There are many aspects that can affect the participation, enthusiasm and success in touch football through enhancing or reducing the equity and access in the game. Two of these are Figueroa’s Framework and Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. Figueroa’s Framework provides a tool for examining access, equity and equality in sport and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which indicates that participation and enjoyment in physical activity are important factors towards self-actualisation.
Professor Peter Figueroa developed a tool to investigate the issues surrounding access, equity and equality in sport and physical activity. Figueroa’s Framework is divided into five levels which are individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. The individual …show more content…
In November, 1978 the Australian Touch Association was formed. Today touch football has over 400,000 registered members and an additional 500,000 children participating in school programs and related activities, which places the sport among the top participant based, organised sports in Australia (Touch Football Australia). The aim of the game is for players to score a try or touchdown by placing the ball on or over the opposing teams try line. A point is awarded for each try and the team with the most tries at the end of the playing duration wins the game. A try can be scored by any player except the acting half by placing the ball with one or two hands with downward pressure on or over the opposition’s try line between the sidelines and before the dead ball line. The touch football field is a rectangular shape its sidelines are to be 70 meters long with try lines at each end 50 meters long. Dead-ball lines should be marked 5 meters past the try lines with the sidelines then extending to the dead-ball lines. The centre line is marked across the middle of the field and a line each side of it 10 metres away is where the team defending starts. The substitution area is between both 10 metre lines, where the players come off and on the field. A touch game consists of 20 minute halves with a 5 minute half time break; team members are to wear identical shirts with clearly visible, unique numbers. The teams can comprise all male players, all female players or a combination of
Professor Peter Figueroa developed a tool to investigate the issues surrounding access, equity and equality in sport and physical activity. Figueroa’s Framework is divided into five levels which are individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. The individual …show more content…
In November, 1978 the Australian Touch Association was formed. Today touch football has over 400,000 registered members and an additional 500,000 children participating in school programs and related activities, which places the sport among the top participant based, organised sports in Australia (Touch Football Australia). The aim of the game is for players to score a try or touchdown by placing the ball on or over the opposing teams try line. A point is awarded for each try and the team with the most tries at the end of the playing duration wins the game. A try can be scored by any player except the acting half by placing the ball with one or two hands with downward pressure on or over the opposition’s try line between the sidelines and before the dead ball line. The touch football field is a rectangular shape its sidelines are to be 70 meters long with try lines at each end 50 meters long. Dead-ball lines should be marked 5 meters past the try lines with the sidelines then extending to the dead-ball lines. The centre line is marked across the middle of the field and a line each side of it 10 metres away is where the team defending starts. The substitution area is between both 10 metre lines, where the players come off and on the field. A touch game consists of 20 minute halves with a 5 minute half time break; team members are to wear identical shirts with clearly visible, unique numbers. The teams can comprise all male players, all female players or a combination of