1.1.2b – Opportunities and pathways for involvement in physical activity Learning objectives

To understand the different roles in physical activity.

To be able to describe the participation pyramid and its meaning

To explain initiatives that provide opportunities for involvement in physical activity

To understand the range of local and national facilities available and their aims.

To be able to explain a range of youth sport trust programmes.

Roles in physical activity

There are many opportunities to become involved in sport and a number of different roles. These include:

Performer

Coach

Sports leader

Official

Volunteer

Performer: School lesson provide teaching of the fundamental skills involved in sport. Clubs can provide training and is a avenue for competitions and tournaments.

TASK: Research a sports governing body and how to progress to elite level.

Coach: Sports Coach UK is a responsible for the education and development of new coaches.

High level of coaching and expertise from grass roots to elite level sport

What does this mean for performers?

Sports Leader: School lesson provide teaching of the fundamental skills involved in sport. Clubs can provide training and is a avenue for competitions and tournaments.

TASK: Research the different sports leaders awards and the aims. (www.sportsleaders.org)

Official: Training for the position of an official can start as young as 16. There are national qualifications in a range of different sports.

TASK: What would you have to do to become a football referee? (Courses etc..)

Volunteer: Volunteers are vital to the running of clubs. They provide roles from coaching to administration and help keep the club ‘alive’.Other roles for a volunteer may be:

-Fund raising-Catering-Transport-Finance-Maintenance

TASK: Draw this participation pyramid. Think about what it represents.

FOUNDATION

PARTICIPATION

PERFORMANCE

EXCELLENCE

Participation Pyramid

Participation Pyramid

Foundation: Students taking part at school

Participation: People taking part in their own time or as part of extra curricular sport.

Performance: People competing at local and regional competitions. They receive specific training at a club.

Elite: Top-class sport and individuals compete at international level.

The government have invested large sums of money into the PE, School Sport and Club Links strategy (PESSCL).

Initiatives that provide opportunities for involvement

TASK: Research the PE, School Sport and Club Links strategy (PESSCL) and find out the aims and progress.

The aim of the PESSCL strategy is to increase the number of 5-16 year olds taking up sport and remaining involved throughout their lives.

It is also has a target of 85% of schoolchildren to take part in a minimum of 2 hours of high quality PE time.

The PESSCL has 9 links:

Sports Colleges:

Promote sport in the borough

School sport partnerships:

To create greater involvement

Professional development:

improve quality of teaching and

coaching

QCA’s PESS strategy:

Guide school how to improve

Swimming: To improve swimming

provisions in schools

Sporting Playgrounds: improve and modernising

children’s play space

Gifted and Talented: improve talent

spotting and the opportunities they

receive.

Club links: increase membership of clubs

Step into sport: aimed at 14-19 year olds

(leadership awards)

Sport England

Develop grass roots and elite level sport. They are involved with promoting an active and healthy community as well as the World Class programmes, academies and sport colleges.

Local facilities

Local sports centres: These facilities aim to improve participation rates and encourage the community to take up sport.

Sports centre provide:-Discount for certain people. i.e. Pensioners.-A variety of different clubs. i.e. Karate-Creche facilities i.e. To accommodate parents.

Centres of excellence

These centres cater for a range of sport and are aimed at individuals who have POTENTAIL in a certain activity.

i.e. Most football clubs have a centre of excellence (academies)

National sports centres of excellence

These facilities are available to the public and ELITE ATHLETES.

TASK: To find out about national sports centres in the UK and what they provide

Youth Sport Trust

TOP Programme:This programme aims to provide the best opportunities in PE for a range of pupils from 18 months to 18 years old.

This schemes provides school based awards to obtain for pupils.

Teachers and coaches are also guided via TOP resources.

TOP Link: (Step into Sport)

This gives young people a chance to be sport leaders and to organise and run small festivals and tournaments. This is a pathway to the SPORTS LEDAERS AWARDS (SLUK).

They will need to:-Coach-Officiate-Team manage and organise

Sainsbury’s Active Kids scheme:

This scheme allows clubs and organisations to obtain sports equipment from vouchers.

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