Unit 6 Flashcards
What are the 5 categories of engagement patterns?
Family/friends/peers
Race/religion/culture
Gender
Disability
Age
How do family/friends/peers affect performers?
Peer groups
Role models
Support/Not supporting
How does race/religion/culture affect performers?
Stereotypes
Role models
Socio economics
How does gender affect performers?
Stereotypes
Media
Facilties
How does disability affect performers?
Sensory
Mobility
Mental
Access
Coaching
How does age affect performers?
Education
Health
Define commercialism?
The process by which a new product is introduced into the general market
Define media?
The main ways that people communicate collectively
Define sponsorship?
Where a company pay money to a team or individual in return for advertising their goods
What are the aspects of sponsorship?
Clothing/footwear - Higher quality
Equipment - Advanced skills
Facilities - Provided
Financial - Stable income for performer
What are the positive impacts of sponsorship on a performer?
Increased income, better facilities to train in, allows prize funds to be bigger, more money directed toward grassroots level
What are the negative impacts of sponsorship on a performer?
Increases pressure to perform, disrupts training by attending promotional events, use equipment that may be uncomfortable, uncomfortable clothing
What are the positive impacts of sponsorship on the sponsor itself?
Tax benefits, increased profile by association with a successful performer
What are the negative impacts of sponsorship on the sponsor itself?
Behaviour of performer, bad performance by team or individual
What are the positive impacts of media?
Increased interest in a sport
More role models created
Exemplars to copy from role models
What are the negative impacts of the media?
Media interfere with timing of events
Excess coverage of certain activities
This excess coverage discourages fans to physically watch a live sport
What does PEDS stand for?
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Give 3 reasons performers take PEDS?
Perform better to win
Become famous
Become wealthy through winnings
What are 3 physiological impacts of taking PEDS?
Reduce heart rate
Controlled adrenaline
Increased muscle
What are 3 psychological impacts of taking PEDS?
Fair playing field (feel if others are taking them then they should also)
Increased chance of success
Under pressure to perform
What are the 2 socio-cultural impacts of taking PEDS?
Fame
Wealth
What are negative impacts if a performer is caught taking PEDS?
Reputation damaged
Loss of any sponsorship
Health risk
Name the 7 PEDS?
Stimulants, Narcotic agents, Anabolic agents, Peptide hormones, Diuretics, Blood doping, Beta blockers
What are positive and negatives of stimulants and give a sporting example?
They increases mental alertness however can increase chance of stroke, e.g. 100m sprint
What are positive and negatives of narcotic agents and give a sporting example?
Reduce feeling of pain however can cause further injury when masking pain e.g. contact based sport - RUGBY
What are positive and negatives of anabolic agents and give a sporting example?
Increase rate of muscle growth, speeds up recovery process however high blood pressure and heart damage e.g. Olympic weight lifting
What are positive and negatives of peptide hormones and give a sporting example?
Increased red blood cell production - inc oxygen carrying capacity however blood thickening risk of heart attack e.g. marathon runner
What are positive and negatives of diuretics and give a sporting example?
Remove excess water from body causing weight loss however dehydration and cramps e.g. boxers to make weigh in
What are positive and negatives of beta blockers and give a sporting example?
Reduce heart rate and effects of adrenaline however poor circulation and nausea e.g. archery
What are positive and negatives of blood doping and give a sporting example?
Removal of blood that is frozen then further injected before competition for extra RBC for oxygen carrying capacity however risk of disease and heart attacks e.g. road cycling
Give 3 uses of technology in sport?
Make decisions, enhance performance, rehabilitation
Give 2 positive and negative impacts of technology on sport?
Improved design of equipment, improved analysis of performance - delay for waiting for off-field decisions (VAR), not equal for everyone (better tech = winner)
Give 2 positive and negative impacts of technology on officials/refs?
Additional help when making decisions, reinforce correct decisions to put officials in positive light - performers or media doubt officials ability, cost (not available at all levels)
Give 2 positive and negative impacts of spectator behaviour?
Home advantage, course of income - safety costs for policing, potential for crowd trouble
What are the 3 main causes of poor behaviour within spectators?
Alcohol
Display of masculinity
Derby matches
Give 3 ways to combat hooliganism?
Early kick offs
Segregation of fans
Improved security
