UNIT 3: SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport and Exercise Sciences Yr1 ASSIGNMENT 1: THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY‚ MOTIVATION AND AGGRESSION ON SPORTS PERFORMANCE Sophie House Personality Personality is all of our characteristics added together to make each person unique. The effect personality has on sports performance has interested sports psychologists since the 1800’s‚ however conclusive evidence on whether personality directly affects personality has not
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Introduction In 2013‚ the Essendon Football Club was investigated for performance enhancing drugs in their elite sports science programs. News of the initial investigations was met with disbelief by supporters‚ players‚ club administrators and the governing body – the Australian Football League (AFL). What followed was a period of intense and rigorous independent investigation by Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and the AFL. In August 2013‚ severe sanctions were handed
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HEALTH EXPENDITURE; PUBLIC (% OF TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE) IN PHILIPPINES The Health expenditure; public (% of total health expenditure) in Philippines was last reported at 35.34 in 2010‚ according to a World Bank report published in 2012. Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets‚ external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations)‚ and social (or compulsory) health
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this drive that results in the vigorous preparation athletes’ go through to become superior among their race. To thrive‚ we must understand that proper nutrition is the basis any athlete must build from in order to achieve peak physical performance. Prior to strenuous activity it is imperative that the body has the required amounts of nutrients to carry out an activity. At the latest reference it is recommended that a person consume an average of 2200 mg of calories‚ 60 g of fat‚ less
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itaIf you were assigned to prepare a capital expenditure budget request to add a retail pharmacy in the hospital‚ which two individuals from your department(s) would you want to have on your team to help you? How would you utilize them to help you? Justify your response and include a minimum of one scholarly reference to support your answer. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Capital expenditure budget is An amount of money dedicated for capital items or permanent assets such
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Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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personality affects sporting performance. One of these theories is the Trait Theory (Eysenck) which originally stated that there were only two personality types (introvert and extrovert) but over time realised that this limited the theory and introduced two more personality traits (stable and neurotic). Each one of these personality types has its own unique affect on a sports performance. An introvert for example is seen to be shy and tends to choose a solo sport‚ and this sport is likely to be one that
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs are Taking over Sports The article "Doping in Sports: Steroids and Supplements" says “The word dope comes from the Dutch word dop‚ which is an alcoholic beverage made from grape skins that the Zulu warriors would think it could enhance their fighting ability.” (World Almanac and Book of Facts’ n.pag.). Unfortunately‚ they were wrong because when there was a fight between the athletes‚ one drank it and the other one didn’t‚ it ended up that the athlete that did not drink
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playing field in sport will never be level because many athletes have a distinct advantage through their genetic ability. Performance enhancing drugs help level the playing field” Quote: Inside Sport 1999 Using specific examples‚ analyse why drugs to enhance sport performance is an ethical issue. (8) Performance enhancing drugs‚ as it states‚ are drugs which have an influence on the performance and capabilities of an individual. As drugs become more common place in the field of sports‚ athletes are
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One of the most exciting sports stories in recent years was the attempt to break Roger Maris’ single-season homerun record [sixty-two] in baseball. On September 8‚ 1998 ‚ Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals made history by hitting his sixty-second homerun. However‚ many people believe that McGwire’s record is tarnished by the revelation that he had been using androstendione ‚ a compound that temporarily boosts the levels of the male sex hormone testosterone. This finding drew attention to a
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