WorksheetsSport & Society: Golden Triangle & Sport
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Media and Business combine with Sport to form...
...the Golden Circle
...the Golden Triangle
...the Golden Three
...the Golden Triad
TV companies pay to broadcast elite matches and this money is used to help pay the wages of players - True or False?
True
False
BSkyB encouraged the premier league to form in 1992, why did they do this?
More profit from broadcasting elite games
BSkyB could bid for the rights to broadcast elite games
BSkyB had a strong hold on the football empire
BSkyB wanted to form a BSkyB league
Media influence has a positive impact on sport, select the correct advantages to a sport.
Increase in grassroots participation
Increase in money to develop sport
A sponsor's name is linked with the success of the team/player
More competition leads to more training demands
Media influence has a positive impact on players, select the correct advantages to players
Higher wages
Role models are formed
More competition leads to more opportunities to compete
Sponsor's dictate a player's behaviour
More money to support player development
Media influence has a positive impact on spectators, select the correct advantages to spectators
Commentary is available for home viewers
Scheduling makes live viewing difficult
Media spotlight increases player pressure
Player mistakes become front page news
Which of these doesn't fit within the golden triangle
Players
Media
Sport spectators
Business sponsors
Which part of the golden triangle pays the media for advertising space?
Sport
Business
Media
In what order do the following go on a scone:
Jam then cream
Cream then jam
What are some negatives of sport stars using social media?
Negative critiscism
Athletes can be disciplined by their club/ governing body
Gain more sponsorship
Athletes can be threatened
The triangle sum theorem states that the sum of the interior angles of all triangles equals ________.
100*
180*
90*
360*
Some sports have changed due to the effects of commercialisation; what changes have happened?
Formats have changed
Increase in use of technology
Breaks are extended so sponsors can advertise
Spectators aren't able to go to the events
Who won the Australian Open this year?
Naomi Osaka & Roger Federer
Serena Williams & Novak Djokovic
Naomi Osaka & Novak Djokovic
Serena Williams & Roger Federer
