SC Contemporary Issues 2 Flashcards
Name three reasons to take drugs in sport.
physiological, psychological and social.
What are the four categories of consequence that can arise from taking drugs in sport?
Morality, health/well-being, legality and role modelling.
How has technology changed sport today?
officiating, clothing, comfort, training, nutrition, safety, materials, medicine, motion analysis
What are the roles of the media?
Inform, Educate, Entertain and Advertise.
Name 4 positive impacts of the media on sport.
Fair decisions by officials, more money into sport, more people can watch it from home, role models.
Name 4 negative impacts of the media on sport.
Minimal coverage for some sports, no private life, more likely to cheat due to pressure, reinforcing stereotypes.
What is the golden triangle?
The relationship between the sport, sponsorship and the media.
What are the advantages of sponsorship to the performer?
full time training as costs are covered, financial security, full concentration of sport.
What are the disadvantages of sponsorship to the sponsor?
Badly behaved athletes reflects on the sponsor, uncertain investment, if events disrupted then the media coverage is not gained.
Name 4 reasons participants might be violent.
Cheating, health, legality and role-modelling.
Name 4 reasons spectators might be violent.
Importance of results, crowd behaviour, emotional intensity, sledging, frustration
What are some of the solutions to violence in sport?
Technology, rule changes, more severe penalties, education
What was Baron Pierre de Coubertin?
Founder of the modern Olympics, he was a french aristocrat.
Was the Olympics amateur or professional at the beginning?
Amateur
What does the IOC stand for?
International Olympic Committee
