These characteristics are associated with an amateur athlete except:
Plays for fun
Gets paid to compete
It is their hobby
Train and compete in their spare time
A professional athlete earns enough money so they can train and compete full time.
A semi professional athlete trains and competes full time it is their career.
An athlete who recieves illegal payment is known as a:
Amateur
Professional
Shamateur
Semi-professional
A champion needs to have physical characteristics, which of these is not a physical character?
High level of skill
Ideal size and shape for their sport
Very ambitious
Good fitness and health
The following are all personal reasons why you make a champion, except:
Very ambitious, desire to be the best
Highly motivated to train and compete
Ability to cope with anxiety, tension and stress
Top coaches available and can train full time
Games players need officials to be in charge during their matches. Which role is not associated with being an official?
Linesman
Video referee
Umpire
First aider
A role model is someone who other people might aspire to be like, they look up and who is seen as a good example to follow.
Which footballer would not be associated with being a good role model?
Jamie Vardy (Leicester)
Diego Costa (Chelsea)
David Silva (Manchester City)
Juan Mata (Manchester United)
These are all qualties of being a role model except:
Playing by the rules
Demonstrating a high level of technique/skill
Retaliating after a poor challenge
Motivating and inspiring players around you
These are all pressures faced by role models except:
Media pressure and lack of privacy
Receiving funding from Sport England
Being expected to promote and publicise the sport, attend sponsorship events
Difficulty coping with unexpected fame and money and being able to handle it
A young footballer would be inspired to emulate their role model by observing good standards of behaviour. Which of these activities would not be associated with being a good role model?
Kicking the ball out of play following an injury to a player
Signing autographs and spending time with the fans as you pass in and out of the ground
Applauding the home fans at the end of a match
Celebrating a goal infront of the away fans
Athletes regularly compete in National competitions. Which sporting event is not a national event?
The FA Cup
The Heineken Cup
The Challenge Cup
The Ryder Cup
A national competition is contested by teams from different countries.
An international tournament invites athletes from countries from around the world to compete for the title, trophy or medals.
These are all international sporting events,except:
Six Nations
Tour de France
Challenge Cup
Australian Open
Which of these international events is not a multi-sport event?
Paralympic Games
Youth Olympics
Commonwealth Games
Davis Cup
Which sporting event is not an annual event?
Grand National
European Athletics Championships
The Boat Race
Sporting events regularly use a variety of competition formats. The Heineken Cup uses a round robin format.
The advantages of running a knockout tournament are that they are quick and easy to organise, cater for high numbers as half drop out each round.
These are the advantages of running a league, except:
Caters for a large entry
Can have lots of divisions
All teams play the same number of games
It can take years to progress to the top flight league
Most international events use a combination of competition formats. Which event does not use a combination format?
Rugby League Wolrd Cup 2017 (Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea)
UEFA EURO 2016 (France)
FIFA World Cup (2018 Brazil)
Ladder competitions are well suited to racket sports such as tennis, squash and badminton as they are simple to run and administer by local clubs.
Etiquette in sport is the written rules of any sporting acitvity.
Which sporting example reflects poor etiquette in sport?
Shaking hands with the opposition at the start and the end of a match
Playing on when a player is down injured
Thanking the officials at the end of a match
Passing the ball back to the opposition as they kicked the ball out of play to allow an injured player to recieve treatment.
The crowd can demonstrate good etiquette by clapping a player out on to the field in cricket, being silent when a player is taking a shot in snooker or clapping an injured player off the field in football.
A risk assessment is a verbal dialogue that looks at the likelihood of damage, or the possible dangers involved, in carrying out a particular action or activity.
Officials are responsible for the safety of players. Identify which part of the game the official is not responsible for.
Checking the players are all in the correct age band
Warming up the players
Ensuring shin pads are worn by each player
Enforcing the laws and rules of the game
The coach of a football team is responsible for the safety of their players on match day. Which duty is ultimately down to the official?
Warming up the players using the 3 phases of a warm up.
Ensuring players are playing at the appropriate level of competition to suit their ability.
Players are wearing the club kit.
Ensuring the nets are secure and the posts are sturdy
The weather can pose several difficulties for people hosting events. Which type of weather condition could pose problems at a golf tournament?
Humidity
High temperatures
Thunder storm
Precipitation
