What is the definition of leisure time?

When you are free to choose what you want to do

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

Strength increases as you get older, peaking in the twenties

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

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

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 not a difference between genders, in relation to sport?

Males have greater hand-eye coordination

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

What is the definition of stereotyping?

An oversimplified generalisation of a group of people

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

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