substances used to benefit and enhance performance in sport, often against the rules

synthetic hormones that promote muscle growth and enhance performance

a drug used to control heart rhythm and lower blood pressure

drugs used to raise physiological arousal in the body

Drugs in sport

Physical education

This unit will examine socio-cultural factors concerned with sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance in sport to understand the choices made by some sportspeople and spectators.

Socio-cultural influences: ethics and behaviour

synthetic hormones that promote muscle growth

substances that increase alertness, energy and activity

Match the performance enhancing drug to its definition. 

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

Which of the statements about performance enhancing drugs is true?

Reducing muscle shakes is a benefit to the performer if they use which PED?

Match the sport in which performers are most likely to use the PED.

better performances leading to better contracts

titles/medals/awards stripped from them retrospectively

How might PED use negatively impact an athlete if caught using a banned substance?

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

Which of these statements questions the ethics of using PEDs?

to make sure it remains the same quality as before

What is a reason the use of some drugs is banned in sport?

a drug that allows you to hold your hand really steady

a drug which allows you to train really hard in the weights room

a drug which helps you to have really fast reaction times

a drug which helps you to deliver more oxygen to your muscles

If you perform the named sport, what might persuade you to use a performance enhancing drug? Find the best fit.

"Bending the rules to their limit but not breaking them in order to gain an advantage" is a description of what?

In which of these drinks would you find the stimulating substance called caffeine?

A drug used in sports which require strength and power is called anabolic {{}}

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Drugs in sport

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.