Issues in Sport
Substance known to increase blood cell production.
EPO or Erythropoietin
Term for initial phase of competition where athletes build on their physical fitness and mental readiness.
Pre-season
Tournament where teams compete until only one remains.
Knockout
Type of tournament which allows every team to compete against all other teams.
Round Robin
Name of Canadian sprinter from 1988 Seoul Olympics shamed as a drug cheat.
Ben Johnson
Associated with increased risk of heart disease, liver damage, acne, and development of breast tissue in males
Use of anabolic steroids
Type of coach that has a casual approach with less dedication to the task of coaching
Laissez-faire
Term used to describe the practice of assigning advantages to equalize competition in sports. Think of golf.
Handicapping
Individual responsible for organizing an athlete or team training sessions as well as building team skills and strategies.
A coach
Baseline
Role of this governing body is to provide advice and assistance to sporting organizations to counter the use of prohibited substances.
Sports Integrity Australia
Identify 2 possible results of coach failing to meet the needs of participants
Dissatisfied players, inability to compete, failure to improve, possible injuries.
2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Global organization designed to promote clean and fair competition in sports by preventing the use of banned substances.
WADA or World Anti Doping Agency
Training cycle that lasts for 7 days, allowing coach to focus on a specific component of the training program
micro cycle
Name 3 banned substance commonly used by athletes
3 of anabolic steroids, EPO, human growth hormone, peptide hormones, beta-2 agonists, diuretics
Gradually declining or reducing intensity, duration and type of training before an event to enable peak performance.
Tapering
This involves identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks associated with an event in order to minimize potential hazards and ensure safety by event organizers.
Risk management
To prevent the strongest teams from facing each other in the early rounds, event organizers would make use of...
Seeding
How many strike outs did Blue Jays rookie pitcher have in game 5 of the 2025 World Series to break a rookie record in the WS vs the Dodgers?
12 (and 0 walks)
Name a direct impact and an indirect impact of being caught as a drug cheat.
Direct = banned, more testing, loss of money, emotional stress
Indirect = Shame to you and family, previous success dismissed, known as a cheat
Name 5 components of a training session. There are 8
Overview, warm up, skill instruction, skill practice, conditioning, cool down, evaluation, safety consideration
Identify 3 characteristics vital to effective event managers.
Communication, flexibility, time management, innovative, organized, good delegator
4 skills of an effective coach - from the text (7 listed in the text)
Name of the 4 Grid Iron teams from the Newmo & Hickey Round Robin PASS Extravaganza of 2025
Amon's Men, Concord Staggs, Jamie Lovin's, Na Probably Not