To understand the factors that can affect participation in sport.

Consider the positive and negative effects that different factors can have on participation.

Create a spider diagram identifying all of the possible factors that may affect people participating in physical activities or sports.

Extension

Which factors affect your participation the most and why?

Friends Age Gender Culture /Ethnicity Family Disability Media Tradition Role models Climate/Environment Leisure Time Education Facilities

The decision about which sports to play or participate in is affected by many things including the people around you.

Many factors can have a major influence on a persons level of physical activity.

Transport for training/fixtures

Money for equipment / clothing

Support your chosen sport

Funding sports/activity holidays or trips

Spectators – will they stay and watch

Role models – is sport valued within the family?

Participating with you

Q1. People of the same age / have similar interests

Q2.

Can influence behaviour and attitude e.g. If all your friends like and play sport it will have a positive effect and you will join in / May come to spectate / show interest in your achievements

If a groups attitude to sport is negative it becomes harder for sporty individuals within the group to play sport and they will most likely develop the same attitude / peer pressure

Low income limits participation

To participate in sports it costs money e.g. clothing, equipment, travel

Some sports are more expensive – e.g. Dance, Show jumping, Skiing

Membership /exam fees

Training /coaching fees

As level of performance increases costs increase

Unemployment limits participation

Local e.g. Havering

- How much money is available to be spent on sport?

- Facilities available

- E.g. Inner city areas may lack the money to spend

National e.g. England

Has the country got money to spend on sport?

Is there a minister of sport?

Does it host major competitions?

In some countries ‘National sports’ are popular/favoured and other sports miss out

Sport is important to the culture

Women's sport is still disapproved.

Religious grounds might affect female participation due to constraints on what they might be required to wear.

Fewer female role models / More male role models

Less media attention of female sports / Men's sports feature heavily in the media

Sport for some is seen as a more masculine activity / For some women sport is seen as less important

Less access to sports for women / more sports available for men