Unit 1.1.

1- Taking part

• Understand the different reasons people take part in physical

activity

• Describe why people take part in sport

• Explain the effects of barriers on people taking part in sport

Give one mental, one physical and

one social reason why this woman is
doing physical activity

Mental______________________________
_____________________________________
_Physical____________________________
_____________________________________
___Social____________________________
_____________________________________
__________________

Give one barrier on people taking part in sport and what effect this
may have on them.
Barrier:_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
__Effect:______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
____

Give one mental, one physical

and one social reason why this
woman is doing physical
activity

Mental_________________________
________________________________
_Physical_______________________
________________________________
___Social_______________________
________________________________
____
 Cultural influences
Unit 1.1.2- key influences to taking part in physical activity
Health and well-being
• Understand various influences that affect sports participation
influences

Image influences
• Describe each of the influences
Influential people
• Explain the effect of each influence
Resource influences
Tasks
1 — Read the comments below which Socio-economic
influences
encourage a young person to participate in
sport. Each may have been said by a
parent, a teacher or a peer.
Decide who would have said each Comments
comment and write them under each “You’ll be the only one that
heading below. Each heading has three does not play!”
comments linked with it. “I can show you how to live a
2 — Now add two more comments for each healthy life.”
heading, which add to the list of “You will have the
encouragements. opportunity to take part in
sport at different levels.”
Parent___________________________________________________ “What are you scared of?”
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
“I can see ability in you, so
____________________________________ try this sport.”
“I played for the local team
Teacher_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
just like my father.”
__________________________________________________________ “We lacked confidence at the
____________________________________ beginning, but once we got
Peer_____________________________________________________
to know people it was fine.”
__________________________________________________________ “We will give you the chance
Role models:

Is Beckham a good role model to young

people
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