Australia A2 Comparative Studies
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- Australia
- Cultural Context
- Geography
- Size: 7.692 million km2
- Population:23million
- 85% of population lives by coastal areas
- This influences the type of sport that the country participates in. For example, they are more likely to be involved in sports like surfing, swimming, etc.
- Topography
- Low sandy eastern coastal plains - most habitable areas
- Stimulated early development and later commercialisa-tion of sport
- Commercialis-ation of sport
- Stimulated early development and later commercialisa-tion of sport
- Central Plains are flat scrub-lands which are popular for bush-walking and trekking
- Low sandy eastern coastal plains - most habitable areas
- Commercialis-ation of sport
- 'Sporting Obsession'
- Australia is a progressive nation with an energectic young culture
- History
- Free Settlers: These people had to choose to emigrate from the UK to australia
- Many English criminals in 1788 were transported to Australia
- Those criminals eventually had children named 'currency' and were the first Australian generation
- People born in the Mother Land were known as a higher class. It was seen as a superior status
- Mother Land: Used to refer to England
- People born in the Mother Land were known as a higher class. It was seen as a superior status
- Those criminals eventually had children named 'currency' and were the first Australian generation
- Many English criminals in 1788 were transported to Australia
- Cricket was one of the first sports in Australia, brought over by the British
- Free Settlers: These people had to choose to emigrate from the UK to australia
- Geography
- Physical Education and School Sport
- CASE STUDY: State of Victoria
- Association Football = most favoured by boys
- Netball = most favoured by girls
- Physical Education is compulsory up until the age of 16
- 65% of school-age children participate in sport outside of school hours
- SEPEP
- Sport Education & Physical Education Programme
- Teaching game strategies and incorporates both intra- and inter-school games
- Ensure skills are well learned in order to increase the likelihood of lifelong participation
- 100 minutes of sport per week
- Australian Sport Commission funded the initial research relating the SEPEP programme
- Sport Education & Physical Education Programme
- Overall priority is not to focus on producing sporting excellence but to improve the skills of young people
- PHASE
- Physical And Sport Education
- Training of non-specialist teachers who may become involved in teaching physical activities
- Physical And Sport Education
- Association Football = most favoured by boys
- Exemplary
- Schools with outstanding sports and physical education departments
- CASE STUDY: State of Victoria
- Mass Participation
- 62% over the age of 18 claim to particiate in sport or physical activity
- Males are more likely to participate in sport than females
- Of the 38% who did not undertake in sufficient hysical activity, 15% led a sedentry lifestyle
- 62% over the age of 18 claim to particiate in sport or physical activity
- Sport and the pursuit for excellence
- AIS
- Australian IInstitute of Sport
- Funded the government and was born after Aussies disappointing performance at the 1876 Montreal Olympics
- After that they went form 0 medals in 1976 to 16 in 2000
- Around 600 athletes a year gain scholarships to the AIS in around 25 different sports
- After that they went form 0 medals in 1976 to 16 in 2000
- Funded the government and was born after Aussies disappointing performance at the 1876 Montreal Olympics
- Australian IInstitute of Sport
- AFL Football
- AIS
- Cultural Context
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