Chapter 8

Question 1

What’re some examples of informal sport?

Answer 1

Backyard volleyball, sandlot baseball, and pickup basketball

Question 2

What type of sport involves the largest number of participants of all recreational sport?

Answer 2

Informal sport

Question 3

What’s the highest program priority for informal sport?

Answer 3

creating a poitive, satisfying experience

Question 4

Are surveys, comment cards, and analyzing participation patterns useful in determining the variety of informal sports to be offered?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

How would retirees, executives, and high school students differ in their times of preferred usage of facilities for informal sport?

Answer 5

Retirees 8am-5pm
Executives 6-8am and Noon-1:30
High School Students from 3:30-5:30pm

Question 6

How do the seasons affect the desire for facilities with informal sport participants?

Answer 6

Many recreational sports are associated with different seasons (softball, tennis, golf, etc.)

Question 7

Why is protecting time for informal sport use such a difficult challenge?

Answer 7

1. when scheduling new structured activities, “unstructured” times are often viewed as available to use for structured activities instead.
2. High demand facilities sometimes completely use all their times for structured activities leaving none for unstructured activities

Question 8

What accessories and equipment are often desirable for facilities to have that provide for informal sport?

Answer 8

Equipment checkout services and even a pro shop (equipment, sport and fitness supplies, toiletries, and apparel)

Question 9

What’re some desirable characteristics of facility personnel providing informal sport opportunities?

Answer 9

Helpful, knowledgeable, good communicators, and skilled at conflict resolution

Question 10

Is it worthwhile to have a manual for informal sport delivery?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

What special rules should be implemented for children and young adults?

Answer 11

Require children be directly supervised by a parent or adult, designate time for children to use the facility, require parents to sign statements acknowledging potential risks of youth activities and awareness of user policies and procedures

Question 12

If personnel are overly aggressive in policy interpretation and enforcement, then what will that provoke in participants?

Answer 12

Negative behavioral reactions

Question 13

Is having written policies and procedures that address participant abuse of facilities, employees, and others enough to stop these problems?

Answer 13

No, personnel must see that these policies and procedures are followed (professionally, fairly, and consistently)

Question 14

Informal sport personnel must ensure participants safety. In what ways can this be done?

Answer 14

Knowledge of basic first-aid, ongoing training in CPR, prevention of disease transmission, addressing safety hazards, addressing disciplinary problems, appropriately intervening in participant disputes before personal injury or property damage results.

Question 15

What might be necessary in the event of a significant conduct problem or incident where participants are at risk?

Answer 15

Contacting police or other specially trained personnel

Question 16

What’re a couple examples of standards of care required?

Answer 16

The number of lifeguards required at public swimming facilities or requiring personnel to have CPR certification

Question 17

If someone were interested in showing demand for additional facilities, a change in the number of supervisors needed, or alternatives for the hours a facility is available, then what kind of report would be needed?

Answer 17

A facility usage report