Sport Flashcards
How many players are in a basketball, football, netball and cricket team respectively?
On the field / court…
11, 5, 7 and 11 respectively.
Name 3 common forms of corruption in sport.
Match fixing, bribing officials and the use of performance enhancing drugs (doping).
Harvard University researchers name 4 main reasons why doping is harmful to sports. What are they?
- It damages the health of athletes.
- It undermines interest in sport.
- It damages the sport’s reputation.
- It gives doped athletes an unfair advantage.
http://ethics.harvard.edu/blog/economics-corruption-sports-special-case-doping
What are examples of extreme sports?
Why are they called ‘extreme’?
Snowboarding, skateboarding, wake boarding , BASE jumping , parkour and …extreme ironing????
They are usually individual sports that are often considered dangerous.
What is an adrenalin junkie?
A person who likes to get an adrenalin rush…usually by doing something that involves risk.
http://stress.about.com/od/situationalstress/a/adrenaline0528.htm
What sports are the most popular in your country?
... In the world?
Soccer, Silat, martial arts, badminton, polo and sepak takraw.
Soccer, cricket, field hockey and tennis.
Which country was the first country to host the Southeast Asian Games and in what year?
Thailand in 1959.
Who was the first ‘billion dollar player’ in sport?
Top players often earn a lot of their money when they are not playing…what are the other ways they can gain earnings?
Tiger Woods
Through sponsorship and appearance fees.
When and where will the next Summer Olympic Games be held?
August the 5th, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What is sport medicine or SEM?
A branch of medicine that deals with fitness and/ or the prevention of injuries. (Sport Exercise Medicine)
What do you call someone who is reporting/ broadcasting a game live?
A commentator.
What does FIFA stand for?
Federation Internationale de Football Association
