Socio-cultural studies relating to participation in physical

activity: Participation to excellence: the relevant organisations and their

policies

3.3.15

Lesson objectives

Know the terms opportunity, provision and esteem.

Understand the sports development pyramid

Be able to explain the roles of the leading sports organisations and their policies (DCMS, local authorities, UK Sport, UKSI, Sport England and all other home nations, NGB’s)

Introduction

This section looks at the links between politics and sports. It examines how sport is organised and administered.

How the government views sport has a major influence on its organisation.

ParticipationParticipation in the UK is generally low and has not changed in recent years.

Only 30% of adults participate in the recommended PA in the UK

Young, white males are the most common group, with many disadvantaged groups

Participation falls after leaving school dramatically

UK has good success on the global stage but not always in our MAIN sports.

Host major games; Olympics, Wimbledon, Cup finals

Estimated 2 billion is spent on PA in the UK.

Sport is deliver through 4 sectors;

1. Local government (local councils)

2. Educations (schools)

3. Voluntary sector (clubs and NGB’s)

4. Private sector (e.g private golf clubs)

Funding

Public: from the government and lottery (taxes, sales)

Voluntary: funding from donations and private clubs (grants, fundraising)

Private: from businesses and often through sponsorship

Participation pyramid

Various levels of participation: mass participation to excellence

Focus on learning the basics/enjoyment up to sporting excellence

Focus is placed all trying to get all involved regardless of age, race, gender, up bringing etc

Excellence: reaching national standard and publicly recognised

Performance: improving standards to training and coaching

Participation: exercising in leisure time for a variety of reasons (lifestyle and social)

Foundation: learning the basic/enjoying PA

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Government department responsible for sport

It organises how sport is funded in the UK

National lottery is now the primary source of funding in the UK- money from ticket sales.

The money is distributed to UK Sport and the 4 home country sports councils, to support mass participation and sporting excellence.

UK sport

They want world class success!

Responsible for elite level sport and is funded by DCMS.

What do they do?

1. Promote standards of behaviour

2. Distributes public and NL money

3. Co-ordinates major events

4. Supports with world class coaches

5. Evaluate the work of NGB’s.

United Kingdom Sports Institute (UKSI) FOCUS IN THE UK: National institute of sport

A network of centres that provide practical support for UK athletes

Provide all the support to reach the top (physio, nutrition, coaching, management)

Lottery and government funded (public funding)

Aims: increase sporting success

Devolved = a system that is decentralised with power.

1. EIS: English institute for sport

2. SINI: Sports institute for northern Ireland

3. SIS: Scottish institute of sport

4. Welsh institute for sport

Home country organisation

Sport England: responsible for England

Increase participation

Keep people active

Create opportunities

Promote volunteering and coaching

Develop club links

Sports council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland and Sports Council for Wales

• You do not need to be bogged down with detail about each for the exam….just know an overview for all.

• Likely exam question: ‘with reference to the home country organisations such as sport England……’

Key definitions- MUST LINKS TO AFFECTS ON MASS PARTICIPATION AND SPORTING EXCELLENCE Opportunity: having the chance to take part

1. Disposable income

2. Ability/fitness

3. Time

Provision: having the conditions or physical tools to take part

1. Access

2. Suitable equipment

3. Transport

Esteem: linked to respect, values and appreciation. The perception of society affects the likelihood of taking part.

1. Self-confidence

2. Self-belief

Minority groups

Use pages 282 onwards to summarise the 5 key minority groups.

Young, elderly, disabled, women, ethnic minorities

I would like to know;

the key issues linked to the group,

the impact of social and cultural factors and

the measures to increase participation.