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Sports and Society:Promoting Values Through

Sports

Airnel T. Abarra

Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

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&uestions

'hat is Sport (or you)'hat is Society (or you)

'hat is Culture (or you)


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Sport and Culture

*veryone o( us +nows about sport,culture, and education but we have

di((erent interpretations about it.

-a+er, #$

Culture as a term can evo+e di((erent

interpretations.


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Sport and Culture*ducation and sport" Two ma/or social institutions

and interact to both culture and society.

*ducation and sport have implicit values which are

incorporated (or recognition in culture and society.

Societal components are constructed through

systems o( meaning that are legitimated through

practice and adoption. -a+er, #$


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Pyramid 1odel


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Pyramid 1odel0rassroots programs are at the 2bottom3 o( sportdevelopment and on the top is the elite level.

4ot valid anymore as it doesn5t re(lect the reality

o( sport .6ir+eby,#7 Assumption is that having a huge base and

structures (or the grassroots base automatically

will produce top per(ormer. 8ut when the goal is to

creating top per(ormers, the traditional pyramidstructure with a huge base is not relevant.

8ig mass is not very practical, it is (ar too costly

and very rarely needed.


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2Church3 1odel


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Church 1odel Scheerder, #9

Church 1odel" competitive sport and recreational

sport activity coeist without hierarchical order

between them.

8oth are responsible in the lion;s share o( sportparticipation.


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*ducation Through Sport *TS

*TS is a non"(ormal educationalapproach that wor+s with sport and

physical activities and which re(ers to

the development o( +ey competences

o( individuals and groups in order to

contribute to personal development

and sustainable social trans(ormation.


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*ducation Through Sport

4on"(ormal education (ocuses on the

learning needs o( every learner, allowing

individuals to identi(y their own needs and

to propose solutions.

4on"(ormal educational approach sees

learners as a resource and respects their

values and contributions.Sport is a 2global social (actor3 which

carries and produces values.


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*ducation >


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'hat is not *ducation through

Sport)*ducation (or Sport addresses the improvement o(s+ills related to the sport itsel(.

2@outh o(ten (eel ecessive pressure to win,perceive themselves as having poor abilities, (eel

unattached to their teams, and (eel vulnerable in

the presence o( team mates. *periences such as

these have led youth to eperience low sel("con(idence and low sel("esteem.3 'an+el D

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SummarySport is based on society, its culture and

values.

Sport should be seen as promoter o( socialvalues and health and not /ust competition.

'e can adopt process o( *ducation

T?


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?e(erences-a+er, A. ## The Sociology o( Sport and Physical

*ducation= An Bntroductory ?eader. ?outledge >almer

Bnternational Sport and Culture Association BSCA

#$! 1ove and -earn: 1anual (or 4on"(ormal

education through sport and physical activities withyoung people. Copenhagem Henmar+

Iarvie, 0. #J Sport, Culture, and Society an

Bntroduction ?outledge, 4@

Scheerder,. I. #$$ Understanding the game= SportParticipation in *urope. Sport Policy, and

1anagement. Catholic University o( -euven, 8elgium.


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Ioin Philippine Association (orSociology o( Sport group on

>aceboo+

Visit http:GGwww.isca"web.org

http://www.isca-web.org/http://www.isca-web.org/


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