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2 Opportunities For Getting Involved In Sport

Starter: Please complete the starter worksheet.

Previous Lesson
Understood how much physical activity you do is affected by many things:

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Cultural age, disability, gender, race and religion

Health
Illness and health problems Image Media, Fashion People Family, peer pressure, role models Socio Economic cost, status

Resources
access, availability, location, time

Lesson Objectives
By end of this lesson you should be able to:

Uncover the different opportunities for taking part in certain physical activities. Describe the range of roles to become/remain involved in physical activity.

Explain the sports participation pyramid (including the foundation, participation, performance and elite stages).

AFL- Success Criteria

Grade C/D I can find different places where people can participate in physical activity in my local area. Grade B I can explain the qualities needed for getting involved in physical activity including leadership, officiating and volunteering. Grade A I can explain and compare the stages in the sports participation pyramid (including the foundation, participation, performance and elite stages).

Map Your Local Opportunities

What opportunities do you have to participate in physical activity.
Using the Map Provided: Grade A/B- Find out where you can take part in the physical activities shown below: Football, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Yoga, Athletics, Bowls, Swimming, Frisbee, Squash, Weight Training. Grade C/D- On map circle the places shown. What types of physical activity can you participate in?

Opportunities To Be Involved In Physical Activities And The Qualities Required

The obvious way to be involved in physical activity is through performance. However, there are a number of other roles in physical activity. Do you have the qualities and characteristics to become: Role Qualities A performer? Fitness, motivation, ability, determination. A teacher/leader? Ability to analyse performance, communicator. Official? Fair, fit, calm, knowledge of rules, confidence. Volunteer? Committed, helpful.

Opportunities In 2012 Olympics

Many sports rely on volunteers. London 2012 needed a massive voluntary effort to be a success

Most activities offer opportunities to participate in a variety of roles Teaching, Coaching, Officiating, Volunteering

Athletes London 2012 : take will create part opportunities for Officials: rules people to get not broken/ safe involved in different roles. Volunteers : help with day-to-day running of games

PERFORMER Training opportunities are available through most sport governing bodies: COACHES
1st4Sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching OFFICIALS Rounders Programme designed to encourage long-term Using involvement in sport. QUALIFICATIONS

http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/volunteering/index.php

Who is Paul Clement?

(born 5 May 1972) Assistant Head Coach at Real Madrid

Ex PE Teacher
Watch Video What was his influence? What steps did he take to become Assistant Coach?

Roles And Required Qualities

Complete Worksheet-

Use the statements to fill the missing explanations on the sheet.

Read the statements carefully and match with the quality
Quality Good organisation skills Good communication skills Good knowledge of activity Explanation To run teams and arrange fixtures/plan sessions

There are other roles including fundraising, catering, transport, finance, administration, maintenance and cleaning.

Sports Participation Pyramid

The sports participation pyramid is a model of sports development . It identifies the different groups of performers at each level giving them a clear pathway to the top. The sports participation pyramid is about the numbers of people participating in sport.

Foundations- PE Lessons
Participation- Sport clubs Performance- Semi-pro, League Comps Elite- Professional Career

Task: Draw a pyramid and see if you can label each stage according to the sports participation pyramid. Once you've done this try explaining each stage. Where do you think you are on the pyramid?

ELITE

PERFORMANCE

PARTICIPATION FOUNDATION

Exam Questions:
1) There are a range of roles available in Physical Activity. Explain how the range of roles provides opportunities to become, or remain, involved in physical activity. (3 Marks) 2) Outline why the elite stage of the sports participation pyramid has the smallest number of participants. (2Marks) Answer these questions in your book.

AFL- Success Criteria

Grade C/D I can find different places where people can participate in physical activity in my local area. Grade B I can explain the qualities needed for getting involved in physical activity including leadership, officiating and volunteering. Grade A I can explain and compare the stages in the sports participation pyramid (including the foundation, participation, performance and elite stages).

Homework
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