1.1.2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle
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Infuences-people: FAMILY
- Who? -parents, guardians, relations; brothers and sisters
- How? -growing up with family members who take part in physical activities means you are aware of these activities from an early age
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Influences-people: PEERS
- Who? - friends, classmates, club members
- How? - seeing your friends enjoy taking part in activities may encourage you to do that activity too
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Influences-people: ROLE MODELS
- Who? - national and international performers, good school performers, people you admire
- How? - we all want to be able to perform like someone who is really good at our sport
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Influences-image: FASHION
- more likely to get involved in a sport in which you like the clothes they wear
- some activities have more fashionable clothing than others
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Influences-image: MEDIA
- we are affected by mediums including:
- what we see on TV
- what we read in the newspapers
- what we hear on the radio
- effects of these may be positive or negative depending on the amount of coverage a sport has.
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Influences-CULTURAL
AGE
- your age can influence the activities you do
- e.g. 70-year-old man may not play rugby but may play bowls with his friends
DISABILITY
- many adapted activities for disabled people; many are not able to compete with abled people
- e.g. wheelchair tennis and basketball
GENDER
- some sports are generally associated with men or women
- e.g. many men dont want to play netball; women would not play rugby or boxing
- other influences can be responsible for these opinions (fashion, media)
RACE
- some sports are associated more with one race than another (due to stereotyping or influences from other people)
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Influences-RESOURCES
AVAILABILITY (is there a club available?)
- not all activities are readily available (premises or a suitable level of training)
ACCESS (will i be able to get in?)
- may be barriers such as: age, wheelchair ramps, costs, which disable you from being able to access the venue
LOCATION (can I get there?)
- activity need to be in a place you can access easily: not too far away, transport links
TIME (is the time right for me?)
- the sessions have to fit into your timetable
- time of session needs to be suitable for you...when you have no other equipment
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Influences-HEALTH AND WELLBEING; SOCIO-ECONOMIC
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- someone in good health may be well-motivated to take part in an activity
- sometimes even a cold can prevent us form doing things
- long-term illnesses and health problems can make continuing any form of activity really difficult
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
- some activities are relatively inexpensive and are accessible to many people
- high cost of clothing, memberships and equipment can make it difficult
- perceived status can affect people's decisions on whether or not to take part
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Roles and Required Qualities
LEADER
- organisational skills, communication skills; knowledge of the activity
OFFICIAL
- fitness, communcation skills, confidence; knowledge of the activity
PERFORMER
- fitness, ability, motivation
CHANGING ROLES
- people change their roles in an activity due to lack-of-ability; injury
VOLUNTEER
- people who give up their time to a sport without being paid
- without volunteers many clubs and events would NOT exist
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Initiatives
1. Increase participation (get them involved)
- to increase people's health and fitness...leading to healhtier nation, more elite performers
2. Retain people (keep them involved)
- maintain fitness, take on new roles, succeed...by creating network of clubs, good facilities, opportunity for competition
3. Create opportunities (for talented performers to achieve success)
- progression needs to be possible (foundation-elite), agencies get involved in providing facilities, coaching and education
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Agencies
SPORT ENGLAND
- work to create a community sport system
YOUTH SPORT TRUST
- create a PE system that engages all young people
PE SCHOOL SPORT AND CLUB LINKS
- encourage people of all abilities to get involved in sport
ACTIVE KIDS PROGRAMME
- vouchers used by schools to buy sporting equipment
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
- ensure all pupils receive their entitlement to t2 hours of high quality activity per week
MORE INFORMATION ON PAGE 16 OF EDEXCEL REVISION GUIDE
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