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physical recreation

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a physical activity or pastime that promotes health, relaxation and enjoyment

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leisure time

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time spent away from work and free from obligations

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sport

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an activity that involves physical exertion and skill, either a an individual or as part of a team competing

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facilities

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facilities and standard of facilities available affect the activities you take part in

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Peer influences

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peer groups share interests and backgrounds so can influence behaviour to do certain sports

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where you live

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climate of location and cultural activities you’re exposed to.
- ski jumping can only be done in snowy climates

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social circumstances

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some activities are expensive and not affordable for some

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family influences

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influence you to play their sport and encourage you to succeed

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age and health

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older people may choose less demanding activities such as bowling

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interests

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if you like being outdoors you’re most likely to want to compete in an outdoor sport

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Factors that influence the growth in leisure activities

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  • advances in technology
  • wider media coverage
  • improvements in travel methods
  • reduced cost of equipment
  • more leisure activities
  • increase in leisure time
  • improvements in healthcare
  • better awareness of health benefits
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sports development

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the promotion of sports activities for the community

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sports development theory

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  • foundation
  • participation
  • performance
  • elite
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foundation

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  • consist of beginners and young people
  • participation activities
  • learning and developing basic skills
  • school PE
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participation

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  • taking part in organised sporting activities
  • structured environment
  • sports clubs
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performance

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  • competitions more regular
  • developing the level of performance towards elite level
  • representing county and region
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elite

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  • national squads
  • governing bodies are responsible for performers development
  • supports physically, mentally through coaching, medical and diet
  • lifestyle to maintain high levels of fitness professional
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sport development programmes

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  • raising awareness of the sport
  • promoting its values
  • improving access and removing barriers to taking part
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sports development officer

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a professional whose job is to identify and support a planned route for participants and performers through the four stages of the sports development pyramid

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support needed for progress up the pyramid

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  • coaches and trainers
  • facilities operators
  • volunteers
  • community groups
  • local councils
  • sports governing bodies
  • policy makers
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increase participation in sports

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  • ensure all sections of the community are aware of available activities
  • promoting sport
  • classes, coaches
  • liaising with schools
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age factor of access and participation in sport

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young children - joints not fully developed cant do heavy weight training
old people - less strength, disease such as arthritis, poorer hearing and eyesight

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gender factor of access and participation in sport

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female - organisations restrict access for women e.g golf clubs
- sports not treated equally in finance and sponsorship

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disability factor of access and participation in sport

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  • lack of facilities, equipment
  • lack of parking for disabled
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social factor of access and participation in sport
family - sport not affordable school - may not provide right facilities
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cultural factor of access and participation in sport
religion - holy days so cant participate - women restricted by kit clothing
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factors affecting participation in sport
- environment - education - family - finance - media - role models - time/work commitments - discrimination - access
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sponsorship
support given to a sport, sports event or organisation by and outside body or person for the mutual benefit for both parties
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sponsorship types
individual - sportswear, Nike, Christiano Ronaldo team Event - Wimbledon, Slazenger
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benefits of sponsorship
sponsor - linked to success, can raise status and increase profit on products performer - receive free clothing, don't have to worry about money sport - receives additional funding audience and spectators - sponsor money used to improve facilities
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negatives of sponsorship
- pressures from sponsors can lead to changing rules of the sport - ticket prices increase - Lance Armstrong bad image on sponsors
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the role of media
inform - tells people news about current sport educate - provides knowledge to the audience advertise - publicising and advertising products and athletes to ring money into that sport entertain - audience to enjoy their leisure time
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print media
- published daily or weekly with sports sections - articles on sport - magazines and newspapers
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Broadcast media
- radio and TV - live coverage of up to date information - sports specific stations - listened to on the move - pay to view channels with 24 hour coverage
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Internet and social media
- allows access to print and broadcast media - accessible and varied information - fans access to video footage and information from individual athletes - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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ring-fenced sports events
sports events that the government prevents the television companies from charging to watch so everyone can watch for free
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positive effects of the media
- coverage makes it easier to attract sponsorship - viewers get a better view of action - attendances increase - increased money for pay - performs become role models - increases participation and interest on sports
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negative effects of the media
- some sports get more exposure than others - obsession with statistics rather than the skills of the sport - attendances can drop because people can access it at home - people don't have access to certain pay to view events - loss of privacy on performers - become dependant on money brought by the media
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advantages of hosting global competitions
training facilities - improved so people can use them after event home advantage - more spectators cheering on home performers national pride - create buzz for countries residents tourism - more visitors spending money in country economy - increased employment infrastructure - offers long term benefits to local society
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performers awards for competing at global events
- money - rivalry - celebrity - recognition - financial rewards - friendships - status - pride - representing country
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disadvantages of hosting global competition
facilities - target for terrorists home advantage - pressure on performers pride - if home country performs bad it lowers countries feelings tourism - pressure on facilities economy - poor image if events poorly organised infrastructure - huge financial cost needs lots of security
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corruption
dishonest behaviour by people with power, bribery or altering information for their own gain
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apartheid
official policy of racial segregation involving political legal and economic discrimination against non white people
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boycott
refusing to take part in an events as a protests against a particular issue
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amateur performer
- sort is a leisure activity - take part for enjoyment 0 training is done in spare time - choose when to take part
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professional performer
- sport is their job - take part for the money - winning is the main aim - training and playing is their job in prime condition all the time - they perform when and where they're told to
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Eric Moussambani
- represented Equatorial Guinea at the 200 Olympic games in Sydney - learned to swim only 8 months before - He won 100m freestyle -He finished second in the semi-final
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sportsmanship
upholding the spirit of the game by being honest playing by the rules and showing respect to ops
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gamesmanship
seeking to gain an advantage in any way you can that is not against the rules which may be unfair to ops
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impact of technology in sport
- how official organise events and make decisions - how performers train for events and deliver their best performance - how athletes perform are measured and recorded - sports are enjoyed by spectators in the media
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Technology examples
- Formula 1 cars and bikes are designed to be streamline and efficient - clothing - altitude tents to recreate living at altitude - multisensor monitoring used for data analysis of performance
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Technology investments
Ball-tracking - complex computer system to track ball and show its likely path Infrared imaging system - in cricket to determine whether ball has hit bat of pads Fully automatic time - timing a race using laser line at finish Goal-line tech - determine whether football has crossed goal line Laser measurement - produce accurate measurements for field events

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