The factors that affect participation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the factors affecting participation in physical activities and sport, and reflect on the factors that have shaped my experience of physical activity.
Key learning points
- Attitudes and role models can significantly influence participation in sports.
- Accessibility to facilities, clubs and activities is a crucial factor affecting participation.
- Media coverage, sexism and stereotyping impact sports involvement.
- Cultural and religious factors, including festivals, can affect sports participation.
- Family commitments, leisure time, socio-economic status and activity inclusiveness all impact participation.
Keywords
Factor affecting participation - factors affecting participation include gender, race/religion/culture, age, family/friends/peers, and disability, influencing access, attitudes and opportunities in sports
Media - the different ways we communicate information, lsuch as via TV, newspapers, social media, the internet or radio
Role model - someone who people look up to and feel inspired by because of their positive behaviour, actions or success
Stereotype - an oversimplified and often incorrect belief or assumption about a group of people, based on characteristics like gender, race or appearance, ignoring the fact that individuals are unique
Common misconception
Believing that only one factor can affect participation such as gender, when actally there are lots of factors that can affect participation in physical activity.
Some people may not face any barriers to participation, however some people may experience a number of different factors that affect whether they are able to participate in a sport or not.
Teacher tip
Support all factors with examples that students may be able to talk about in the exam.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.People with more money are more likely to be physically active. Which type of social group is this related to?
Q2.Gender, age, socio-economic status, ethnicity and are factors that affect participation.
Q3.Put the following groups of people in order of most likely to be active to least likely to be active.
Q4.Which of these groups is a priority group?
Q5.Match the research findings to the factor it relates to.
men are more physically active than women
younger people are more physically active than older people
people with more money are more physically active
discrimination and racism can affect participation of different groups
Q6.Which keyword is defined as, the different ways we share and get information, such as via TV, newspapers, social media, the internet or radio.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.There is a link between the sports shown most on the TV and the most popular sports. Which factor does this relate to?
Q2.Match the example to the factor that affects participation.
a mother takes her child to gymnastics club as she enjoyed gymnastics
a school has a swimming pool so includes swimming in the PE curriculum
having a job with long hours means Pedro always arrives home late
Claudia lives close to an ice rink and is a very good ice skater
Alice wants to join the decathlon, but it's not for girls
Q3.Aoife lives in the middle of a big city in England. Which sport is she least likely to have access to.
Q4.If a sport gets negative media attention it can make people likely to participate in it.
Q5.Providing more female coaches will enable more positive for girls.
Q6.Match the correct example to each factor.
the school doesn't have a swimming pool so doesn't teach swimming
having lots of time for PE and after school sport
not showing disability sport on TV
athletics getting lots of coverage on social media
unable to afford to play golf because of the membership fees
lots of opportunity to participate as high socio economic status
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