Sport In Society

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Sport In Society

• The provision of facilities

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Who provides facilities?

• Local authorities- Own most of the local sports
  facilities.
• E.g. Playing fields, tennis courts and swimming
  pools.
• The Local Education Authority owns most school
  facilities e.g. Sports halls.
• These are often dual used with the community.

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• Private enterprise- These are run by businesses
  to make profit.
• E.g. Private gyms and golf courses.
• Theme parks are also privately owned such as
  Alton Towers.
• Voluntary Organisations- There to meet a need,
  not make profit.

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• E.g. Youth clubs, churches and scouts,
• National Authorities- These include sports
  councils like Sport England.
• These include centres of excellence for elite
  performers.
• E.g. Lilleshall and EIS centres

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Indoor and outdoor facilities

• Indoor- includes general purpose facilities such
  as leisure centres
• Also specialist facilities such as swimming pools
  and ice rinks.
• Outdoor- Includes pitches for major games, golf
  courses, water sport centres.

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• Also natural facilities including
• - Rock climbing
• - walking trails
• - Rivers/lakes.

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Location

• Local need- Support of the public especially if
  expensive and requires a lot of planning.
• Funding Costs include buying land and building
  work.
• LAs will not want to increase council tax to pay
  for the facilities.

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• The LA is spending public money and must
  therefore do so wisely to prevent disputes.
• Running Costs- Costs will be high, therefore the
  facility should be in an area where people will
  use it and make it pay.

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• Access- Must be easily accessible for the public.
• This will include buses and trains as well as
  well lit streets for walkers.
• Adequate parking must also be provided.
• The elderly and disabled must be able to use the
  facility easily.

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• Facilities should not be sited in areas of
  already high congestion.
• Expected use Must be used throughout both the
  day, evenings and weekends.
• This is especially important if it is a
  specialist facility such as a swimming pool.

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• Facilities should be available to the elderly,
  disabled, and mothers with small children.
• Environment- New buildings will require planning
  permission.
• They should be constructed with minimal damage to
  environment.

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• If possible they should be built on brown field
  sites. This is derelict land that serves no
  current purpose.
• The public are also more likely to promote
  redevelopment of land.
• Brown field sites are also much cheaper to buy.

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The provision for excellence

• The structure of sport must support the
  development of individuals, teams and squads from
  grass roots to elite performers.
• In order to achieve this facilities are required
  for all levels.
• 1. Public parks and sports centres
• 2. Local clubs and schools

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• 3. County/regional squads at regional centres.
• 4. National squads at centres of excellence.
• 5. International competition.

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Centres of excellence

• There are several National Sports Centres across
  the UK.
• Task
• List as many of these centres as you can. Try and
  give what sports they are used for.

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• Crystal Palace-
• Bisham Abbey-

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• Lilleshall-
• Holme Pierrepoint.

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• Plas-Y-Brenin-
• EIS Centres E.g. Sheffield EIS

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Role of Centres of Excellence

• List any roles you can think of that these
  centres provide.

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• These centres of excellence are used .
• 1. By sports Governing Bodies
• 2. To support performers at all levels
• 3. For training and coaching programmes.
• 4. To provide injury clinics
• 5.For coach education
• 6. By elite athletes, players and coaches.

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User Groups for sport facilities.

• Sport centres must be able to cope with a variety
  of different user groups.
• One example is the elderly.
• List as many more that you can think of.

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• Individuals
• Many people will use the centre on a casual or
  regular basis.
• They may train in the fitness room, take part in
  aerobics or play squash for example.

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• Teams
• For training and competing purposes.
• Squash teams needing courts.
• Football teams needing pitches
• Indoor netball courts
• Changing facilities.
• Function rooms- awards nights.

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• Clubs
• Need a wide range of facilities
• Both serious competition and the social aspect.
• E.g. Karate club might have beginners to
  internationals
• E.g. Badminton club may just meet up weekly for
  friendly matches between members.

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• Advanced groups
• These may be of regional or national standard and
  need top-class coaches.
• They may require specialist facilities and high
  quality equipment.
• These groups will require centres of excellence.

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Outdoor adventurous activities

• Outdoor activities have always been popular such
  as sailing for people who live near water.
• In recent years there has been greater interest
  in more demanding activities.
• List as many activities you can think of that may
  fall into this category.

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• In these extreme activities the challenge is to
• - Grapple with the forces of nature
• - Conquer the fear inside yourself.
• RISK
• All sports carry a risk of injury

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• Some more than others such as rugby versus
  badminton.
• For OAA activities the risk is much greater.
• Some people will not take this risk whilst others
  experience extreme adrenaline rushes from
  overcoming their fears.
• - For them the risk is worth taking!!

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Acceptability

• Some activities are too dangerous to be
  considered sports.
• Climbing mountains and rocks in natural areas is
  acceptable, but climbing high city buildings is
  not.

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Access

• Few people live in easy reach of mountains, waves
  and fast flowing water.
• This makes it difficult for the majority to take
  part in these activities.
• Often these sports are too expensive such as hang
  gliding or skiing in terms of equipment, travel
  and expertise.

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Environment

• The countryside and seaside are there for
  everyone to enjoy and must be looked after.
• Large numbers of people taking part in mountain
  climbing for example can cause erosion and damage
  land.
• What other environmental issues can you think of?

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Questions

• 1. User groups take part in sport at a number of
  different levels of ability. Explain how the
  different needs of 3 different groups may be met
  in a leisure centre. (3 marks)
• 2. Explain why some people like OAA sports? (3
  marks)

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• 3. Name 3 National Sports Centres and give one
  sport in which they each specialise (6 marks)