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AQA A-Level Physical Education 7582
The Cardiovascular System
The Respiratory System
The Neuromuscular System
The Musculo-Skeletal System and Movement Analysis
Energy Systems
Skill, Transfer and Practice
Theories of Learning
Guidance and Feedback
Information Processing and Memory
The Emergence and Globalisation of Sport
Topic overviewPre-industrial society, mob football and real tennisIndustrialisation, urbanisation and rational recreationAssociation football, lawn tennis and Victorian athleticsAmateurs, professionals and women in Victorian sportThe Golden Triangle of sport, media and sponsorshipProfessionalism and elite women's sport since 1950
Equal Opportunities in Sport
Diet and Nutrition
Preparation and Training Methods
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Personality and Attitudes
Arousal and Anxiety
Aggression
Motivation and Achievement Motivation
Social Facilitation and Group Dynamics
Goal Setting
Attribution Theory
Self-Efficacy and Confidence
Leadership
Stress Management
Concepts of Physical Activity and Sport
Development of Elite Performers
Ethics and Violence in Sport
Drugs in Sport
Sport, the Law and Commercialisation
Drugs in Sport
- 4 subtopics
- 12 things to know
- Paper 2
What Drugs in Sport covers
Drugs in Sport is examined in Paper 2, Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport. It covers why elite performers use drugs, EPO, anabolic steroids and beta blockers, consequences of drug taking for sport and performer and Eliminating drugs and the testing debate.
Where it is assessed
Paper 2
Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport, 2 hours and 35% of the A-level.
Check the AQA specification ↗The 4 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Why elite performers use drugsSocial, financial and psychological reasons for doping, the win ethic, injury, detection, fame, state-sponsored doping and blood doping.Open →
- EPO, anabolic steroids and beta blockersEPO, anabolic steroids and beta blockers, how each improves performance, who uses them, and their physical and psychological side effects.Open →
- Consequences of drug taking for sport and performerPhysiological, social and psychological rewards and repercussions of doping, Lance Armstrong and Ben Johnson, and the effects on clean athletes and young people.Open →
- Eliminating drugs and the testing debateWADA, the World Anti-Doping Code and Prohibited List, UKAD, strict liability, whereabouts, the Athlete Biological Passport, retesting, and the arguments for and against testing.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Why might a performer dope because of rivals, or for psychological reasons?
Evaluation
Give three arguments for drug testing.
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Give three arguments against drug testing.
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What is erythropoietin (EPO)?
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What physiological gains might a performer get from drug taking?
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How does taking EPO improve performance?
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What social rewards might drug taking bring a performer in the short term?
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What is doping?
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Which performers are most likely to use EPO, and why?
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What psychological rewards might drug taking bring a performer?
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What is the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?
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EPO vs Anabolic steroids
EPO: a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production. Anabolic steroids: synthetic testosterone derivatives that build muscle mass.
Blood doping vs Beta blockers
Blood doping: raising the red cell count by reinfusing a stored sample. Beta blockers: drugs that inhibit adrenaline to lower heart rate and tremor.
WADA vs UKAD
WADA: the international agency leading the worldwide fight against doping. UKAD: the national body running testing and education in Britain.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is doping?
Model answer
Doping is the use of banned substances or methods to enhance performance. A doping offence can lead to a ban and loss of results.
- 2
What social pressures can lead elite performers to use drugs?
Model answer
Pressure from coaches, teammates, sponsors and national expectations can push performers to dope. A deviant team culture may make doping seem normal.
- 3
How can financial rewards encourage doping?
Model answer
Victory brings prize money, sponsorship and lucrative contracts. The rewards can seem to outweigh the risk of being caught.
- 4
How does the win ethic encourage drug use?
Model answer
Performers who believe winning is everything may use any means to succeed. Drugs appear to offer a short cut to victory.
- 5
Why might a performer dope because they believe rivals are doping?
Model answer
The performer may think doping is needed to create a level playing field. Fear of losing to cheats can override personal ethics.
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What psychological reasons can lead performers to use drugs?
Model answer
A performer may lack confidence, fear failure or struggle with anxiety. Drugs can seem to offer the self-belief or calm the performer lacks.
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Drugs in Sport revision questions
- What does Drugs in Sport cover in AQA A-Level Physical Education?
- 4 subtopics: why elite performers use drugs, epo, anabolic steroids and beta blockers, consequences of drug taking for sport and performer and eliminating drugs and the testing debate. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Drugs in Sport organised?
- By the AQA 7582 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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