Influences 1 Influences FOR EDEXCEL 1 1 2

Influences 1 Influences FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Starter: Discuss with the person next to you about everything that influenced you to take part in sport. Time: 2 minutes FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 2 What you will learn about in this topic: 1. Cultural influences 2. Health and well-being influences 3. Image influences 4. People influences 5. Resource influences 6. Socio-economic influences FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 3 Learning objectives By the end of this presentation you should be able to: • Understand various influences that affect sports participation • Describe each of the influences • Explain the effect of each influence FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 4 1) Cultural influences are those that impact on daily life and are often out of a person’s control. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 6 Age The age of a person can influence their chances of participating in certain activities. There might be an age limit or guidelines on separate compeitions and coaching for different age groups. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 7 However, many centres now have specific groups for different age ranges including the under 12 s, over 16 s. They also have senior and veteran teams or classes specifically catering to older people. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 8 Disability Sporting opportunities for the disabled have often been restricted. How many disabled sports can you think of? FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 9 However, these days, campaigns and lottery grants have helped many sports centres to update their facilities. Many centres now offer ramps, stairlifts, changing areas and modified toilets. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 10 Gender Some clubs are for boys only and don’t allow boys and girls to compete against each other. However, there are increasingly more mixed teams as well as girlsonly teams. Golf and racket sports already see men versus women. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 11 Race Certain sports have traditional or cultural links to particular groups, for example, gymnastics is very popular in Russia and China. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 12 Sprinting events are often dominated by African athletes and cricket is very popular among British Indian communities. The reasons certain groups play certain sports can be linked to access to facilities and family traditions. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 14 2) Health and well-being influences Participation in exercise can help your health and well-being. The following are all examples of ways in which it does this. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 15 • Exercise gives you energy so helps to prevent fatigue. • The heart becomes stronger and bigger so can help reduce the risk of heart disease. • The better the condition of the body, the easier it is to recover from illness or injury. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 19 3) Image influences Sports can go in and out of fashion, usually depending on the level of coverage they get in the media. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 20 Media coverage highlights positive events such as winning big competitions (for example, Wimbledon), or negative aspects (like a premiership footballer getting arrested for breaking the law). FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 22 Task Study the images on the next two slides. What was the impact of the media coverage of these events on the image of the sports? FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

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Influences 25 England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003. Because of the win, participation in rugby union went up by almost 30 per cent. The national governing body, the Rugby Football Union (RFU), received more revenue and was able to further publicize the sport. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 26 Unfortunately, England did not qualify for the Euro 2008 football tournament. As a result, the Wimbledon tennis tournament received more coverage in the media. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 29 4) People If your parents have a keen interest in a particular sport or introduce you to an activity at a young age, you are more likely to take up the same sport. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 30 Children whose parents socialize at sports clubs are more likely to be influenced and be involved in the same sport if their parents enjoy playing it. Family pride and experience in sport can also benefit younger family members and can encourage them to take up sport. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 31 If children have observed positive attitudes towards sport and see it as a good thing, they are more likely to become involved with sporting activities. Children are also more likely to try sports if they have a friend that already plays or if their friendship group sees it as a cool thing to do. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 38 Role models FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 39 A role model is someone who is looked up to and admired for what they are achieving/have achieved personally and/or professionally. Sportspeople can earn lots of money and lead glamorous lifestyles, but this is because they are successful in their sport. Not everyone who is good at their sport achieves this level of recognition though. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 40 Many young people will try to emulate their role model by wearing the same clothes, having the same haircut and, crucially, playing the same sport as them. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 41 Role models do not have to be famous; family members or local players and coaches can be role models, especially in less well-known sports. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 42 5) Resource influences Resources can refer to time, money and facilities (including access to and location of). Where a person lives can have a great impact on what activities they can undertake. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 43 For example, if facilities are not available locally or transport links do not exist, it would be hard for people to join a sports club. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 44 If people are on a low-income they would not necessarily afford to take part in sports that require special equipment or kit. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 45 6) Socio-economic influences FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 46 Wealth Many sports cost money and some families can’t afford this. However, sometimes funding can be received from governing bodies, the Lotto or sponsorship for groups or individuals. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 47 Status This relates to a person’s current situation or position in society e. g. employed, in education or looking for work. Status can affect participation in physical activity as people may not have time. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Task: Complete work sheet one. You should include in each box: 1) The name of the influence. 2) The factors of that influence. 3) An example of each factor. Extension: Create 3 questions that you could ask a partner on the influences on taking part in sport. Write these on the back of your worksheet. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Homework Due: 14 th October Create an anagram for the 6 influences on taking part in sport. Example: Cultural Health and well-being Resources Image People Socio-economic FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

3 Influences 48 Exam question 1. Read the following statements and decide which option is correct. Statement 1: A key influence associated with people impacting on participation is socio-economic. Statement 2: A key influence associated with people impacting on participation is family. A. Both statements are true B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false C. Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true D. Both statements are false FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 49 What you have learnt in this topic: 1. Cultural influences 2. Health and well-being influences 3. Image influences 4. Influential people 5. Resource influences 6. Socio-economic influences FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Influences 50 Learning objectives You should now be able to: • Understand various influences that affect sports participation • Describe each of the influences • Explain the effect of each influence FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009