Sports Science

Science Assessment #2: Sports Science Over the last few years' science in sport has increased dramatically, with availability of many more performance-enhancing drugs many people have seen this as an option to easily win. There are different types of Drugs which make winning much easier for the person who takes them. Here is a list and description on each one. Stimulants: Stimulates speed up the nervous system increasing a person's alertness and increasing reaction times, examples …

…not good, and makes sport more of a political thing than a fun pastime or event that people partake in. With the development of science in sport people have to be tested many time for drugs, accusations are made, and the old image of sport being a "nice" thing has been wiped out and has been given a more cynical image. Bibliography: Book: Heinemann Interactive Science 4 Web: http://www.ausport.gov.au/info/drugs.htm