Starter quiz
- To enhance something means ...
- to reduce the effectiveness.
- to improve or increase the quality. ✓
- to make sure it remains the same quality as before.
- to change something completely.
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- What is a reason the use of some drugs is banned in sport?
- It gives athletes an unfair advantage. ✓
- They are expensive.
- They make the performance better.
- They make the sport more fun.
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- If you perform the named sport, what might persuade you to use a performance enhancing drug? Find the best fit.
- archery⇔a drug that allows you to hold your hand really steady ✓
- power lifting⇔a drug which allows you to train really hard in the weights room ✓
- table tennis⇔a drug which helps you to have really fast reaction times ✓
- marathon⇔a drug which helps you to deliver more oxygen to your muscles ✓
- "Bending the rules to their limit but not breaking them in order to gain an advantage" is a description of what?
- 'gamesmanship' ✓
- Which of these drinks would you find the stimulating substance called caffeine?
- tea ✓
- coffee ✓
- orange juice
- energy drinks ✓
- cola ✓
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- Which component of the blood is responsible for carrying oxygen?
- platelets
- white blood cells
- red blood cells ✓
- plasma
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Exit quiz
- Match the performance enhancing drug to the reason athletes might choose to use it.
- stimulants⇔substances that increase alertness, energy and activity ✓
- beta blockers⇔medications that reduce blood pressure ✓
- narcotic analgesics⇔mask the pain of an injury ✓
- diuretics⇔to lose weight quickly ✓
- Which of the statements about performance enhancing drugs is true?
- All performance enhancing drugs are banned and illegal.
- Many, but not all, performance enhancing drugs are banned and illegal. ✓
- All performance enhancing drugs are allowed to be used in all sports.
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- Reducing muscle shakes is a benefit to the performer if they use which PED?
- 'beta blockers' ✓
- Match the sport in which performers are most likely to use the PED.
- 100m sprinting⇔anabolic steroids ✓
- motor racing⇔stimulants ✓
- archery⇔beta blockers ✓
- How might PED use negatively impact an athlete if caught using a banned substance?
- banned from their sport ✓
- lose sponsorship deals ✓
- better performances leading to better contracts
- titles/medals/awards stripped off them retrospectively ✓
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- Which of these statements questions the morality of using PEDs?
- The athlete gains an unfair advantage over the clean athletes. ✓
- The athlete may suffer health problems as result of using PEDS.
- The athlete may lose their sponsorship deals if they are caught using PEDs.
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Key learning points
- Anabolic agents, stimulants, peptide hormones (EPO) and blood doping can have positive effects on performance.
- Diuretics can help aid weight loss or mask other drug use.
- Narcotic analgesics can be used to mask pain and allow the athlete to perform even when injured.
- Athletes using prohibited substances and methods to gain an advantage over others may do so for fame, money and success.
- Athletes using prohibited substances or methods do so at the risk to their health, reputation and career.
Common misconception
All PEDs are automatically illegal and banned substances.
Not all are instantly illegal or banned. For example, some stimulants are legal such as caffeine which is used by many as a stimulant. Beta blockers are availble on precription and so have certain restrictions.
Keywords
Anabolic steroids - artificially produced male hormones mimicking testosterone and promote muscle and bone growth, and reduce recovery time
Blood doping - a technique to increase the amount of red blood cells in the body
Beta blockers - drugs that are used to steady nerves by controlling heart rate and have a calming and relaxing effect
Stimulants - drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system, i.e. they increase mental and/or physical alertness
Narcotic analgesics - drugs that can be used to reduce the feeling of pain