This book provides a useful overview of sport in the UK. Chapter one looks at sporting trends - are we participating more in sports? Is violence still a concern? Chapter two examines whether race, gender or physical disabilities exclude individuals from participation in sports. Chapter three looks at the current problem of drugs in sport and the fight against doping. The regulations and drug-testing procedures are also discussed.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys and literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Sporting Trends
Popularity of lifestyle sports growing fast, Youngsters play the game – and avoid trouble, School sports, Only a quarter of pupils take part in a team sport, More sports playing fields created than ever before, Lost – 34,000 playing fields, Whatever happened to football hooliganism?, Football-related violence seasons 2003-04, ‘Low-impact’ policing key to overcoming hooliganism, Commercialisation in sport, Sport – YouGov poll results, Footballers’ pay.
Chapter Two: Sport and Inclusion
Celebrating diversity and inclusion, Goal: racial equality in football, Racism alive and kicking in England, say UEFA, Asians can play football, Football to boot out homophobic fans, The place of gender equity in sport, Facts, trends and statistics, Women, sport and the media, A level playing field.
Chapter Three: Drug Abuse in Sport
History of drugs in sport, Anti-doping timeline, Drug-free sport, Why athletes take drugs, Testing time as anti-doping laws get tougher, The World Anti-Doping Code, Athletes’ advice, Drug tests in sport up 11% last year, Demand for doping ban to be doubled, Gym drugs, Drugs and methods in sport – effects and risks, Gene therapy promises the holy grail.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
• The percentage of adults participating regularly in lifestyle sports increased from 2.5% to 5% between 2001 and 2003. Some 12% of adults want to try lifestyle sports – equivalent to around 5.8 million people. (page 1)
• Only one in four children is competing against other teams within their school in sports such as hockey and netball. (page 4)
• More than 85 per cent of sports followers believe that wealthy business people, promoters and celebrities have an increasing influence on sport at the expense of the traditional fan. (page 9)
• When surveyed, 50% of sports followers said they had never witnessed instances of racist behaviour such as chanting, personal abuse or discrimination in the selection of players or club membership. Only 4% said they had witnessed this kind of incident frequently. (page 10)
• Last year £786 million in wages alone was paid to 2,347 professional footballers, that’s roughly equivalent to the GDP of Mongolia in 2005. (page 11)
• Girls aged 7-11 are less than half as likely to take part in physical education and sport compared to boys. (page 20)
• Factors such as an athlete’s desire to win, the desire to please their coach and family, the glory of victory and the social and economic reward of sporting success often send the athlete in search of a competitive edge. Sometimes this search leads to the use of drugs. (page 29)
Focus on Sport Study Guide
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 978 1 86168 369 4
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