Sd Analytical Report
Introduction
As a newly appointed Sports Development officer working within the local sport partnership, an analytical report will be produced to review the structure of sports development (SD). The report will also be highlighting the key providers and stakeholders in the UK at all levels.
Sports Development
There is no exact definition of SD, as SD is always changing. Collins (1995) suggested his definition of SD, “A process whereby effective opportunities, processes, systems and structures are set up to enable and encourage people in all or any particular groups and areas to take part in sport and recreation or to improve their performance to whatsoever level they desire “.
The overall consensus is that SD encourages participation in …show more content…
Ulukan & M.Dalkilic (2012) they suggest that the “level of being interested in sport is related to social status positively, lower social class is less participated in sports activities compared to upper social class”. This suggests that social standing affects the levels of interest and participation, so this could affect this stage as many people will face more barriers than before, therefore according to this research athletes of young age who are of a higher social group will continue in sport more than those who are not. However this is not based on all athletes so this may be incorrect for any athlete who is not in primary school …show more content…
Barriers are most common in the first two stages of the continuum as they are quite heavily linked together. A barrier that occurs most often is lack of facilities. A report was produced that looked at the relationship between young female girls and the distance to sport facilities and whether this affects the levels of participation. Anne K. Reimers et al. (2014) produced the report that had the findings of “girls residing longer distances from the nearest gym were less likely to engage in indoor sports activities”, as this report was based in Germany it may not correspond within the UK.
Local authorities in the UK aim for this to not to happen as they encourage participation in sport by making leisure centres and clubs available for every gender and age group whilst keeping the cost affordable for everyone.
Other barriers commonly seen within the first two stages of the continuum is funding and equipment as well as disability. Funding can be a barrier that affects most people in the first two stages as financial situations can deter people from sport, as they cannot afford the equipment needed, funding for equipment is consistent with disability also as specialist equipment needed is out of price
As a newly appointed Sports Development officer working within the local sport partnership, an analytical report will be produced to review the structure of sports development (SD). The report will also be highlighting the key providers and stakeholders in the UK at all levels.
Sports Development
There is no exact definition of SD, as SD is always changing. Collins (1995) suggested his definition of SD, “A process whereby effective opportunities, processes, systems and structures are set up to enable and encourage people in all or any particular groups and areas to take part in sport and recreation or to improve their performance to whatsoever level they desire “.
The overall consensus is that SD encourages participation in …show more content…
Ulukan & M.Dalkilic (2012) they suggest that the “level of being interested in sport is related to social status positively, lower social class is less participated in sports activities compared to upper social class”. This suggests that social standing affects the levels of interest and participation, so this could affect this stage as many people will face more barriers than before, therefore according to this research athletes of young age who are of a higher social group will continue in sport more than those who are not. However this is not based on all athletes so this may be incorrect for any athlete who is not in primary school …show more content…
Barriers are most common in the first two stages of the continuum as they are quite heavily linked together. A barrier that occurs most often is lack of facilities. A report was produced that looked at the relationship between young female girls and the distance to sport facilities and whether this affects the levels of participation. Anne K. Reimers et al. (2014) produced the report that had the findings of “girls residing longer distances from the nearest gym were less likely to engage in indoor sports activities”, as this report was based in Germany it may not correspond within the UK.
Local authorities in the UK aim for this to not to happen as they encourage participation in sport by making leisure centres and clubs available for every gender and age group whilst keeping the cost affordable for everyone.
Other barriers commonly seen within the first two stages of the continuum is funding and equipment as well as disability. Funding can be a barrier that affects most people in the first two stages as financial situations can deter people from sport, as they cannot afford the equipment needed, funding for equipment is consistent with disability also as specialist equipment needed is out of price