AQA A-Level PE 3.6 Sport and society and the role of technology overview quiz quiz

Structured, competitive activity with codified rules and a governing body

Compulsory, teacher-led learning of physical activity within the school day

Freely chosen active leisure for enjoyment with flexible rules

Activity in the natural environment undertaken purely for survival reasons

It is undertaken purely for relaxation with no competitive element whatsoever

It has no rules and no real structure imposed on the participants at all

It is never watched by spectators and attracts no media coverage of any kind

It is structured and competitive with codified rules and governing bodies

Developing personal qualities such as leadership and risk management

Winning competitions and earning national championship titles for the club

Earning prize money and lucrative commercial sponsorship deals for athletes

Avoiding all physical effort while still enjoying time in the outdoors

Elite, performance, participation, foundation

Foundation, participation, performance, elite

Participation, foundation, elite, performance

Foundation, performance, participation, elite

A local council sports centre offering pay-and-play facilities to the public

A primary school delivering compulsory physical education to young children

A national institute of sport such as the English Institute of Sport

A grassroots recreational club run purely by volunteers for local members

Because only the media ever benefits while sport and sponsors lose out badly

Because sponsors work entirely alone, with no link to the media or to sport

Because sport does not need an audience, sponsors or any media coverage at all

Because sport, sponsorship and the media each depend on the other two

Key events moving behind paywalls and rising ticket prices

Better high-definition broadcast coverage with multiple camera angles

More action replays and richer on-screen statistics during the broadcast

Wider global access for fans following the sport from overseas markets

GPS tracking

Goal-line technology

Heart-rate monitors

Motion analysis software

It always speeds up the game for both players and spectators alike

It removes the need for any on-field officials or match referees at all

It makes officiating decisions more accurate and fair

It reduces the overall cost of staging sport at the elite level

Improved safety through better protective equipment and injury monitoring systems

Better feedback for athletes and coaches refining training

More accurate and consistent timing of races

High costs that widen inequality between rich and poor competitors

High-definition replays, on-screen statistics and second-screen experiences

Drug-testing equipment used by anti-doping officials to safeguard fair competition

Plyometric platforms used in training to develop explosive power and strength

PRICE treatment kits used by physiotherapists for soft-tissue injury recovery

Physical recreation

Physical education

Elite sport

Outdoor and adventurous activities