Sports Participant Needs & Barriers to Participation

Question 1

What is the importance of encouraging inclusiveness in sport and physical activity regardless of an individual?

Answer 1

Understanding characteristics and needs of participants e.g. young adults (18+)

Question 2

What factors influence the needs of different participants and understanding how the factors influence the planning of activities?

Answer 2

Age , gender , ability , families and ethnicity

Question 3

What are the 6 planning considerations related to participants?

Answer 3

Environmental, psychological , physical , social , educational and medicinal

Question 4

What planning consideration does lack of training and no knowledge fall under?

Answer 4

Educational because it is to do with what they know and see if they have any ideas of what they are doing

Question 5

What are the benefits of participation for different types of participants

Answer 5

• improves self confidence
• reduce stress
• management of medical conditions
• prevents or reduces diseases
• weight maintenance

Question 6

Will weight maintenance and improvement of fitness be a physical benefit

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Give 3 social benefits of participation in sport and physical activity.

Answer 7

• encourages social interactions
• improves social skills
• reduces isolation
• enhances self-esteem/confidence

Question 8

Will the reduce in NHS cost be a social,economic,physical or psychological effect and why

Answer 8

Economic