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    Provocation and frustration

    What Provocation and frustration means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.

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    Provocation by opponents, officials' decisions or crowd behaviour can trigger retaliation, and frustration at losing, poor form or a perceived injustice can boil over.
    OCR · 2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Violence in sport

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