1. ND Sport Performance and
Excellence
Karen Vaughan Jones
Unit 13 – Sport and Society DCF / SES
12 - Issues in Sport P / E

2. Outcomes
 Understand the barriers to
participation
 Be able to discuss the barriers using
examples

3. Barriers – What does this
mean?
 A barrier would be something that
would stop you from achieving a goal
 There are many that would prevent
participation :
 Personal, material and some cultural

4. Task One
 Identify possible reasons for the lack
of participation in physical activity by
young people. (5 marks available)
 In groups answer this question.
 You cannot use words – only pictures.

5. Possible Answers

6. Groups of Barriers
 Time
 Resources
 Fitness
 Ability
 Lifestyle
 Medical Condition

7. Time
 Most frequent used
 Juggle priorities to take part
 Work, parenting and domestic duties
 Big spectrum of dedicated at one end
and non-dedicated at an other
 Solutions?

8. Resources
 Financial
 Physical
 People
 In groups discuss what could be in
each group

9. Ability
 May prevent participating at a higher
level but not from finding a sport they
enjoy
 Strategy?
 Coaching ? Friends ?

10. Lifestyle
 Busy lifestyle, long work hours
 Sailing or Golf?
 Some are put off by reputation of
certain sports
 Darts or Snooker ?
 Solution
 Prioritising ?

11. Medical Condition
 Some people have to undertake
exercise for medical reasons
 Others need supervision
 Who could these be?
 Gp referrals
 Some schemes are aimed at
improving health eg walking your way
to health

12. Assessment – SES and DCF
 P5 / M4 / D2 – LEAFLET
 Describe / explain / analyse
 Due in next week 28.1.11
 All barriers must be explained using
the groups and headings
 Use pictures and bullet points