Module 3: Contemporary issues

Current issues in sport

1. Introduction
2. The media
   1. Television
   2. Newspapers
   3. Radio
   4. Internet
   5. Magazines
   6. Mobile phone
   7. Media coverage of women in sport
   8. Media coverage activity
3. Deviance
   1. Gamesmanship
4. Drugs in sport
   1. Performance enhancing drugs
   2. Steroids
   3. Blood doping
   4. Recreational drugs
   5. Reasons why people take drugs in sport
   6. Brief history of drugs in sport
   7. Banned substances activity
5. Changes to the rules of games
   1. Rule changes activity
6. Sponsorship in sport
   1. The role of sponsorship: a sponsor's perspective by Nationwide
   2. Different types of commercial objectives
   3. The evaluation process
   4. Nationwide Building Society's sponsorship history
7. Globalisation in sport
8. Child protection issues in sport
   1. Key principles that coaches must adhere to
   2. Types of abuse that can occur

Sponsorship in sport

Sponsorship is a major contributor to the funding of the sports industry, The Nationwide Building Society makes a significant contribution to sport; outlined below is an example of the division or allocation of funding.