Unit 3 (Sport Organisation and Development): Sports Development Flashcards
Define sports development
Marketing and publicising of sporting events for a particular community.
Define sports development continuum.
The different levels of sports development, from foundation through to excellence.
Define target groups.
Different groups of people categorized by age, gender, disability and ethnicity.
Using sport for social benefit is seen by the UNOSDP as development in what contexts?
Developing individuals
Promoting healthy living and prevention of diseases
Equality between genders
Increasing social integration
Developing peace and reduce conflicts
Providing economic growth
Enhancing communication and social mobilisation.
What do coaches do?
Make participation fun and enjoyable.
Sport and social development
Building confidence
Encouraging socially excluded groups
Increasing intensity of participation
What do leaders do?
Leaders support others with good influence.
Positivity by demonstrating drive and ambition.
Professionalism with a sound understanding of the sport, seeing the broader picture and acting as a role model.
What do sports development officers do?
Encourage all ages and abilities to participate
Include groups who might be excluded
Develop performance sport, community sport and selected groups.
Implement projects.
What do PE teachers do?
Build lifelong physical participation habits
Generate good physical activity habits
Sport to communicate educational messages
Develop the academic performance of children
What do officials do?
Increase participation and enjoyment
Being guardians of the rules and regulations
Ensuring fairness and equality are being maintained.
What happens if there are no officials?
Competitive sport will decrease significantly.
What are the purposes of sports development?
Increase participation
Progression in sport
Promotion of values
Support social policy
Describe the sports development purpose of ‘increasing participation’.
Increasing participation of a particular target group.
Describe the sports development purpose of ‘progression in sport’.
Using funding to make a clear talent pathway, providing technical advice related to talent development.
Hold seminars to help sports share knowledge with their talent development staff.
Developing and improving coaches.
Describe the sports development purpose of ‘promotion of values through sport’.
Teaching participants that poor behaviour, offensive language, a lack of self-discipline and bullying is simply unacceptable in both a sporting and life in general environment.
Also educates participants about the use of drugs to boost performance.
Describe the sports development purpose of ‘support social policy’
Promote anti-discrimination
Kickz football programme, educates 12-18 year olds on drug awareness
Specific examples:
- Change 4 Life sports clubs
- Street Play
- Waling initiatives.
