Water polo, barriers?
Water polo is a game played in the pool where the team tries to score by throwing the ball to their goal. It is a team sport that requires a minimum of 7 players in total. Figueroa’s Framework will be used to determine barriers that prevents a player from playing water polo. A variety of reasons can prevent me from playing water polo. In Figueroa’s framework, barriers can be categorised in to 5 levels: individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. I will be looking at individual, interpersonal and institutional.
First I will look at barriers I have at an individual level. The individual level is personal, and deals with how I perceive water polo. My own attitude towards water polo, can be a factor that inhibits me from playing water polo well. I believe my poor swimming ability is the main barrier. Because of this, my movement in the pool is usually restricted and the sport become painfully tedious and becomes boring quickly. Subsequently, my motivation to want to play water polo is diminished. Good swimming ability which is the core requirement for playing water polo is something I’m …show more content…
Interpersonal barrier is about how my interaction with other people such as my peers and my teacher can affect access and equality for water polo. In water polo, the competitive atmosphere is strong and there are a lot of pressure to do well. This can impact equality, as usually the still developing players have less opportunity to try because it means failing sometimes and bring the team down. According to the 3rd edition of Macmillan textbook, “If children are confident in their own abilities, then they are more likely in the future to become involved in exercise, sports and physical activities.” Figueroa’s Framework looks at equality at different levels. At an interpersonal level, a barrier could be that a competitive atmosphere has prevented me playing water polo with equal
Water polo is a game played in the pool where the team tries to score by throwing the ball to their goal. It is a team sport that requires a minimum of 7 players in total. Figueroa’s Framework will be used to determine barriers that prevents a player from playing water polo. A variety of reasons can prevent me from playing water polo. In Figueroa’s framework, barriers can be categorised in to 5 levels: individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. I will be looking at individual, interpersonal and institutional.
First I will look at barriers I have at an individual level. The individual level is personal, and deals with how I perceive water polo. My own attitude towards water polo, can be a factor that inhibits me from playing water polo well. I believe my poor swimming ability is the main barrier. Because of this, my movement in the pool is usually restricted and the sport become painfully tedious and becomes boring quickly. Subsequently, my motivation to want to play water polo is diminished. Good swimming ability which is the core requirement for playing water polo is something I’m …show more content…
Interpersonal barrier is about how my interaction with other people such as my peers and my teacher can affect access and equality for water polo. In water polo, the competitive atmosphere is strong and there are a lot of pressure to do well. This can impact equality, as usually the still developing players have less opportunity to try because it means failing sometimes and bring the team down. According to the 3rd edition of Macmillan textbook, “If children are confident in their own abilities, then they are more likely in the future to become involved in exercise, sports and physical activities.” Figueroa’s Framework looks at equality at different levels. At an interpersonal level, a barrier could be that a competitive atmosphere has prevented me playing water polo with equal