1. Socio-cultural studies relating to participation in physical activity: Participation to excellence: the relevant organisations and their policies
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2. Lesson objectives Know the terms opportunity, provision and esteem.
Understand the sports development pyramid
Be able to explain the roles of the leading sports organisations and their policies (DCMS, local authorities, UK Sport, UKSI, Sport England and all other home nations, NGB’s)

3. Introduction
This section looks at the links between politics and sports. It examines how sport is organised and administered. How the government views sport has a major influence on its organisation.

4. Participation
Participation in the UK is generally low and has not changed in recent years.
Only 30% of adults participate in the recommended PA in the UK
Young, white males are the most common group, with many disadvantaged groups
Participation falls after leaving school dramatically
UK has good success on the global stage but not always in our MAIN sports.
Host major games; Olympics, Wimbledon, Cup finals
Estimated 2 billion is spent on PA in the UK.
Sport is deliver through 4 sectors;
Local government (local councils)
Educations (schools)
Voluntary sector (clubs and NGB’s)
Private sector (e.g private golf clubs)

5. Funding Public: from the government and lottery (taxes, sales)
Voluntary: funding from donations and private clubs (grants, fundraising)
Private: from businesses and often through sponsorship

6. Participation pyramid
Various levels of participation: mass participation to excellence Focus on learning the basics/enjoyment up to sporting excellence Focus is placed all trying to get all involved regardless of age, race, gender, up bringing etc
Excellence: reaching national standard and publicly recognised
Performance: improving standards to training and coaching
Participation: exercising in leisure time for a variety of reasons (lifestyle and social)
Foundation: learning the basic/enjoying PA

7. Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Government department responsible for sport It organises how sport is funded in the UK National lottery is now the primary source of funding in the UK- money from ticket sales. The money is distributed to UK Sport and the 4 home country sports councils, to support mass participation and sporting excellence.

8. UK sport They want world class success!
Responsible for elite level sport and is funded by DCMS.
What do they do?
Promote standards of behaviour
Distributes public and NL money
Co-ordinates major events
Supports with world class coaches
Evaluate the work of NGB’s.

9. United Kingdom Sports Institute (UKSI) FOCUS IN THE UK: National institute of sport
A network of centres that provide practical support for UK athletes
Provide all the support to reach the top (physio, nutrition, coaching, management)
Lottery and government funded (public funding)
Aims: increase sporting success
Devolved = a system that is decentralised with power.
EIS: English institute for sport
SINI: Sports institute for northern Ireland
SIS: Scottish institute of sport
Welsh institute for sport

10. Home country organisation
Sport England: responsible for England
Increase participation
Keep people active
Create opportunities
Promote volunteering and coaching
Develop club links
Sports council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland and Sports Council for Wales
You do not need to be bogged down with detail about each for the exam….just know an overview for all.
Likely exam question: ‘with reference to the home country organisations such as sport England……’

11. Key definitions- MUST LINKS TO AFFECTS ON MASS PARTICIPATION AND SPORTING EXCELLENCE
Opportunity: having the chance to take part
Disposable income
Ability/fitness
Time
Provision: having the conditions or physical tools to take part
Access
Suitable equipment
Transport
Esteem: linked to respect, values and appreciation. The perception of society affects the likelihood of taking part.
Self-confidence
Self-belief

12. Minority groups
Use pages 282 onwards to summarise the 5 key minority groups.
Young, elderly, disabled, women, ethnic minorities
I would like to know;
the key issues linked to the group,
the impact of social and cultural factors and
the measures to increase participation.