Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Participation in Sport
- Image
- Fashion
- Wearing the kit of children's role models in sport.
- Role model's clothes may be innapropriate for the child's age.
- Kit can be quite expensive.
- More sports clothes are bought & sold whilst major tournaments are on.
- Media coverage
- Strong media coverage encourages participation.
- Weak coverage leaves sports unnoticed and underrepresented.
- Newspapers and TV can create good role models for children.
- Put pressure on top performers.
- Resources
- Time
- Lots of free time increases participation.
- Not enough free time will decrease participation.
- School P.E lessons increase time within school for sport.
- Exams hinder training.
- Extra-curricular activities.
- Availability/Access
- Local facilities encourages participation.
- Poor access means travel costs are expensive.
- Better facilities increase speed of performance development.
- Cost.
- Socio-economical
- Social Status
- Higher social groups have more opportunities.
- Affordability, costs may be higher for certain sports.
- Barriers have been broken down between the social classes.
- Cost of maintenance of the equiptment.
- Cost
- Discounted rates for different ages.
- Sports can be expensive (polo).
- Specific coaching is expensive (tennis).
- Government funding can be accquired.
- Children often take part in the same activities as their parents or that which they are introduced to by family members.
- Often children will follow their peers into sports.
- Children will often follow role models into a sport.