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10 Cards in this Set
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Male and female |
Women participate mainly to reduce weight but there are barriers which include : Live in disadvantaged areas Care for children under 16 Admission prices Limited opening times No friends to participate with Lack of time - sport not priority Poor facilities for changing , childcare and refreshments |
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Disabled people |
Since disabled discrimination act 1996 progress has been made in terms of acceptance funding sports development schemes and access to sport facilities Initiatives to help increase participation are : The places people play programme Inclusive sport programme Supporting NGBs with funding |
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Different ethnicities and cultures |
Some ethnic groups are less well represented in terms of sport participation- due to lack of facilities, knowledge of UK sport and poverty. County sport partnerships have pledged to make minority sport high on their agenda and have signed a racial equality charter for sport which promotes sporting equals. More access opportunities given by sporting equals campaign resulted in investment in to black and minority ethnic communities. |
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Different age groups 0-10 yrs |
Priority for government via department for education Main initiatives to develop primary sport is via PE and Sports Premium . Financial support is given to improve quality of sport and PE on offer. School games initiative is designed to improve competitive sporting opportunities for both disabled and non-disabled athletes. |
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Different age groups 11-15 yrs |
Participation is affected by: Influence of Technology on everyday life Sport not as prominent and effectively promoted as it could be Shift towards health and fitness activities for looking and feeling good which is now happening at an earlier age In order to overcome challenges, sports development must: Identify sport activities which will capture interest of young people Be made more visible Be linked to other interests that children have Create experiences which will make young people want to participate Be wider and more diverse in its offering |
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Different age groups (16-24 yr olds) |
Motivated to play sport for enjoyment socialising weight loss and to keep fit Narrows encountered: lack of opportunity and work commitments Participation could be increased if had more time, more people to do sport with and lower prices. Can benefit from sports development activity by: Decreasing likelihood of smoking or drug use Improved performance at school Increase likelihood of going on to higher education |
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Different age groups (25-50 yrs) |
This age group have average participation levels The most work commitments and other priories Lack the time to go and exercise (Similar to 16-24 yr olds) |
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Different age groups (50+) |
Some retired people are relatively inactive often due to health Not as health conscious as younger generation Motivation for doing sports: enjoyment, keeping fit, socialising and weight loss Barriers to motivation include: health issues, injury, disabilities, lack of opportunity and cost |
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Physically inactive |
Vital for these people to participate to improve health and decrease stress levels Target group go decrease amount of overweight people in UK |
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How to further encourage participation |
Physically inactive may be encouraged to participate by introducing measures such as: Range of activities Involving young people in recruitment (project managers) For older people, including a social aspect as a central part of activity Provide childcare facilities Black and minority—> family orientated activities Disabled people—> range of opportunities to increase motivation Disadvantaged communities —> help by a project coordinator who can help build trust in the community |
