Drugs in Sport Section 1.2.1

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Drugs in SportSection 1.2.1

• Why effects do both recreational and performance
  enhancing drugs have on performance?

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Homework

• Answer the questions on drugs.
• Hand in on FRONTER prior to the next theory
  lesson.

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Big Picture

• Students will explore and identify the different
  types of drugs, in small groups, feeding back to
  the rest of the groups their findings.

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Connector

• Discuss in pairs what benefits to performance can
  be gained by taking drugs.

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Objectives

• All will understand the 6 different
  classifications of drugs used to improve
  performance in sport.
• All will understand the effects of recreational
  drugs on health, wellbeing and performance
• Most will understand the dangers in using drugs
  to improve performance in sport.

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Performance enhancing drugs

• What does PERFORMANCE ENHANCING mean?
• Do you know of any athletes who have taken
  performance enhancing drugs?
• Should athletes be allowed to take these drugs?
• Are all drugs banned?

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Who is this?
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Ben Johnson

• Seoul Olympics 1988
• 100m world record in 9.79
• His record did not stand.
• Why?
• BBC News 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Ben Johnson Newspaper article
• STERIODS

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Who is this?
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Asafa Powell

• Asafa Powell 9.77
• Joint record holder with Justin Gatlin. But he
  was disgraced
• Why???
• World record holder9.74

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Who is this?
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Usain Bolt

• Bejing 2008
• 100m - 9.69
• 200m 19.30
• Current World Record Holder 9.58
• 16th August 2009 (World Athletics Championships)
• Did he take drugs??
• NATURAL TALENT!!!

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Who is this?
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Rio Ferdinand

• December 2003 Drug Ban
• Banned for 8 Months
• Fined 50,000
• Why was he banned?
• Failed to take drugs tests
• How did it affect his career?
• For him it didnt
• England Captain
• Manchester United Captain

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Who is this?
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Christina Ohuruogu

• Bejing 2008 Gold medal in 400m
• Returned from her ban in 22 days before the
  Olympics
• Banned for drugs 2007 2008..
• Why?
• 3 MISSED drugs tests
• Has it affected her career??

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Who is this?
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Alan Baxter

• Bronze Medal in 2002 winter Olympics
• Alpine Skiing.
• He was stripped of the medal
• Why??
• Banned for two years
• Steroids.
• Apparently he used a Vicks Nasal Inhaler Ok in
  this country but in the USA they use different
  ingredients and one was a banned substance!!

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Who is this?
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John Terry

• Chelsea and England
• Has a history of foot injuries
• Nearly missed an important game
• But played!!!!
• Why did he play??
• Hard Man?? Tough??
• NARCOTIC ANALGESICS

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What race is this?
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Tour De France

• Why are so many athletes banned for drugs??
• What did the athletes do? Take?
• BLOOD DOPING.

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What is this?
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Why is this relevant??

• TWO CANS OF RED BULL AND IT WILL TAKE YOU OVER
  THE CAFFIENE LIMIT.

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6 Classifications of Performance Enhancing Drugs

• 1 - Stimulants
• What does it do?
• Help to make people feel more alert. Stimulates
  the central nervous system.
• Examples include
• Amphetamines, ephedrine, cocaine, nicotine and
  caffeine.
• Dangers of the drugs
• Insomnia, irritable, irregular heart beat,
  increased heart rate, high blood pressure.
• Some are addictive (amphetamines)

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6 Classifications of Performance Enhancing Drugs

• 2 - Narcotics/analgesics
• What does it do?
• Masks pain. Stops the central nervous system
  from working effectively.
• Examples include
• Heroin, methadone, pethidine, morphine
• Dangers of the drugs
• Injury can become more severe, loss of
  concentration, loss of balance and co-ordination.

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6 Classifications of Performance Enhancing Drugs

• 3 - Anabolic Steroids
• What does it do?
• Similar to the male hormone testosterone. They
  allow athletes to train harder, increase muscle
  size and strength, become more aggressive and
  develop bone growth. The drug produces these
  results much quicker than nature would allow.
• Example include
• Testosterone, stanozonol, nandrolone, bodlenone.
• Dangers of the drugs
• Mood swings, athlete becomes aggressive, anxious.
  Face becomes round and puffy. Heart attacks,
  strokes and high blood pressure can occur.
  Increased risk of muscle injury, possibility of
  liver disease, infertility in women. Can cause
  death.

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6 Classifications of Performance Enhancing Drugs

• 4 Diuretics
• What does it do?
• These drugs are used to increase the amount of
  urine produced and to increase kidney function.
  It causes rapid weight loss.
• Often taken to reduce the concentration of any
  other banned substance that may be present in the
  body.
• Examples include
• Caffeine
• Dangers of the drugs
• Dehydration, dizziness, muscle cramps, headaches
  and nausea. Long term effects can result in
  kidney problems.

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6 Classifications of Performance Enhancing Drugs

• 5 Peptides, chemical and physical manipulation
• What do they do?
• Works very similarly to anabolic steroids.
• Increase muscle growth, assist recovery from
  injury and heavy training sessions, increase the
  number of red blood cells therefore increases
  aerobic capacity.
• Examples include
• Human growth hormone (HGH), erythropoietin (EPO)
• Dangers of the drugs
• Thickens the blood can increase the risk of
  heart attack or stroke.

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Tasks

• 1 Working with a partner, use the task cards to
  link the following sections together
• Classification of drugs
• Dangers of drugs (disadvantages)
• What the drug does (advantages)
• Examples of the drug
• Repeat the task several times until you have a
  good
• understanding of the information
• DO NOT REFER TO THE WORKSHEET
• DURING THE TASK
• 2 Complete worksheet 2 using your own words to
  fill the boxes

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Extension Tasks

• Write a letter to a drugs cheat and explain the
  reasons why they should not take drugs.
• Effects on the body.
• Draft a conversation as a coach that you will
  have with an athlete as you WANT them to take
  performance enhancing drugs.

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Recreational Drugs

• Two types of recreational drugs
• Smoking (nicotine)
• Alcohol
• Complete the worksheet identifying the following
  information
• Type of recreational drug
• What it does to the body
• Illnesses associated
• Answer the questions regarding socially
  acceptable unacceptable drugs

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• Can you remember what the athletes did??

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Review

• Working with a partner take it in turns to
  identify a classification of drug.
• Your partner needs to identify at least 1 danger
  of that drug (more information if possible), the
  process continues until all dangers have been
  identified.
• Repeat the process with all classifications of
  drugs.
• HOMEWORK