- Volume No.:
- 48
- Editor:
- Lisa Firth
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publisher:
- Independence Educational Publishers
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Key Facts
- Just over one in five 5- to 19-year-olds (21%) had taken part in three hours or more organised sport outside school in the week prior to interview. 47% had done no organised sport. (page 1)
- London 2012 will make history as the first Games to have representation by men and women in every sport. Men have (to date) been excluded from participating in synchronised swimming. Historically, women have been excluded from boxing. (page 6)
- There are only seven British Asian players in professional football. (page 10)
- The majority of football fans attending matches have heard homophobic abuse on the terraces. (page 11)
- There were 3,752 arrests related to violence at football grounds during the 2008-09 season – down two per cent on the year before. (page 13)
- A Fabian Society/YouGov survey showed that people in Britain think that a fair average salary for a professional footballer would be £62,000 per year. (page 19)
- Drugs have been used to enhance performance since ancient times. Greek and Roman civilisations used mushrooms and herbs to improve their performance. Later, in the 19th century, substances including alcohol, opium and caffeine were used. (page 23)
- 14 is the age when bad sportsmanship is most common, with almost two-thirds (63%) of teenagers of this age regularly seeing cheating in games. (page 24)
- An athlete can be called for drug testing at any time, in or out of competition. During competition, some sports only carry out drug testing on the winning team or top three competitors. Others will test by random selection from all competitors. (page 25)
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Sporting Trends
Taking part in organised sport, Investing in inclusive sport, 2012 to make history as first gender equality Games, Sport and gender, Wheelchair sport FAQs, Asians in football, Leagues behind: football’s failure to tackle anti-gay abuse, Violence down at football grounds, Activities.
Chapter Two: Good Sportsmanship
Cricket teaches ‘Fitness, Friendship and Fair play’, A game of two halves: the politics of football, Sports stars are no role models, say scientists, The history of drugs in sport, Sport cheats are bottom of the class in pupil poll, Drug testing in sport, Activities.
