Chapter 6 Flashcards
Origins of community sport: early North American experiences:
- indigenous sport
- early races and contests from settlers
- voluntary sport clubs emerge in major North American cities in 1800s
- 1900s playground movement (US and Mexico)
- governance of community sport in Canada
Youth sport history:
- YMCA
- the Boys and Girls Clubs
- YWCA
- PAL
- Pop Warner football
- CYO
- the Little League
- the Royal Canadian Legion
Ethical issues of youth sport:
- focus on education or elite sport development?
- who should govern youth sport?
- who has access to various sport opportunities?
- how should opportunities and resources be allocated?
Community:
- viewed as a place where solidarity, participation and coherence can be found
- a group of people with a shared identity
Community sport:
organized PA that is based in community, school, and local sport organizations
Community sport includes _____ and ____ ____ but not _____ _____ or _____.
- recreation
- competitive sport
- fitness activities
- programs
Community sport does not have to lead to development of ____ ____ ___.
high performance sport
Community sport has emphasis on the ______.
participant
Community sport has benefits of ____ _____.
sport participation
Main aim of development of sport in communities is ____ ____.
sport inclusion
The desired sporting outcomes of development of sport in communities can include:
- removal of barriers to sport participation
- providing opportunities to develop skills
- moving from recreational participation to competition
- training and support
The main aim of development of communities through sport is ____ _____.
social inclusion
Development of communities through sport projects will be more ____ ____, not ____ ____.
- needs based
- sport centred
Development of communities through sport projects aim to use sport to achieve social outcomes such as:
- reducing levels of vandalism and crime
- improved school attendance/educational performance
- increasing PA in targeted groups
Emphasis on the participant means focus on participant, not …..
- spectators
- consumers of sport as entertainment (community sport vs professional sport)
Emphasis on the participant means managerial focus on:
- attracting and retaining participants
- programs offered
- the time and place
- the organization and delivery of programs
- cost
Emphasis on the participant means ____ of services (increasing _____) and _____ performance.
- quality
- participation
- financial
Goals of youth community sport:
- participation and education on the rules and strategies of the game
- related social and ethical development of the children
Benefits of sport participation:
- quality of life (physical, mental health)
- family life
- sense of community/social capital