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Participant Development
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Definition of Participant Development
• The process of designing and delivering sport programs that create learning experiences.
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Examples• Developing physical and mental abilities
• Learning emotional control
• Learning the process of autonomy
• Creating self-esteem
• Honing interpersonal skills
• Teaching integrity, identity and health
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What we strive for……
Incorporate participant development that encompasses:
– Leadership
– Skills
– Positive attitudes
• WHY???
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Definitions
Human Development
• Growth
• Development
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Life Stages
Time that establishes growth and developmental characteristics common among human beings.
• Implications?
• As programmers, what do we need to consider?
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Youth (Ages 6-12)
Implication:
• Skill development
• Bonding and social interaction
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Adolescence (13-19)
Implication
• Intensity of experience
• Leadership
• Continued development
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Early Adulthood (20-39)
Implication
• Increased attention to programming sport for safety and time considerations.
• New learning experiences can occur, and greater responsibility, is assumed by the participants.
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Middle Adulthood (40-65)
Implications:
• Ongoing fitness needs• Greater care in physiological aspects
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Later Adulthood (over 65)
Implication:
• Greater education on the need of movement to prevent sedentary lifestyles.
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Delivery on Participant Development
• Staff• Program• Rules and Regulations• Governance• Personnel• Evaluation• Recognition
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Staff
• Large role in participant development
• Positive relationships
• Leadership of participants
• Display of acceptable behavior
• Various roles
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Program
• Balance
• Variety
• Classification
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Rules and Regulations
• Perceptions
• Provide directions for behavior
• Provide ability to follow expectations
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Governance
• Councils/Boards
• Participants gain decision making skills, consider needs
• Concern with others/sense of responsibility/develop an identity
• Responsibility is a direct function of age, experience, maturity
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Personnel
• Positions within recreational sport setting
• Staff learn autonomy, integrity, emotional control, competency, identity, interpersonal skills.
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Evaluation
• Participants provide feedback into program design and operations
• This feedback determines future program design and delivery
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Recognition
• Improves self-esteem
• Lack of recognition has negative impact on participants
• What should recreational sports programmers recognize in participants?????
• Recognition categories
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Awards
• Certificates• Medallions• Trophies• Plaques• Apparel• Ribbons• Gift Certificates
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Awards
Advantages
• Recognizes achievement
• Incentive• Public relations• Universal
recognition
Disadvantages
• Emphasis on award
• Expense• Stresses winning• Promotes intense
competition• Recognition of
few
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Point Systems
Advantages• Encourages
Participation• Stimulates interest• Increases
attendance• Stimulates goal-
directed behavior• Provides
measurement of ability
Disadvantages• Artificial Incentive• Encourages forced
participation• Eliminates some
activities• Necessitates
record keeping• Unethical behavior