Week 4: Federal Government

Question 1

Reasons for Federal Government involvement in sport:

Answer 1

• Maintain and develop fitness and physical ability
• Promote national prestige to other countries
• Promote a sense of identity and unity
• Increase support of political leaders
• Promote economic development

Question 2

Reasons against why the Federal Government shouldn’t be involved in sport:

Answer 2

• The market can dictate the organisational format and nature of sports participation and serve as a natural regulator
• Politics distracts from athletic performance
• Govt. involvement = Increased bureaucracy = Increased inefficiency
• Some athletes may be prevented from competing due to trivial bureaucratic rules
• Govt. regulates sport for its own good, not for the good of sport

Question 3

What is ASADA’s key functions?

Answer 3

• Doping control and drug testing program
• Education, communication and advocacy
• Investigation of potential anti-doping rule violations
• Presentation of cases at hearings, and
• Monitoring Australian sport anti-doping policies.