Sport Flashcards
What are the benefits of sport?
fitness
stres buster
healt
self confidence
character building
teamwork
socialising
constructive use of time
explain the fitness
many sports require a great amount of athleticism so people indulging in sports gradually become fitter
What does indulging in mean?
to treat yourself - enjoy doing something
explain stress buster
‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’ is a cliche - but it’s true : most sports involve excercise, which facilitates soothing of the mind and endorphins are released
What are endorphins?
feel good hormones and stress busters - they induce a relaxing feeling
What does facilitating mean?
speeding up
explain health
regularly indulging in sports helps keeping the immune system strong - physical and emotional health
synonym for self confidence
self-esteem
self-worth
explain self confidence
your health is improving, you’re generally fitter, you feel better about yourself
What do sports do when it comes to self esteem
they definitely fulfil the criterion of contributing towards the growth of someone’s self-esteem
explain character building
all sports have an outcome, therefore winning as well as losing is inevitable - the realisation of this makes us stronger ; we accept that there are also hardships in life and we are better at taking losses with grace and move on
what does sport increase?
our stamina/endurance
explain teamwork
team sports in particular inculcate in players team spirit and values and skills like leadership, communication and sacrifice - these valueas are indispensable if one is to lead a good life
tr. inculcate in
vcepiti v glavo
instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction
what does it mean to be indispensable
absolutely necessary
explain socialisng
sports enhance the social life of a person - interaction with other people (on your side or your opponents) ; keep one away from becoming anti-social
explain constructive use of time
one uses their physical energy in a positive way
what important vocabulary words should you remember from sport?
athleticism
indulging in
facilitate
endorphins
induce
immune system
fulfil the criterion
winning as well as losing is inevitable
stamina
inculcate in
leadership, communication and sacrifice
indispensable
enhance the social life
interaction
anti-social
physical energy
how do amateurs play sports
-take part (in) just for enjoyment
-participation is more important than the result
-train in their spare time
-they choose to play
-sport is a leisure activity
how do professionals play sports?
-take part for money
-winning is the most important thing(the more they win the more they earn)
-train full time
-they have to play when they are told to
-sport is work
in what way can non monitored competitive sports harm athletes?
physically
mentally
socially
What happens in case if certain behaviour/attitude transgresses/disregards the rules of sport?
athletes can be exposed to physical and emotional pain, risk of injury, mutilation, death
What is transgression
and act that goes against a law
What are athletes constantly exposed to?
extreme stress,
depression,
intense pressure - possible eating disorders
What can eating disorders do to an athlete?
make them have a potentially deadly relationship with food
What poses a health risk connected to performance?
performance enhancing drugs
How should we protect child athletes?
there should be measures to prevent exploitation and abuse
What is a bad mentality to have as an athlete and what does it lead to?
win-at-all-costs mentality leads to attitude problems
badminton
racket
shuttlecock
tennis
racket
court
fishing
bait
rod
hook
waders
waders trns.
škornji
volleyball
umpire
referee
Who is an umpire in volleyball?
the referee on a platform
golf
course
stroke
club
club trns.
palica
ice-hockey
rink
boxing
ring
gymnastics
pommel horse
vault
parallel bars
beam
rings
floor
skiing
poles
lift
run
boots
goggles
bindings
cable car
cable car trns.
gondola
what kinds of snorkelling/skindiving do we know?
diving
scuba-diving
freediving
Is skinny dipping connected to snorkelling and why/why not?
no, skinny dipping is swimming naked
windsurfing
board
wind
waves
athletics
stadium
hurdles
relay
pole vault
javelin throw
high jump
long jump
triple jump
relay trns.
štafeta
pole vault trns.
skok s palico
javelin throw trns.
met kopja
showjumping
saddle
hrudles
reins
When do we say that we play a sport?
when it includes a ball of somekind
Which sports do we play?
volleyball,
football
handball
When do we say we go … a sport?
when it ends in -ing
Which sports do we go …?
sailing
rowing
skiing
When do we say we do a sport?
when it ends in -ics
Which sports do we do?
gymnastics
athletics
aerobics
+ boxing, wrestling, yoga, ballet, parkour, judo, weight lifting
How do we call extreme sports?
action sports/alternative sports
What are extreme sports?
sporting events or pursuits characterized by high speeds and high risk
Who is the target audience?
it is a youth-oriented culture
What are extreme sports about?
EXHILARATION and about getting one’s kicks
What does exhilaration mean?
extreme excitement
What does ‘getting one’s kicks’ mean
seek out
indulge in
enjoy sth fun and pleasureable
What do athletes that do extreme sports do?
use skills and experience to control the risks
What is typical for an extreme sport?
few rules : typically they operate outside traditional mainstream sports
Are extreme sports individual or team?
they typically don’t involve teams: emphasise individual creativity
what do athletes get from doing extreme sports?
an adrenaline rush from inpredictability - adrenaline pumping thrills
How do we call people that try to get the adrenaline rush?
thrill seekers
Why do people like the thrill pf extreme sports?
they are hooked on the buzz of the extreme - addicted to the excitement
exmp. extreme sports
cliff jumping
bungee jumping
motocross
off-piste skiing
snowkiting
ice climbing
rock climbing
parkour
hang-gliding
paragliding
wingsuit flying
What flying accessory do we use when hang - gliding
‘zmajček’
What flying accessory do we use when paragliding
parachute
What flying accessory do we use when wingsuit flying
a suit
What sports do people in the UK do most?
cricket
football
rugby
tennis
golf
horse racing
polo
fishing/angling
snooker
darts
rowing
cricket
england’s traditional sport
football
most popular sport in the UK
rugby
increasing in popularitiy
tennis
Wimbledon - the oldest tennis tournament(1877)
What is typical for tennis?
-outdoor grass courts
-all-white dress code for competitors
-strawberries and cream are traditionally consumed
golf
Scotland - home of golf
horse racing
‘sport of kings’ ;
the Derby
Grand National
polo
brought from India
darts
pub game
rowing
the University Boat Race (Oxford and Cambridge)
the Thames - for almost 200 years, late March or early April
What are the focus group for childen in sport and their negative aspects?
national and international athletes - ELITE CHILD ATHLETES
Who are the perpetrators for children in sport?
coaches or trainers
peers or team mates
significant adults
What kind of harm can child athletes edure?
emotional harm
sexually harassing behaviour
physically harmful treatment
self-harming behaviour
In what way can child athletes be emotionally harmed?
being critisized about the performance
being embarassed or humiliated
being bullied
being shouted and sworn at
What is a bad way of critisizing a child?
damaging/adverse/hostile criticism
What is a proper way of critisizing a child?
valid/justifiable/constructive criticism
What types of sexual harassment can children endure?
- non-physical
- between sexual harassment and sexual harm
- sexual harm
What is non-physical sexual harassment?
- being subject to sexist jokes
- being whistled or leered at
- having sexual comments made about your appearance
What is between sexual harassment and sexual harm?
- being touched during instruction in a way that makes you uncomfortable
- having someone expose themselves to you
What counts as sexual harm?
forced kissing
sexual abuse
What types of physically harmful treatment exist?
contact physical abuse
non-contact physical abuse
excessive intensive training
performance-enhancing drugs
excessive dieting
What counts as contact physical abuse
slapping
beating
spanking
shoving
What counts as non-contact physical abuse
- requiring an athlete to remain motionless
- isolation in a confined space
- denying use of the toilet
- access to needed water, food, sleep
Examples of excessive intense training
- overtraining or competing through injury and exhaustion
- returning to training too soon after an injury
What does it mean if someone uses performance-enhancing drugs
the use of prohibited substances to unfairly improve sporting performance
Why do child athletes forced to excessive dieting
to change body shape
achieve/mantain the perfect weight
Why do child athletes self harm?
- negative self-image and body image
- failing in competition -> comparing yourself to other athletes
- overtraining and physical exhaustion
- the pressures and resentment at being forced by adults to a sport you don’t like
Examples of self harm?
cutting, scratching, inhaling substances, overdosing, attempting suicide
