USA, France and Australia Sport and Excellence USA, France and Australia
USA Athletic Scholarships - Elite Progression Commercialisation Media Sport Space Violence Discrimination Stacking - Centrality White Flight
France Funding + Policies for the elite. INSEP - ENSEP Tour de France, Rugby League, Soccer. Font Romeu Amateur sport and Nationalism
Australia Professional sports - Aussie Rules, RL, Cricket. Traditional activities - Swimming, athletics + tennis. Ethnic groups. Gender equality. Talent development ASC, AIS
Questions - USA Describe the features of commercialisation that exist in American professional games. (3) Explain the terms ‘stacking’ and ‘centrality’ in the context of American sport. (4) Outline the reasons why an outstanding school athlete might take up a college scholarship. (4)
Questions - France Explain why the modern Tour de France does not wholly endorse French nationalism. (3) Explain why French soccer players elect to play outside the country and why this did not prevent the nation’s World Cup victory in 1998. (3)
Questions - Australia Describe the strategies that have been put in place by the Australian government to develop excellence in sport. (4) Explain the cultural factors that inspire Australian success in world sport. (6) Outline the reasons why discrimination against woman existed in Australian sport and explain why social prejudices have now changes. (6)