Up, Up and Away Questionnaire 2014

The reason for this survey is for research purposes only and it is anonymous in nature. Please answer as honestly and accurately as possible. Thank you for participating your assistance is much appreciated.

Please circle the yes (Y) or no (N) 

1)    Age:    13-17 ☐   18-22 ☐  23-30 ☐  31-40 ☐ 41- and above ☐

2)    Gender:   Male ☐    Female ☐

3)    What sport(s) do you compete in? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4)    Which team(s) do you compete in? (Varsity, 1^st, 2^nd, under 14 etc.)

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5)    Do you play for a provincial team?   (Y)     (N)

6)    If yes please name the team. _______________________________________________________________________________________

7)    Do you compete at a national level?  (Y)     (N)

8)    Are you happy to be competing in the team you are in?  (Y)     (N)

9)    If no, would you be tempted to do “whatever it takes” to get to the level you would like to reach?

10) If you are in a team and your captain or coach asked you to under perform, would you be happy to do so in order to benefit your team?  (Y)     (N)

11)  If no, would you have the courage to speak up?

12)  If size counts for the team you are in and your coach says, “you need to get bigger, you know what you have to do”, would you take steroids?  (Y)     (N)

13) If you needed to get faster in order to get a better time or make a team would you take steroids?  (Y)     (N)

14) Do you think that using steroids to improve sports performance is cheating?  (Y)     (N) (Explain)

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15) If no please explain your reasons. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

16)  Do you feel that you are under pressure to perform?  (Y)     (N)

17)  If yes, where is the pressure coming from?  _______________________________________________________________________________________

18) Do you believe some sports have problems with drugs?  (Y)     (N)

19) Do you think authorities are effective in stopping doping is sport?  (Y)     (N)

20)  Do you think it is wrong for professional athletes to take performance-enhancing substances such as anabolic steroids in their specific sport?  (Y)     (N)

21)  Do you think it is wrong for professional athletes to take illegal drugs such as cocaine when they are involved in sport?  (Y)     (N) 22)  Without naming an athlete, if you sporting hero were bust for using an illegal substance would this change your opinion of them?  (Y)     (N)

23)  In 2009 Harlequins rugby player Tom Williams left the field during a Heineken Cup quarterfinal rugby match at Twickenham with blood streaming from his mouth. As a temporary replacement Nick Evans, a specialist kicker was allowed onto the field under the “blood” rules. Evans took a last minute kick but missed and Harlequins lost the match. The blood from his mouth was because of a blood capsule he had inserted to fake injury so that the specialized kicker could come on.   Do you think this is cheating or tactics? (Explain)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24) You are a swimmer competing in a heat with your sight on achieving gold in the final. You decide that it would be more beneficial for you to get a certain lane in the final.  You under perform in the hope of getting your favorite lane. By under performing you run the risk of not even qualifying but that is the risk you take. You swim the heat and don’t swim your heart out and end up getting the lane that you think would be best for you in the final. You win gold in the final. Is that cheating or tactics? (Explain)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25)  If someone (Bookmaker) gave you a brown envelope with a large sum of money in it and he tells you that there are “no strings attached”.

1. Would you accept the money?  (Y)     (N)
2. Would you tell anyone?  (Y)     (N)
3. Would you believe this person that there would be “no strings attached “ in the future. (Y)     (N)

26)  Who has influenced you the most in your life? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

27)  Who is or was your role model?______________________________________________________________________________________________

28)  What qualities do you admire about this person?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

29)  Has this person ever let you down?

30)  If yes, how did you feel about them afterwards?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for completing this questionnaire. Please can you scan this document and email it to upupandaway@telkomsa.net. 

Thank you, Jo Lloyd