Question 8
(a) What is violence in sports? [3 marks]
(b) Outline four ways of curbing violence during sports competitions. [4 marks]
(c) Mention three qualities of a healthy person. [3 marks]
Observation
This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was good. In part (a) (i) many candidates gave a good definition of violence in sports. In part (b) they did well in it. In part (c) they were able to mention qualities of a healthy person.
The expected answers are as follow:
(a) Definition of sports violence
-sports violence is a display of anti-social behaviours/named which is intended to hurt somebody physically/socially during sports competition/programmes.
(b) Ways of curbing violence during sports competition
-effective crowd control/erecting barrier
-encouragement of fair play
-good officiating/obeying rules of the games
-provision of adequate security at the venue/use of law enforcement agents/named
-ban selling of liquor/drugs/named around sports arena
-public enlightenment/free flow of information/use of public address system
-provision of adequate facilities
-provision of adequate sports equipment
-adequate sitting arrangement
-provision of enough exits to avoid stampeding
-sanction those who violate the rules and regulations
(c) Qualities of a healthy person
-ability to perform daily activities/named
-free from germs/diseases/named
-ability to cope with stress/less fatigue
-good physical appearance/physical fitness
-social/emotional/mental balance