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Eduqas A-Level Physical Education A550QS
Health, Fitness and an Active Lifestyle
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Fitness Testing and Components of Fitness
Training Methods, Principles and Periodisation
Topic overviewSpecificity, progressive overload, reversibility, variance and FITTContinuous, fartlek, interval and high intensity trainingWeight, plyometric, circuit and flexibility trainingAltitude training and training in hot and cold climatesTraining zones, heart rate monitoring and periodisation
Energy Systems
Fatigue and Recovery
Diet, Nutrition and Supplements
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Planes, Axes and Movement Patterns
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Performance Analysis
Technology in Sport
Personality
Attitudes
Goal Setting
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Self-Efficacy and Confidence
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice and Guidance
Information Processing, Memory and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Social Differentiation in Sport
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Technology in Sport
Technological doping and the level playing field
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Overview
Technological doping and the level playing field, the polyurethane swimsuit ban of 2010, cost, equipment regulation, and links between technology and biomechanics, fitness testing, commercialisation and deviance.
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What has the growth of technology brought to sport, and does it keep sport fair?
Key term
What is meant by technological doping?
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What is meant by technological doping?
Model answer
Technological doping is gaining an unfair advantage through equipment rather than ability. Advanced swimsuits have been described this way.
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What is meant by a level playing field?
Model answer
A level playing field means all competitors have a fair and equal chance. Any unfair advantage for one competitor breaks the principle.
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Why were full-body polyurethane swimsuits banned in 2010?
Model answer
The suits added buoyancy and reduced drag, and many world records fell. The governing body banned them to restore fair competition.
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How can the cost of technology threaten a level playing field?
Model answer
Richer nations and teams can afford the best equipment and analysis. Poorer competitors are left at a disadvantage.
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Why do governing bodies regulate equipment?
Model answer
Regulation keeps competition fair and safe. Regulation also allows records to be compared over time.
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How has technology linked to biomechanics improved performance?
Model answer
Wind tunnels and motion analysis refine technique and equipment. Performers become more efficient.
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