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Factors Influencing Sports Participation

This document defines sport as a competitive physical activity governed by rules that involves complex skills and motivates participants. It discusses factors that affect participation in physical activity like age, interests, social factors, availability of facilities, environment, and opportunities. The benefits of sports include competition, socializing, friendships, and encouraging traits like sportsmanship. It distinguishes between amateur sports, which are for leisure, and professional sports, where athletes are paid. Challenges of professional athletes include constant stress, psychological trauma from pressure, cheating, loss of privacy, and media scrutiny.

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Factors Influencing Sports Participation

This document defines sport as a competitive physical activity governed by rules that involves complex skills and motivates participants. It discusses factors that affect participation in physical activity like age, interests, social factors, availability of facilities, environment, and opportunities. The benefits of sports include competition, socializing, friendships, and encouraging traits like sportsmanship. It distinguishes between amateur sports, which are for leisure, and professional sports, where athletes are paid. Challenges of professional athletes include constant stress, psychological trauma from pressure, cheating, loss of privacy, and media scrutiny.

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THE NATURE &

MEANING OF
SPORT

PHYSICAL EDUCATION &


SPORT
MS. K. PEREIRA
BASIC DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS

SPORT- Competitive physical activity governed by institutions, rules and regulations,


and involves participants with complex physical skills who are motivated to perform by
various factors.

GAME
RECREATION
LEISURE
ALTERNATIVE SPORT
FACTORS AFFECTING PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY &
SPORTS
 AGE- Different age groups may have different interests.

 INTERESTS- Personal choices and preferences.

 SOCIAL FACTORS–Family/community tradition, culture, finances, time, occupation.

 AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES- Access to facilities e.g. fields, court, stadium may be easier for some than others.

 THE ENVIRONMENT-Caribbean people won’t take part in ice hockey or snow boarding because of the environment.

 OPPORTUNITIES- Your background may allow experience and exposure to different sports than others.
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

 Creates an opportunity for competition.


 Allows mixing and socializing with different people.
 Encourages friendships.
 Encourages positive traits such as sportsmanship and co-operation.
 Sports provides an income for some athletes.
AMATEUR SPORTS VS. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

 AMETEUR SPORTS –The athletes take part for leisure and stress relief in their free
time. They play with friends or sometimes join clubs.

 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS –Athletes take part because it is their job, and they
receive financial payment and some other benefits.
AMATEUR ATHLETE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE
Plays for clubs and amateur teams. Plays for national and international teams.
No wage or salary but money is sometimes paid Wages or salary is given.
indirectly in the form of gifts or travel expenses.
Scholarships for free access to University are sometimes Bonus payments in contracts based on player or team
provided. performance.

Trust Funds created to deposit money for athletes to use Transfer Fees paid when they are bought by a new team
when they retire. or club.

Sponsorship in which a company provides uniforms, Media work such as advertisements, magazines, radio or
equipment or money to help support the team or athlete. TV show appearances

Endorsement payment for promoting products and


services on commercials or posters.

Sponsorship money paid to athlete for wearing or using


their product.
CHALLENGES OF BEING A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE
 Constant stress and pressure to increase performance.
 Psychological trauma and stress due to constant pressure and expectations of the
media and the public.
 Some start cheating to keep winning and to be the best.
 Invasion of privacy due to living in the public eye.
 Media bias and scrutiny.

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