Which of the following is not a factor that can increase participation?

Increased drug testing of elite athletes

Which of the following factors is not a religious issue in sport?

Some sports do not allow certain religions to play

Which of the following is positive influence your family/friends can have on your sporting life

High costs of certain sports can be met by supportive family

How can education impact on participation levels?

Poor education = lack of knowledge about importance of sport

What is not an impact that family commitments can have on the ability to participate in sport?

Parents might not like the sport that their children choose

Which one is an age-related factor, relative to ability in sport?

Strength increases as you get older, peaking in the twenties

What is the definition of stereotyping?

An oversimplified generalisation of a group of people

What is the definition of leisure time?

When you are free to choose what you want to do

Which one is not an example of how sport has changed over the last twenty years

Money off vouchers have been given to disabled athletes

Which one is not a difference between genders, in relation to sport?

Males have greater hand-eye coordination

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1
Which of the following is not a factor that can increase participation?
Accessibility to facilities
Increased drug testing of elite athletes
Positive role models
Increased media coverage
2
Which of the following factors is not a religious issue in sport?
Some sports do not allow certain religions to play
Sportspeople often do not want to play on their holy day
Some religions have single-sex rules, stopping interaction
Many traditions have required dress code, inhibiting players
3
Which of the following is positive influence your family/friends can have on your sporting life
High costs of certain sports can be met by supportive family
Friends can comment on poor performances
Non-sporty friends can direct you into other activities
Parents can pressure you into choosing a certain sport
4
How can education impact on participation levels?
Curriculum is based around Maths and English
Homework takes too long
Teachers don't like sport
Poor education = lack of knowledge about importance of sport
5
What is not an impact that family commitments can have on the ability to participate in sport?
Children's activities may clash with each other
Parents cannot participate as they have responsibilities
Financial implications of having to work longer hours
Parents might not like the sport that their children choose
6
Which one is an age-related factor, relative to ability in sport?
Young children respire aerobically better than adults
Injury happens as easily to a younger person as an older one
Strength increases as you get older, peaking in the twenties
Reaction time increases as you get into older age
7
What is the definition of stereotyping?
The belief that one group of people are better than an other
Being able to change attitudes, easily
Treating different people, differently
An oversimplified generalisation of a group of people
8
What is the definition of leisure time?
Doing the chores at home
The time after you finish work
When you are free to choose what you want to do
Playing football
9
Which one is not an example of how sport has changed over the last twenty years
Activities have adapted to the needs of disabled performers
Money off vouchers have been given to disabled athletes
Equipment have been adapted to suit needs of performers
Classifications have allowed players to compete fairly
10
Which one is not a difference between genders, in relation to sport?
Women have more body fat - approximately 30% more
Males tend to have greater muscle mass and height
Males have greater hand-eye coordination
Levels of flexibility are generally greater in females

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