LEISURE 110th January 2012

Group task

Cultural & social factors in sport

• Leisure and recreation • Different user groups• Fair play and etiquette• Social groupings

LEISURE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Consider what is meant by leisure time

• Consider the choices individuals have about how they make use of their leisure time

• Consider the benefits to be gained by becoming involved in active leisure

Task

Divide up the 24 hours in a day to show how much time you spend doing what?

What is ‘leisure time’?

Time (hours)

SleepSchool/workHomeworkEatingHygieneLeisure time

The time when you are free to do as you choose.

The time left over from school, job, sleep, eating, maintaining good hygiene Most opportunities at evenings and weekends

LEISURE TIME

Active or passive leisure?Active leisure - Activities that involve

exertion of physical or mental energy

Passive leisure - Activities where the participant does not exert any significant physical or mental energy

Look at the activities that your group take part in during your leisure time. Identify whether or not they are active or passive leisure activities

Active leisureActivities that involve exertion of physical or

mental energy

Can often include low-impact activities such as yoga or walking, which expend little energy and have little contact or competition

Can also include some high-impact activities such as aerobics or kick-boxing

Active?

Passive

Passive leisure Activities where the participant does not exert any

significant physical or mental energy

Includes◦ Going to the cinema◦ Watching television◦ Playing video games◦ Playing chess

Problems with passive leisure• Do not get many, if any, of the physical, mental and

social benefits offered by more active leisure and sport

However it is during passive leisure that people say they are often their most relaxed, therefore is it still important?

Task

◦ Greater unemployment◦ Shorter working week◦ Retire earlier◦ Technological advances (labour

saving devices, e.g. Washing machines)

◦ Increase in paid holidays◦ More part time work and shift

work

Why has leisure time increased in the last 50 years?

Opportunities for leisureBecause of the trend for more leisure time,

leisure providers must cater for this. Many local authorities (the organisations who

manage and run leisure centres) and also private clubs who make up the leisure industry have grown in response to the increased need

Types of leisure provision

Private sector Public sector

Privately funded facilities are set up by private companies/enterprises that operate to make a profit.

They are often members-only clubs. Members pay fees

Likely to be more expensive. They include sports/fitness clubs, golf

and tennis clubs. Only operate if their is a sufficient

demands, therefore location can influence leisure opportunities with rural areas generally having less provision than urban areas

Some schools pay to use private clubs for lessons and extra-curricular activities

Public funded facilities are paid for by national and local government out of taxes and National Lottery funding.

Local authorities (e.g. Wolverhampton City Council) have a legal responsibility to provide leisure service, including swimming pools, playing fields and sports centres

They are available for everyone to use and are relatively cheap.

Some schools share facilities with the local authority for lessons and extra-curricular activities.

Exam Questions1. Sport needs funding in order to continue. Explain the

difference between the public sector and the private sector

(2 marks)

2. All of the following are active leisure activities except:

a) Playing chess

b) Playing football

c) Playing bowls

d) Hill walking (1 mark)

3. Identify and explain two reasons why leisure time has increased (4 marks)

Question 1 (2009)

Sport needs funding in order to continue.

Explain the difference between the public sector and the private sector.

(2 marks)

Question 1 (2009)Award up to two marks for correctly explaining the

difference between the private and the public sector.

Examples include: Private sector is owned by specific companies or

individuals, probably as a profit making enterprise running some sort of membership scheme

Public sector is owned and run by local authorities or councils and is not designed specifically to make a profit and is also open to all users.

Accept the above plus any other suitable examples.

Question 2 (2011)All of the following are active leisure activities

except:a) Playing chessb) Playing footballc) Playing bowlsd) Hill walking

(1 mark)

Question 3 (Spec. Paper)The amount of available leisure time has increased and this

has had an effect on the leisure industry.

Identify and explain two reasons why leisure time has increased.

Reason 1

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Reason 2

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(4 marks)

Question 3 (Spec. Paper)Examples: Technological advances - such as labour-saving

devices/ which leave more available time Greater unemployment - leaving many people

with large amounts of free time Shorter working week - also leaving more free

time Part time and shift work - which leaves certain

times of the day where people would have time available.

Accept the above plus any other suitable responses.

HomeworkContinue to revise for the test on

Thursday 12th January