1.1.2. Influences on taking part in a sport

Question 1

6 influences on taking part in physical activity

Answer 1

Cultural factors
Health and well being
Image
People
Socio-economic

Resources

Question 2

What are 3 cultural factors

Answer 2

Age
Disabilites
Gender

Question 3

3 issues to do with health and well being?

Answer 3

Illness
Health problems
staying healthy

Question 4

What are two things to do with image?

Answer 4

Fashion

media coverage

Question 5

What ‘people’ may influence you to partake in physical activity?

Answer 5

Family

Friends

Question 6

4 resources needed to partake in physical activity?

Answer 6

availability
location
access
time

Question 7

2 socio economic reasons which may determine which sport you do?

Answer 7

Status

cost

Question 8

What are 6 opportunities for getting involved in sport?

Answer 8

Government initiatives
PE school and sports clubs links (PESSCL)
School sports participants
The organisation SPORTS ENGLAND
The youth sports trust TOP LINK
Active kids programme

Question 9

What are government initiatives?

Answer 9

the government put a law in place to ensure ‘all pupils receive their entitlement of two hours of high quality physical education per week’. This increases participation and student’s fitness.

Question 10

What are PE school sports and club links (PESSCL)?

Answer 10

A link setup by the government to improve sporting opportunities for those 5-26 years old. It provides opportunities for young people to participate in sports through performing, leading and being officials. The aim is to strengthen links between schools and local clubs.

Question 11

What are school sports partnerships

Answer 11

the aim is to develop sporting opportunities in a wide range of sports and offer high quality training and competitions within a local community based around a group of local schools with a college at the centre asa hub.

Question 12

What’s the organisation SPORTS ENGLAND?

Answer 12

This organisation believes that ‘sport has the power to change lives’. SPORT ENGLAND is committed to helping people start, stay and succeed in sport.

Question 13

What’s the sports trust TOP LINK?

Answer 13

TOP programmes are designed to get people of all abilities into sport.
TOP LINK is aimed at people ages 14-16 and it encourages them to organise sporting events and experience being a sports leader which can also go towards their GCSE PE qualification.

Question 14

What’s the active kids programme?

Answer 14

various companies can run voucher schemes in which parents can collect vouchers to give to the school and other sports centres which can be used to buy sporting equipment. e.g. Active spots programme- Sainsburys.

Question 15

What is the Start in Start, Stay, Succeed?

Answer 15

increase sports participation in order to improve the nation’s health with a focus on a priority group

Question 16

What is the Stay in Start, Stay, Succeed?

Answer 16

keep people in sport through club networks, sport facilities, coaches, volunteers and competitive oppurtunities.

Question 17

What is the Succeed in Start, Stay, Succeed?

Answer 17

Creato opportunities for talented performers to achieve success.

Question 18

What’s the sports participation triangle?

Answer 18

Excellence
….Performance
………..Participation
………………..Foundation

Question 19

What does the foundation level mean?

Answer 19

Participants are likely to be learning basic sporting skills
Primary school PE lessons
TOP PLAY activities (sports development)
Multi-sports sessions (sports centres)
The acquisition of good excursive of good exercise/skill habits provides a base for personal development and future participation in a chosen sport.

Question 20

What does the participation level entail?

Answer 20

It’s when young people begin to participate regularly in a specific activity for enjoyment
Sports development is a big part of this stage with community TOP programme (after school programmes, school festivals, multi skills clubs and club/school links)
Sports clubs become important because they link to the next stage of sports development.

Question 21

What does performance mean?

Answer 21

When young people begin to concentrate on sport specific skills and develop talents in different sports.
Quality coaching is essential at this stage in development.
Organised by sports development
coaching weeks
Shropshire youth games
Active sports
Club activity

Question 22

What is the elite/excellence level?

Answer 22

This is the peak of the pyramid where it narrows as fewer people make it to this level. Governing bodies of sport are responsible at this level of sport as players pass from county to regional to national squads.

Question 23

Describe and explain how PESSCL links (pe school sport club links) can be used to provide opportunities for becoming, or remaining, involved in physical activity:

Answer 23

Description:
1. Supporttarget/equivsetforminimuminvolvement/equivinphysical
activity
2. Setsuplinksbetweenschoolsandclubs
3. Clubsmayruntasterdays/equiv
4. Clubssetupteams
5. Clubsmaysendcoachesintoschools
Explanation:
6. SchoolshelpchildrenbecomeinvolvedthroughPElessons
7. And through lunch time clubs/practices/extra curricular
8. Clubsprovideplacetocontinuetoplay(onceleftschool)

Question 24

Describe and explain how PE & Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) can be used to provide opportunities for becoming, or remaining, involved in physical activity:

Answer 24

PE & Sport Strategy For Young People (PESSYP)
Description:
1. ReplacedPESSCL
2. toincludeyoungpeople5-19yearolds(notjustschoolchildren) 3. 5hourofferby2011
4. 2hourminimumPEincurriculum(for5–16yearolds)
5. 3hourminimumofsportbeyondschoolday
6. Extra-curriculardeliveredbycommunity(e.g.youthclubs)
7. Setsuplinksbetweenschoolsandclubs
8. Clubsmayruntasterdays/equiv
9. Clubssetupteams
10. Clubs may send coaches into schools
Explanation:
11. Schools help children become involved through PE lessons 12. And through lunch time clubs/practices/extra curricular 13. Clubs provide place to continue to play once left school 14. Clubs allow additional participation whilst still at school

Question 25

Describe and explain how school sport partnerships can be used to provide opportunities for becoming, or remaining, involved in physical activity:

Answer 25

Description:

1. SetuptohelpPESSCLstrategy/equiv
2. Workingwithotherschools
3. Schoolsorganisedinclusters/equiv
4. Around a sports specialist college
5. Credit reference to SSCo’s (School Sports Co ordinator)
6. CreditreferencetoroleofPDM’s(PartnershipDevelopmentManager)
7. CreditreferencetoroleofPLT’s(PrimaryLinkTeacher)
8. Partnershipreceivesadditionalfunding

5
Explanation:
9. Staffhavetimetodevelopmoresportingopportunities
10. Staff work with local primary schools to develop after-school
activities
11. Staff given time to develop links with local community and sports
clubs/equiv
12. Use of secondary school children to help manage activities with
children at primary school
13. access / sharing of more equipment/ facilities within cluster

Question 26

Describe and explain how PE & School Sport (PESS) can be used to provide opportunities for becoming, or remaining, involved in physical activity:

Answer 26

Description:
1. StrandofPESSCL
2. All schools compulsory 2 hours per week
3. For85%of5-16yearoldsby2008
4. WasaninvestigationintotheimpactofhighqualityPEandschool
sport
5. resultedinredesigningPEcurriculum
6. usingbreakandlunchtime/afterschool/extracurricular
7. todevelopphysicalskills
8. Opportunitytodevelopleadershipskills/improvingstudentsteaching
skills
9. betterequipment/receivingequipment/moneyforfacilities
10. emphasis on providing quality
11. Now completed
Explanation:
12. Aim is to have high quality PESS
13. To have a positive impact on aspirations, wellbeing, attitudes and
behaviour of young people
14. All children to have access to at least 4 hours PE/equiv and sport
each week by 2010
15. Increased number of leaders within community