0 50 100 150 200 250 300

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Table stick sportTable tennis

BowlsGolf

SwimmingFishing

Public playgroundsSailing

Climbing/mountaineeringRunning/jogging

Riding/horse sportBadminton

TennisMotor sports

AthleticsSkiing

SquashBasketball

CricketNetballHockeySoccerRugby

Non-fatal accident rate per 100,000 hours of exposure

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THE PLAY BALANCE

Play value

social

physical

psychological learning

How to cope with real risks

Learninghow to cope with real risks

Reduced risk exposure

relocates children from greater exposure

Accidents

Costs of provision

capital

revenue

Litigation

Bad publicity

Intangible

A matter of belief

The whole picture

Not really amenable to measurement

Gestalt therapy

Value driven

Tangible

All too real

The reductionist view

Measurable by science

Evidence-based therapy

Value-driven

CHARACTERISTICS OF BENEFITS/DISBENEFITS

BENEFITS DISBENEFITS

Sets the brief for

Feeds intoSets the

framework for

Feeds into

Dynamic risk-benefit assessment (only relevant where supervisory staff are present)

Sets the under-pinning

values and principles

for

Policy framework

Risk-benefit assessment

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