Chapter 6 Flashcards
Other than the enjoyment for participants, what is the advantage to a recreational sport facility if the participant has fun and the providers feel that fun should be first and foremost.
People continue participating when they find it fun
Is having fun one of the most important motives young participants have for taking part in sport and lack of fun s a common reason youth often site for withdrawing from sport?
Yes
What evidence is there that recreational sport managers may need to make sport more fun?
Participation levels going down. 70% of youths quit playing league organized sport by the age of 13. Also, 95% of youth sport participants drop out of at least one sport by the 10th grade.
What’s the number 1 reason youths quit playing sports?
It stopped being fun!
According to studies on youths and adolescents, what’re the 3 major motives for participation in sport? (3)
1) to develop physical competence
2) gaining social acceptance from peers and parents
3) fun ad enjoyment
What’re 4 ways that recreational sport facilities fun experiences? (4)
1) Provision of Space
2) Participation
3) Working/Volunteering/Officiating
4) Providing Spectator Experiences
A study of youth sport over their first 12 games of the season found that what were the best predictors of fun? (3)
1) postgame positive affect
2) how well one played
3) challenge
Sometimes understanding how to make sport enjoyable can come from figuring out what make what makes sport not enjoyable and avoiding that. What were some of the non-enjoyment sources as found by McCarthy and Jones (2007)? (6)
1) Inappropriate psychosocial support.
2) Increase in competitive orientation.
3) Negative feedback and reinforcement.
4) Injuries, pain, and a demonstrated lack of experience.
5) Younger children found punishment for skill errors and low informational support as non-enjoyment.
6) Older children found rivalry, overtraining, and high standards as non-enjoyment sources.
Can the recreational sport manager insure that all participants have fun?
No, the participant must also focus their mental, emotional, and physical energy in the activity.
If optimal challenge is related to “flow” attainment, then what could a recreational sport specialist do to foster this?
Provide a variety of skill-level opportunities to participate in.
What 5 strategies are recommended for enhancing perceptions that results in positive behavior by recreational sport participants? (5)
1) provide optimal challenges
2) make sure experiences are fun
3) create a mastery motivational climate
4) maximize social support
5) help participants help themselves
What does the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2004) recommend for children under 15 in regards to sport participation?
They should participate in multiple sports and informal activities rather than specializing.
Parents and coaches can take the fun out of sport, which may push the children away from the sport. Where can recreational sport specialists go to find a parental handbook and code of ethics that parents must sign before each competitive season?
“Fun First” from the National Recreation and Park Association or the Parents Association for Youth Sports Parent’s Code of Ethics
Recreational sport programmers should focus on what in order to improve satisfaction from sport for PRESCHOOLERS?
Focus on moving and having a good time
Recreational sport programmers should focus on what in order to improve satisfaction from sport for MIDDLE SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS?
Keep kids playing, if not in organized sports, then at least informally with friends
