks
Explain the disadvantages of the media in sport
Pressure encourages deviant behaviour
Playing players who are not necessary best
Media decides who is bought
Can make sports disliked
Give examples of unsuitable sponsorship and state why you think this is:
Lance Armstrong - doping scandle
Gillette and Tiger Woods
Floyd Mayweather
Define sponsorship
Supporting an event, person etc financially or through the provision of product
Name any technology used in current day sport
VAR
Explain the advantages of sponsorship to a performer
Free / discounted items
Expand your brand
Pays financial benefits
Explain the disadvantages of sponsorship to spectators
It means there is breaks in the game and can sometimes stop the action. Also some sponsors might be controversial
Define what is meant by a seed in relation to competitions and explain why they exist?
Every team / player has a number the lower the number the better
Explain how the directors / writers influence on what might be seen or said affects the way in which sport it covered/ perceived?
They focus on the exciting bits and controversy
State 2 advantages of commercialisation in sport
More money
Grown the sport
Define commercialisation
The exploitation of an organisation or activity for profit
Describe how one type of media can be used positively
Adverts as it can show the most exciting parts and anyone can see it
State the different types of media
Tv
Social media
Adverts
Newspaper
Posters
Explain the media’s involvement in sport may be positive
Increased standards
Improved behaviour
Clubs gain financial benefits
More role models
Identify one sportsperson who has been poorly portrayed in the media
Lance Armstrong & Mason Greenwood
Explain why a club may struggle to get sponsored?
Sponsors might not be willing to give money to a team that is not playing well
State the difference between amateur and professional sport
A pro has a contract letting them get paid
Describe (with examples) how technological advancements have improved performances in sport
Fitness trackers and heart rate monitors mean athletes can make sure they stay fit
VAR make sure (sometimes) no mistakes can be made making players play better
Explain how the media’s involvement in sport may be negative
Negative stories about clubs affecting them financially
More pressure
Players being ridiculed
State two advantages of commercialisation in sport
More money
Grown the sport
Define commercialisation
The exploitation of an organisation or activity for profit
Describe how one type of media can be positively used
Adverts as it can show the most exciting parts and anyone can see it
