synthetic hormones that promote muscle growth and enhance performance

medications that reduce blood pressure by blocking the effects of adrenaline

medication that increases urine production, helping to remove excess fluid from the body

pain-relief drugs that act on the central nervous system, often opioids

substances that increase alertness, energy and activity by boosting nervous system activity

Performance enhancing drugs

Physical education

PAR-Qs and injury prevention

Warm up and cool down

Sport specific injuries and RICE treatment

This unit unpicks the many factors to be considered to prevent injury in sport. It focussess on the effective delivery of both warm up and cool down components of training.

Physical training: injury, injury prevention and performance enhancing drugs

synthetic hormones that promote muscle growth

substances that increase alertness, energy and alertness

medication that increases urine production

Increased heart rate and blood pressure, risk of heart attack, anxiety, aggression, poor sleep and dehydration are potential negative side effects of which PED? 

Which of these is a risk of using narcotic analgesics?

athlete has some of their own blood removed

the athlete's body naturally replenishes blood supply

prior to competition the stored blood is returned to athlete's body

the blood now has a higher number of red blood cells than normal

Put these stages of blood doping in order.

In which of these sports might athletes risk using erythropoietin (EPO) to enhance their performance?

Which word means something is not morally acceptable behaviour?

all drugs are allowed to be used in sport

some drugs are banned in sport and others are allowed to be used

helping an athlete stay on track for their goals

The phrase 'performance enhancing' suggests what?

What is a reason why the use of some drugs is banned in sport?

the drug allows you to recover quicker from heavy weight training

the drug keeps you calm and reduces adrenaline

the drug helps to improve cardiovascular endurance

the drug helps you to lose weight quickly before you perform

Match the sport or physical activity to the reason to use a drug.

Which of these drinks contain the stimulating substance called caffeine? 

A drug used in sports which require strength and power is called anabolic...

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Performance enhancing drugs

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.