SPORT AND MASS PARTICIPATION – LESSON 16

DISCUSS ALL THE INITIATIVES THEY ARE AWARE OF TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SPORT: ACTIVE SPORT SPORTS COLLEGES /SSCO SPORTSMARK AREA SPORTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS ETC.

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WHY DO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE MASS PARTICIPATION AND SPORTING EXCELLENCE?

DRAW AND EXPLAIN THE PERFORMANCE PYRAMID

EXEL PERFOR PARTICIPATION FOUNDATION

 THE BROADER THE BASE THE HIGHER THE PEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCESS TO SPORT IT WILL DEPEND ON THE FOLLOWING WHAT ARE THE CONSTRAINTS – DISCUSS UNDER THE HEADINGS : OPPORTUNITY PROVISION ESTEEM LIST IN THE FORM OF A TABLE!

 HOW DOES SOCIAL AND CUTURAL FACTORS, SOCIETY AND DISCRIMINATION IMPACT UPON PARTICATION AND SPORTING EXCELLENCE?????????????

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What are the constraints of pursuing excellence in British sport?

Sport and the way it is administered and developed in a country reflects the values and the culture of that country. There are several cultural constraints why we in the UK do not actively encourage excellence in sport.

Historically – we invented most modern sports and retain a status in world sport, so it is not so important for us to excel.

Geographical – our population is relatively small in relation to USA or China.

Ideological – most of the world sports powers have a nationalistic approach, where you are playing for honour and status of your country, but we tend to be more patriotic – we tend to promote the recreational ethic rather than the win ethic. Socio -economic - sport in the UK has had the middle-class tradition that taking part counts, not winning, and that sport should not be work.

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What needs to be done?

Far more money from central government for resources.

A more co-ordinated administration system is required. Our sports system is too diverse at all levels, we need sport to come together to share the main aims and objectives to benefit British sport.

From the diagram on page 222 it can be seen that the UK has a decentralised system of sports administration ( a system where power and the control are locally held ) Clubs and local associations are self governing, with central government providing very little in terms of overall sporting policy.