Modern Technology in Sport | OCR A-Level Physical Education (H555)
Modern Technology in Sport
- 51 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 03: Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
- Component 03
Modern Technology in Sport is examined in Component 03, Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport.
It covers technology and elite performance, technology and general participation, technology and fair outcomes and technology and entertainment.
Sample questions from Modern Technology in Sport
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Technology and elite performance
How have governing bodies responded to advanced running shoes?
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World Athletics introduced limits on the sole thickness of racing shoes in 2020. The limits aim to stop footwear rather than athletes deciding results. -
Technology and elite performance
What is meant by technological doping?
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Technological doping is gaining an unfair advantage from equipment rather than ability. Advanced swimsuits and shoes have been described this way. -
Technology and general participation
How do fitness trackers encourage participation?
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Fitness trackers record steps, heart rate and activity. Targets and feedback can motivate people to be more active. -
Technology and general participation
How can the cost of technology limit participation?
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Specialist equipment, trackers and gym memberships can be expensive. People on low incomes may be priced out. -
Technology and fair outcomes
What is goal-line technology?
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Goal-line technology tells the referee instantly whether the whole ball has crossed the line. The Premier League introduced it in the 2013–14 season. -
Technology and fair outcomes
Why can drug-testing technology fail to keep up with doping?
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New designer drugs are created to avoid existing tests. The steroid THG went undetected until a used syringe was sent to testers in 2003. -
Technology and entertainment
How does punditry add to televised sport?
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Pundits, often former performers, give expert opinion and debate. Punditry adds interest before, during and after events. -
Technology and entertainment
How can technology reduce live attendance?
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High-quality coverage at home can be more convenient and cheaper than attending. Smaller crowds reduce atmosphere and matchday income.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Technology and elite performance | Access to training, facilities and equipment, the polyurethane swimsuit ban of 2010, advanced running shoes, GPS and heart rate monitoring, injury reduction, performance analysis, technological doping and inequality. | 13 |
| Technology and general participation | Access, artificial surfaces and equipment, technology for disabled people, fitness trackers and apps, safety and monitoring, and how cost, alternatives and inequality can limit participation. | 12 |
| Technology and fair outcomes | Timing technology and swimming touch pads, officials' accountability, Hawk-Eye, goal-line technology, VAR, the television match official, foul play and doping detection, unequal access and disputed decisions. | 14 |
| Technology and entertainment | Action replays, camera angles and slow motion, analysis and punditry, second-screen engagement, interrupted flow, stadium atmosphere and live attendance, video review and accessibility. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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