week 3: sport in Canada Flashcards
grass roots sport
community sport, amateur, “sport for all”
- purpose is to get as many people participating as possible (large number of participants)
elite sport
- high performance, semi/professional, “cream of the crop”
- the best of the best, in terms of number of participants = much fewer
organized sport
formal organizing body; rule-bound
- typically offered through some type of organization
non-organized sport
- no formal organizing body; free play
- there is no organizing body
(ie. like a drop in lane swim)
what are the three categories of sports?
- public
- non-profit
- intermediate
public sports
government structures, funded by tax payers
regional level
referring to a province or territory, in the states it is referred to as the state levle
local level sport
- where the majority of people engaging in sport participate
- the grassroots section
- registration fees are a big part of this
grassroots vs elite
- elite sport is often given unproportionally higher resources
- “trickle-down” effect
- pandemic tensions and consequences
what are the 3 sport funding programs?
- elite sport
- grassroot sport
- sport event hosting
what is the name of the elite sport funding
athlete assistance program which provides funding to elite athletes when there is no professional stream for them to participate in
what is the name of grassroot sport funding
sport support program which provides support to the community organizations, could be used for anything in their facility (like to upgrade equipment or start a new program)
what is the name of the sport even hosting funding
hosting program, which supports municipality’s in preparing their bids to host events but also helps with the actual funding in hosting communities.
