Ethics, Deviance, Doping and Technology
Distinguish sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance and evaluate current ethical issues involving drugs, violence and technology.
How to prepare for the written examination
Move from accurate theory to a scenario-specific mechanism, consequence, evidence and judgement. Complete all practical performance and NEA work only through authorised centre arrangements.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Sportsmanship aligns conduct with rules and fair-play values, while gamesmanship seeks advantage within or at the edge of rules.
Exam cue: Classify the behaviour using the rule and ethical principle at stake.
Concept 2
Deviance breaches accepted rules or norms and can harm fairness, safety, trust or role-model effects.
Exam cue: Compare short-term advantage with health, fairness, reputation and wider effects.
Concept 3
Performance-enhancing substances and technology require evaluation through effectiveness, access, risk, rules and integrity.
Exam cue: Verify current prohibited status, rule or technology policy before using a live example.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Assuming legal means ethically acceptable in sport.
Guardrail: Do not replace explanation with a named sport, an undated current example or practical work that belongs to NEA.
Freezing an old anti-doping list into permanent content.
Guardrail: Do not replace explanation with a named sport, an undated current example or practical work that belongs to NEA.
Judging technology as automatically fair because it is accurate.
Guardrail: Do not replace explanation with a named sport, an undated current example or practical work that belongs to NEA.
Memory anchors
Sportsmanship
Conduct that respects rules, opponents and the spirit of fair competition.
Gamesmanship
Seeking an advantage through conduct at or near the boundary of accepted rules.
Sporting deviance
Behaviour that breaches accepted sporting rules or norms.
Doping-evaluation criteria
Consider performance effect, health risk, fairness, rules and trust.
Technology-access test
Evaluate accuracy or performance benefit alongside availability, cost and equal access.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Which description captures sportsmanship during a closely contested match?
Which description captures gamesmanship at the edge of accepted competition?
Answer all questions to submit.
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