PA & Healthy Eating
Name 3 ways someone can eat better or incorporate PA into their daily life
True or False: The Canadian government recognizes that sport is a powerful means of enhancing a society’s overall health and well-being
True
The first Olympic Games took place where?
Athens, Greece
What is the difference between equity and equality
Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities
Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.
List 3 ways that people cheat in sports
Influencing the decisions of match officials
Using illegal or banned substances
Using illegal equipment
Match fixing
There are many benefits of partaking in regular physical activity and healthy eating, name four of these benefits
Answers will vary
What is the purpose of the "own the podium" initiative?
To deliver more Olympic and Paralympic medals for Canada
Who started the first childhood physical education classes in 1420?
Italian physician Vittorino da Feltre
In the Victorian era, why was sport seen as a male activity?
They had the belief that too much physical activity would harm a woman’s delicate constitution
Which product(s) that are currently major sponsors of various sporting events, are deemed controversial for advertisement in sport and facing pushback to be prohibited?
Alcohol
What is urbanization and how does it contribute to the obesity crisis?
The process of making an area more urban.
Less walking, everything in close proximity, less need for physical labour w introduction of machines and motorized vehicles etc
who is the single largest investor in Canada’s amateur sport system?
The government of Canada
What is the difference between the Paralympics and the Special Olympics?
Paralympics - for ppl w a physical disability
Special Olympics - ppl w intellectual disabilities
Who is Jackie Robinson and why is he relevant?
He was the first black professional baseball player signed to the major leagues.
Robinson broke the colour barrier forever when he joined the Montreal Royals (AAA minor league team) and was promoted to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947
Why did the government ban tobacco ads in sport?
Tobacco products are seriously bad for your health and young, impressionable youths were constantly being exposed to these products - which was deemed unethical
Name 3 causes for lifestyle diseases
poor diet, lack of PA, smoking, excessive alcohol, etc.
Name 3 principles of the True Sport Movement
The Seven True Sport Principles are: Go for it, play fair, respect others, keep it fun, stay healthy, include everyone, and give back
Give an example of how The Olympics has provided a backdrop for a significant social/political event.
Answers may vary. Ex: African American athletes Cornelius Johnson & Jesse Owens, who refused the notion of Aryan supremacy at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
What is one gender-based inequity/inequality in sport today?
Answers will vary. Ex: Women often receive “second-class” treatment when booking facilities
What is the difference between violence and aggression?
Violence is the intentional use of physical force to hurt or injure a person or damage property
Aggression is attacking or threatening a person without being provoked
What are the 5 barriers to physical activity?
environmental, socioeconomic, cultural, personal, psychological
What does the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model emphasize?
Physical literacy across the lifespan
What is the goal of the Olympic Movement?
The goal of the Olympic Movement has evolved to help create a better world by educating through sport without discrimination
Why have many people long referred to professional sport as “the last closet” in terms of gays and lesbians finding acceptance amongst their peers?
In the past, it has been one of the last places where people have come out, would worry about facing criticism or ridicule from people in sport
What is a concussion? Name two symptoms of concussions.
A concussion is a brain injury that results from a hit or blow to the head, or a rapid back and forth movement of the head and neck
The main symptoms of concussions are: headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and memory problems