Year 11 - Physical education
Positive and negative impacts of technology on sport
Socio-cultural influences: commercialisation
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Unit Summary
This unit will examine the golden triangle relationship between the media, sponsors and sportspeople to help understand how sponsorship has benefits and risks for all parties as sports increasingly operate as big businesses in a billion dollar industry of professional sport.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the positive and negative impacts of technology on performers, officials, spectators and sponsors in sport.
Key Notes
- Technology in sport can enhance performer performance through tools for training, analysis and injury prevention.
- Technology can improve the sport experience by providing accurate and instant feedback.
- Officials benefit from technology through more accurate decision-making and reduced errors.
- For audiences, technology enhances the viewing experience with instant replays and detailed statistics.
- Sponsors gain from increased exposure and engagement through technology.
Vocabulary To Learn
- technology: the use of scientific knowledge and tools to enhance and support various aspects of sport and performance
- video analysis: uses cameras and software to make real-time decisions or give precise data on events during a game
- performance analysis: analyses athlete performance using video and data to evaluate skills, strategies and tactics for improvement
- wearable devices: devices worn by athletes to track physical activity, monitor performance and collect real-time data like heart rate and movement
- prosthetics: artificial body parts that help people move and do things after losing a limb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Believing that technology always improves performance without considering potential drawbacks.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Technology in sport can enhance performer performance through tools for training, analysis and injury prevention. Technology can improve the sport experience by providing accurate and instant feedback.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'technology'
the use of scientific knowledge and tools to enhance and support various aspects of sport and performance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Believing that technology always improves performance without considering potential drawbacks. Correction: Technology has both positive and negative impacts on different people in sport, including performers, sponsors, spectators and officials.
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