OCR Cambridge Technicals in
Sport
(Level 3)
Unit 3
Current issues in Sport
Sport as we knew it
Sport and the way it is governed has not always been
as it is now. Sport has been shaped by our…
Environment
Social Class
Transportation
Industrialisation
Education
Who makes the rules?
There are a number of organisations involved in
any sport from grass roots to government but what
role do each of them play?
Who
organises
competitions
and
Who
Who
decides
decides
where
what
the
youfunding
can wear?
goes?
What
about
at
an
international
level?
tournaments?
The influence of media and
technology
Examples
From the of
multi-billion
influences
include:
corporation through to
Arepound
there Sky
others?
your local newspaper…
Advertising
and
Can
you think of
specific examples?
sponsorship
…from the 90,000
Accessibility to
seater Wembley
information
stadium through to a
Rule changes
swimming
…media
and
Safety
and
costume…
technology
have had
security
an influence on
almost every modern
Spectating
Popularity
sport.
of a sport
Sport and Society
However,
social
issues
bite back
and
negative
Over
the years,
and
mostcan
recently
during
thehave
London
2012
impacts on
sport:
Olympics and Paralympics,
sport
has challenged and
conquered a number of social stereotypes such as:
Women are less
Racism
Drug use
Track and field events
capable than men
are dominated
Disability
is
Cheating
Homophobia
by
black athletes
a barrier
Sport and Society
What impacts your ability to participate in sport?
What can be
done to
Age?
Facilities?
Ethnicity?
Money?
Peers?
Time?
overcome
those
barriers?
What you will learn
How sport has
developed in the UK
Contemporary
issues in sport
How sport is
organised
The influences of media
and technology on
modern sport
Influences and
barriers affecting
participation in sport
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