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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT

REVISION BOOKLET

NAME:

BARRIERS Lack of time due to school Lack of time due to family commitments Lack of time due to work commitments Lack of money to take part in sport Lack of transport / no transport Lack of role models (e.g. females/ethnic minorities/OAP’s) Lack of suitable activities (provision) Lack of awareness – They might not know what is on offer in the area Lack of accessible transport Lack of equipment to take part in some sports Lack of motivation Religion means that males / females cannot participate togerther SOLUTIONS Have parent and toddler sessions Reduced / concessionary prices to make it cheaper Advertise using role models (e.g. females and ethnic minorities) Providing accessible transport for the disabled Female only sessions Advertising what is on offer in places where people go (e.g. community centres) Timetabling activities for specific groups (e.g. walking football for OAPS, female only sessions for some religions) Timetable activities at the right time (at lunch times / before or after work/ after school) A mini bus to collect participants Accessible facilities such as a ramp into a leisure centre Have sessions just for ethnic minorities(e.g. the Jewish)

USER GROUPS

An emerging sport – a new and upcoming sport E.g. dodge ball and ultimate Frisbee

VALUES IN SPORT:

CRETIN F

• Respecting the referees decisions
• Respecting opponents

INCLUSION

• Allowing all user groups to participate in sport e.g. disabled, girls and ethnic minorities.
• Following the rules
• Sportsman ship
• Performing the best you possibly can

OLYMPIC VALUES IN SPORT:

I – Athletes inspire people with their outstanding performances. C – Paralympic athletes are courageous in overcoming barriers to sport. E – Athletes perform breaking records and winning medals with excellent performances. F – Athletes build friendships with team mates and opponents. R – Athletes respect each other and officials. E – All athletes no matter their disability are able to compete for places. D – Athletes have to be determined to complete strenuous training in order to qualify for Olympics/Paralympics.

5 RINGS – 5 CONTINENTS The taking part not the winning BEHAVIOUR IN SPORT: The unwritten rules of a sport that performers are expected to adhere to The Olympic creed: “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

PERFROMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS: Why do sports performers use performance enhancing drugs?

• The thought that most people take them anyway so it makes it a level playing field.
• Pressure to succeed as an individual.
• Pressure from coaches
• Pressure to succeed from the nation.
• Want to win (win at all costs)
• To gain an advantage over opponents. Reasons against performance enhancing drugs?
• Long term health problems.
• Consequences when found guilty.
• Unfair Advantage.
• Its cheating Impact of drug taking on sport
• Results cannot be trusted e.g. Tour de France.
• Sports get a bad reputation

WHEREABOUTS RULE

• Sports performers select one hour 7 - days a week where they are available for random drug testing. - Lance Armstrong – cycling - Dwain Chambers – Athletics - Ben Johnson - Rio Ferdinand - Assafa Powell - Marion Jones

TESTING METHODS

• Ethical issues related to drug taking (e.g. should there be a distinction between use of performance enhancing - Lance Armstrong – cycling - Dwain Chambers – Athletics - Ben Johnson - Rio Ferdinand - Assafa Powell - Marion Jones

ONE OFF EVENTS

An event which will happen in a country/host city once in a lifetime.

• Olympics
• Paralympics
• Football World Cup#
• World Gymnastics Championships REGULAR EVENT An annual event which a country/city could host more than once in a short space of time.
• Champions league final REGULAR AND RECURRING EVENTS Annually and contracted to the same place for an agreed amount of years.

• F

• Wimbledon HOSTING MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS POSITIVES NEGATIVES Increased tourism to host city / country Bidding to host major events is expensive and there is no guarantee you will be awarded the event New jobs created Event can cost more than money raised New sports facilities built Facilities may not be used after the event Improved transport system Small businesses are closed down for building facilities Money benefits Terrorist threats Status of the country improves if the event is successful MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS:
• International element (involves competitors and supporters from more than one country)
• Level of investment (required or which may be attracted)
• Potential legacy (sporting, social or economic)
• Links between potential benefits and drawbacks and legacy (e.g. sports facilities could have sporting and social legacy)
• Economic – money benefits
• Social – impact on society
• Sporting legacy –

REVISION TIPS: CHUNKING

• Chunking is breaking up a big piece of information into smaller chunks rather like steps in a ladder.
• Use Bullet points to break up information.
• Remember 4 words/numbers at a time.
• Revision max 45 minutes.

RE-WRITE

• Write key bits of information out 5 times, cover and try to re-write from memory.
• Try small bits at a time and then whole sections. ASSOCIATION
• Association helps a lot of people to remember, because it is much more powerful when we use our imagination.
• Link ideas to each other in the craziest way possible.
• An example – remember that MR SAPPES helps us to remember the things that affect the popularity of sport in the UK. You can remember this by – MR SAPPES is a popular man!

TEST YOURSELF

• Covering your work and then reveal answers.
• Use past exam papers / questions to test yourself. Write yourself a test when revising the information. When done, complete yourself made test.