Chapter 2

Question 1

Was recreational sport just referred to intramural sport in the past?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

In what decade did a significant movement of recreational sport begin in the US?

Answer 2

In the mid-1970s with a national association called the National Intramural-Recreational Sport Association

Question 3

What are the 5 subcategories of the recreational sport spectrum?

Answer 3

Instructional. Intramural. Extramural. Club. Informal.

Question 4

Is the concept “sport for everyone” more relevant to athletic sport or recreational sport?

Answer 4

Recreational

Question 5

What percentage of recreational programming in public and private sites are sport related?

Answer 5

60%-80%

Question 6

What is instructional sport?

Answer 6

It’s important because learning about a sport is important to all forms of participation. It’s not sport taught for credit at school, but is usually provided for a fee by instructors who teach participants skills, techniques, strategies, rules and regulations to help participants improve.

Question 7

What levels of instruction are usually provided in instructional sport?

Answer 7

Lessons, workshops, or clinics are usually provided at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Question 8

What are some settings of instructional sport?

Answer 8

The community, military, a club, or resort?

Question 9

What is informal sport?

Answer 9

It has little or no structure and is completely self-directed. There are no predetermined goals other than fitness or fun and requires minimal supervision.

Question 10

What is intramural sport?

Answer 10

It consists of sporty contests, tournaments, leagues, and other events where participation is limited (school, business, community, military base). Participation is almost always governed by written or understood eligibility rules and regulations.

Question 11

Is intramural sport only for men?

Answer 11

No. Men, women, co-rec

Question 12

What are some examples of intramural sport?

Answer 12

Leagues at a bowling center or sport club championships

Question 13

What is extramural sport?

Answer 13

An extension of intramural sport where there are typically contests between different institutions as opposed to intramural sports which are contests within an institution

Question 14

What are club sports?

Answer 14

This is a bridge between recreational sport and athletic sport where participants seek structured contests where winning is important to everyone. Members pay dues and are often recruited.

Question 15

All the different subcategories of recreational sport have two fundamental missions that embody recreational sport, what are they?

Answer 15

Service and development

Question 16

What are the 2 underlying goals of the service mission?

Answer 16

Positive experience and profit

Question 17

What are the 2 ways that the mission of human development is accomplished?

Answer 17

Increasing involvement and creating leadership opportunities

Question 18

What are some examples of how increasing involvement can lead to human development?

Answer 18

Learning to win/lose, learning cooperation, overcoming weakness, dealing with performance problems and adjustments, achieving physical fitness, learning about sport and leisure, and realizing one’s strengths and weakness

Question 19

What are some examples of how creating leadership opportunity can lead to human development?

Answer 19

People are involved in self-assessment, motivation, problem solving, and assuming roles where they can influence a group (team captain, club president, etc.)

Question 20

What are 4 areas recreational sport is a part of?

Answer 20

Health. Leisure. Recreation. Sport.

Question 21

Recreational Sport supervisor’s provide many positive benefits through recreational sport, but realize there are many negatives that must be minimized or elongated. What’re some of the negatives that must be controlled?

Answer 21

Out of control crowds. Bad officiating. Forfeits and no shows. Maintenance problems. Injuries. Bad weather. Verbal and physical abuse. Hostile parents. Protests. Damage to facilities and equipment. User dissatisfaction. Cheating.

Question 22

What settings provide training efforts for youth sport?

Answer 22

YMCA. YECA. Boys and Girls Clubs. Schools. Municipal park and recreations departments. Private clubs.

Question 23

What recreational sport opportunities exist for adolescents that don’t make the team?

Answer 23

Generally they are more limited than for youths and are primarily in municipal or commercial recreation agencies.

Question 24

Adults after the age of 19 are primarily involved in recreational sport (instead of the few who were involved in a college athletic or professional sports career). Usually base their recreational sport locations based on what?

Answer 24

Base do their educational location, living area, or workplace.

Question 25

What’s the fastest growing areas, in terms of age groups, or recreational sport?

Answer 25

Seniors

Question 26

What’re the 10 settings for recreational sport?

Answer 26

City or community. Educational. Military. Correctional. Private club. Nonprofits. Commercial. Cooperation. Natural environment. Vacation settings.

Question 27

Cities or communities provide recreational sport opportunists often provides funds, facilities, and equipment for these opportunities. What is an examples of an agency that makes these opportunities available?

Answer 27

Municipal Park and Recreation Departments

Question 28

What educational level is most invested in providing these recreational sport opportunities?

Answer 28

Higher education is most invested. They often provide elaborate facilities.

Question 29

What 5 branches of the military have recreational sport opportunities?

Answer 29

Army. Navy. Air Forces. Marines. Coast Guard.

Question 30

Are the military sport facilities any good? And why?

Answer 30

They’re often some of the finest indoor and outdoor facilities because the military families often stay on base and because meeting leisure needs, physical conditioning, and training is a military readiness priority

Question 31

Correctional facilities provide recreational sport. Why is it provided?

Answer 31

Recreational sports are part of rehabilitation efforts

Question 32

Private Clubs provide recreational sport. In fact, recreational sport is the major attraction. Who is it provided to?

Answer 32

To those limited by the size of the club and by their ability to pay.

Question 33

What’re some examples of private clubs that provide recreational sport?

Answer 33

Tennis clubs. Country clubs. Health clubs. Boat clubs. Riding clubs.

Question 34

Nonprofits role in providing recreational sport is an increasing part of their activities. What are some nonprofits providing recreational sport in the US?

Answer 34

YMCA. YWCA. Boys clubs. Girls clubs. Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts. Churches.

Question 35

Commercial enterprises provide recreational sport. They’re in the business of making money. They provide sports like golf, racquetball, squash, tennis, swimming, bowling, boating, and fishing. How popular are commercial enterprises?

Answer 35

They’ve grown tremendously in the last 20 years.

Question 36

Where do individuals obtain corporate recreational sport?

Answer 36

At the corporate site or at community and private clubs where special membership arrangement have been made.

Question 37

The natural environment provides recreational sport opportunities. A vast amount of these opportunities are in public lands which provide activities such as skiing, boating, camping, hiking, swimming, and white-water rafting. Are all of these activities provided by the agency that represents the government agencies that operate the public lands?

Answer 37

No. Some of these opportunities are provided by concessioned commercial operators that are under contract.

Question 38

Vacation settings provide recreational sport opportunities. What employment opportunities are there for the recreational sport specialist in vacation setting?

Answer 38

Running sport pro shops. Structuring tournaments. Instructing vacationers. Etc.

Question 39

What’re some of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of recreational sport?

Answer 39

Improved quality of life (satisfaction with life, self esteem, belonging, reduced boredom, reduced stress), family cohesion (“a family that plays together stays together”), crime reduction ( form social bonds, sense of community, positive use of time), envoi enemy’s enhancement (promoted environmental concern), health care (reduced health problems), work productivity, and property values areas have attractive recreation)