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Assignment 3 – Barriers to Participation, Cultural Influences and How Barriers Can Be Overcome.

Scenario:

It is the day of your interview and you feel you are doing well. One of the tasks involved in the interview day is to produce some information on the barriers to sports participation and also the cultural influences. If you wish, these can be produced in poster format. You have been given some information that the final part of the interview process involves discussion on how national and local initiatives can help to overcome the barriers that you have highlighted.

Grading Criteria Attempt:
Date: / Attempt 1 / Attempt 2 / Attempt 3
P5explain the barriers to sports participation
P6explain three cultural influences on sports participation
P7describe three strategies or initiatives which relate to sports participation.
M5explain three strategies or initiatives which relate to sports participation.
D2evaluate three strategies or initiatives which relate to sports participation.

CURRENT/FINAL GRADE

Notice to Candidate

The work you submit for assessment must be your own. If you copy from someone else or allow another candidate to copy from you, or if you cheat in any other way, you may be disqualified from at least the subject concerned.

Declaration by candidate: I have read and understood the Notice to Candidate (above). I have produced the attached work without any help apart from that which has been stated on this sheet.

SIGNED: DATE:

P5

The Barriers to Participation

Explain the barriers to sports participation.

In this section you must identify as many of the barriers to sports participation as you can think of and EXPLAIN why they may stop someone participating in sport. There are a few examples are listed below, however there are others that you should include:

  • Fitness
  • Ability
  • Free time available
  • Disposable income
  • Travel and location issues
  • Medical conditions such as obesity and diabetes

P5 ACHIEVED? / Y / N

P6

Cultural Influences on Sports Participation

Explain 3 cultural influences on sports participation.

In this section you must select three cultural influences from the list below and describe how they may affect participation in sport.

  • Age
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity (Racial background)
  • Social economic class (upper, middle or working class)

P6 ACHIEVED? / Y / N

P7

Strategies Relating to Sports Participation

Describe three strategies or initiatives which relate to sports participation.

In this section you must discuss what strategies are currently in place to help break the barriers to participation.

You must research current strategies and initiatives that are aiming to help either the general population or sports people break those barriers to participation you identified in section two. Examples of strategies you may want to look into include:

  • Game Plan
  • Every Child Matters
  • Sporting Equals
  • Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)
  • Plan for Sport 2001
  • Coaching Task Force 2002
  • Girls First
  • TOPS
  • Active Sports
  • Sportsmark

You will be able to find information for most of these strategies on the internet. You must pick three strategies to discuss.

P7 ACHIEVED? / Y / N

M5

Strategies Relating to Sports Participation

In this section, explain the three strategies you have discussed highlighting and explaining the positives of each strategy and the ways they can help to break the barriers to participation.

M5 ACHIEVED? / Y / N

D2

Strategies Relating to Sports Participation

In section three evaluate the three strategies, making valid and detailed recommendations of how you feel they could be improved.

For each of the strategies, you may wish to consider:

  • Did it meet its aims?
  • Was it cost effective?
  • The numbers of people it is likely to help?
  • Was or is it managed well?

D2 ACHIEVED? / Y / N

BTEC SPORT

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