Key term
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
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Olympism, shamateurism and sport as a political tool
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Overview
Olympism, shamateurism, the Olympics leaving strict amateurism, the Lombardian ethic, boycotts, the Black Power salute of 1968, sport against apartheid in South Africa, diplomacy and national identity.
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Key term
What is shamateurism?
Key term
Give an example of shamateurism.
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What is Olympism?
Model answer
Olympism is the philosophy of the Olympic movement, blending sport with culture and education. Olympism promotes peace, respect and fair play.
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What is shamateurism?
Model answer
Shamateurism is receiving payment while claiming amateur status. Shamateurs were paid secretly or through expenses and jobs.
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Give an example of shamateurism.
Model answer
Some rugby union players received so-called boot money before the game turned professional. Some Eastern bloc athletes were state employees who trained full-time as amateurs.
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How did the Olympic Games move away from strict amateurism?
Model answer
From the 1980s, the IOC let each sport decide whether professionals could compete. The USA sent a Dream Team of NBA players in 1992.
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How has professionalism affected sporting ethics?
Model answer
Large rewards have raised the importance of winning. Gamesmanship and deviance have grown as a result.
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What is the Lombardian ethic?
Model answer
The Lombardian ethic is the belief that winning is the only thing that matters. The ethic is named after the American football coach Vince Lombardi.
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