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Course adventure #4 Harbir
- 1. Course Adventure #4 ServiceSectors in Your Community HARBIR SIDHU
- 2. Gordon Head RecreationCentre Type of Service Sector: Public Relation to SPSC 2210: Recreation Address: 4100 Lambrick Way, Victoria This centre is an example of a public service sector because it is helping to enhance the quality of life and well-being of citizens (Lunn, 2020, p.3). It also fits 3 specific focus areas that are important - providing recreation because it reinforces ideals of establishing a healthy lifestyle to users -providing opportunities for recreation to disadvantaged clients -providing opportunities that are deemed valuable to society that would otherwise not be provided by private sector because of cost This is connected to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because it provides all three of those things within it. Swimming lessons, community weight gym, and nutritional courses and resistance training courses are available for people of all ages.
- 3. Mount Douglas SecondarySchool Type of Service Sector: Public Relation to SPSC 2210: Recreation Address: 3970 Gordon Head Rd, Victoria Public Schools are an example of the public service sector because they are free, and physical education classes are mandatory up until grade 11, in which students have the chance to participate in selective courses like games, weightlifting, nutrition. Public schools also offer a wide variety of sports (both indoor and outdoor) year-round that allow students to pursue their passions and excel to higher levels. This connects to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because all three are available to students who attend public schools during every semester.
- 4. Oak Bay RecreationCentre Type of Service Sector: Public Relation to SPSC 2210: Recreation Address: 1975 Bee St, Victoria This rec centre is an example of a public service sector because it provides pool, gym, and other facility access for a very cost-efficient and friendly price. This municipal rec centre encourages the development of recreation programs within the community, as well as acts as a catalyst for recreation development in the community (Lunn, 2020, p. 4). This connects to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because Oak Bay Rec. has many facilities that provide various forms of the aforementioned criteria, and includes a indoor soccer bubble which allows for weekly local sporting leagues (indoor soccer, football, field hockey) at a very reduced price.
- 5. Orange Theory Fitness Type of Service Sector: Commercial (private) Relation to SPSC 2210: Recreation Address: 2 Yates St #1010 Orange theory fitness fits into the commercial service sector because it provides a specific service which the consumer pays for (Lunn, 2020, p. 6). Orange Theory specifically fits into indoor commercial recreation and provides full body workouts that are concise and tracked using science to motivate and actively monitor individual’s fitness journeys. Orange theory fitness connects to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because it provides all three in its unique delivery system of 30-minute classes, which are run by a coach and very intense.
- 6. Field Hockey BC Type of Service Sector: Commercial (private) Relation to SPSC 2210: Coaching and Recreation Address: 7455 132 St Suite 101, Surrey Field Hockey BC is the provincial governing body for field hockey in the province of British Colombia, and is a part of the commercial service sector because it has high performance programs that individuals pay for after selection, in order to participate. FHBC provides high level specialized training that in turn pay for quality coaches and experts (nutrition, sport psych etc.) (Lunn, 2020, pg. 6) for the athletes to learn from. This provincial sporting organization connects to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because athletes pay for quality coaching and a high performance environment in which they can grow their skills while learning the education required to become an elite athlete.
- 7. Vancouver Whitecaps (YouthTeam) Type of Service Sector: Commerical (private) Relation to SPSC 2210: Coaching and Recreation Address: 3065 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver The Vancouver Whitecaps youth team(s) is part of the commercial (private) sector because it is a sporting organization that feeds into the senior whitecaps team that play in the MLS. The youth team is scouted out at various ages, and then parents pay for their children to be part of the high-performance program in hopes of moving up into the MLS roster. The whitecaps make revenue off spectators and corporate sponsors, and this is why it falls under the commercial sector. The Whitecaps connect to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation through its extensive coaching and scouting network, high performance facilities, and various programs and experts in different health and wellness areas.
- 8. Sport BC Typeof Service: Voluntary Relation to SPSC: Recreation Address: 999 Canada Pl #250, Vancouver Sport BC is part of the voluntary service sector because it is a non-profit sport federation that overlooks over 60 provincial sport organizations and is committed to building the organized sport landscape in BC. Sport BC is volunteer driven and is closest to local communities and programs which is why it falls under the voluntary umbrella (Lunn, 2020, pg. 8). Sport BC is connected to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because it is the governing body for the majority of organized sports within BC, and such is constantly providing coaching, education, and abilities and opportunities for recreation.
- 9. Canadian Sport Institute(Pacific) Type of Service: Voluntary Relation to SPSC: Recreation Address: 4636 Elk Lake Dr, Victoria Canadian Sport Institute (BC) is part of the voluntary sector because it provides resources for high performance athletes through cutting edge technology and training facilities to help them medal at Olympic and Paralympic games. CSIBC is connected to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because it provides the resources for high performance athletes in BC a place to train in all aspects of their sports, whilst also promoting growth on a personal side through many volunteer led programs in association with corporations and sponsors.
- 10. Vancouver Men’s FieldHockey League Type of Service: Voluntary Relation to SPSC: Recreation Address: N/A The VMFHL is part of the voluntary sector because it is a volunteer based non-profit sport organization that over looks men’s field hockey within the lower mainland area and has membership fees and donations as its main source of income. Five key features of non-profit’s are that they are organized, private, non-profit, self governing, and voluntary (Lunn, 2020, pg. 8). VMFHL is connected to coaching, physical education, and/or recreation because it provides the opportunity for all three to every single member at various age levels, through collaborations with FHBC.
- 11. References Lunn, Ed.(2020). Course Adventure #4. SPSC 2210: Foundations of Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching. Douglas College. p 1-10.
- 12. Picture References https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/parks-recreation-community/facilities-schedules- fees/facilities/gordon-head-recreation-centre.html https://www.oakbay.ca/parks-recreation/facilities-rentals/recreation-centres/oak- bay-recreation-centre https://mountdoug.sd61.bc.ca/ https://www.orangetheory.com/en-ca/ https://www.whitecapsfc.com/ https://fieldhockeybc.com/ https://sportbc.com/ https://www.csipacific.ca/ http://www.vancouvermensfieldhockey.com/leagues/clear.cfm?clientid=5415&leag ueid=20811&CFID=49146909&CFTOKEN=2e36f0939e50f4de-EE184CE4-0FCD- E2C7-5E118F6BD89DADCD