1. Specific Issues Linked with Sports excellence
Wk 14
Hooliganism & drugs
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2. Ethics in Excellence Abiding by rules Taking part rather than winning
HOWEVER VAST AMOUNTS OF MONEY HAVE HAD A GREAT EFFECT ON THESE TRADITIONAL IDEALS!!!
HOW?
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3. Pressure from where? Self – to gain finances
Coaches/ Managers – to perform well
Spectators- for the team to succeed
International pressure – e.g. match fixing and the need to be seen on a world stage.
Traditionally, the UK has been associated with honesty and fair play.
However in recent years the win ethic has become more evident in British sport, which has seen an increase in cheating & deviancy
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4. THE WIN ETHIC
So what lengths will athletes go to, to ensure that they win?
Bending/ Breaking rules
Less credit given for taking part
Task: think of ways in which top class athletes bend/ break rules?
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5. Athletes will do anything to win!
Discussion
Athletes will do anything to win!
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6. Drugs & Sport Doping / Drug Taking
Doping: an illegal method used to enhance performance e.g. taking drugs to increase the intensity & the amount of time you can train for.
Doping Agents: this is another name for drugs e.g. steroids
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7. The ‘Accused’ Katrina KRABBE C.J. HUNTER Olga YEGAROVA Marco PATANI
Dwain CHAMBERS
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8. So, why did you do it Mr Johnson?
How long have you got?
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9. Why shouldn’t they do it?
Why do they do it?
How can it be
stopped?
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10. Drugs & Sport - why To train harder To build muscle mass Steady nerves
Weight control
Rewards worth more than risk
Increase aggression
To live up to high expectations
Easily accessible
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11. Doping is wrong for moral and physical reasons
Identify 3 moral reasons and 3 physical reasons against taking drugs
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12. Drugs & Sport - Why not? Health & death risks Not fair
Shame & disgrace if caught
Dangerous role models
Loss of sponsorship deals
Unsportsmanlike
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13. Drugs & Sport – There’s nothing wrong with doping?
MEDC have more an advantage to win because of technology
Not a health risk if properly monitored
Drugs used for medical use
Drugs contained in everyday medicine
People should be free to choose
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14. What is being done or could be done to solve the problem?
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15. Possible Solutions:
Or even………………
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16. How do we stop doping? Random testing
Better liaison between organisations
Stricter punishments & bans
More money for testing
Use of role models (pos & neg)
Better technology
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