Chapter 3 - Concepts Of Sport And Physical Activity

Question 1

Define exercise

Answer 1

Planned and repetitive physical activity to condition any part of the body

Question 2

Define sport

Answer 2

A contest between two or more participants for the purpose of determining a winner by fair and ethical means

Question 3

What are the three key characteristics of sport

Answer 3

1) contest is in a form of a game, race, etc.
2) formal rules and procedures
3) requires officials

Question 4

What are the three levels of sport in Canada

Answer 4

1) community organizations and schools
2) intercollegiate sport
3) highly pro leagues

Question 5

What are the four delivery systems for community sports

Answer 5

1) public
2) non profit
3) private/commercial
4) voluntary sectors

Question 6

Sport was initially developed for what group of people and what year did they start

Answer 6

Boys and girls club in 1970s

Question 7

Name 3 disadvantages of relate to youth sport and family

Answer 7

1) social divide between those who can and can’t afford sport
2) time demands of sport affect family life
3) decline in family leisure time

Question 8

Name 3 benefits of youth sport

Answer 8

1) strengthen family unity
2) construction of sense of family
3) enhanced opportunities for communication with their children

Question 9

Name 2 ways sport is bad in diverse populations

Answer 9

1) racial hierarchies

2) social class barriers to participation

Question 10

Name 2 advantages of sport in diverse populations

Answer 10

1) be a source of change (challenge the dominant norm)

2) promote a shared sense of community

Question 11

Define physical activity

Answer 11

Physical exertion to produce bodily movement