SPORTS
AND COMMUNITY
Sports - physical activity effort and skill driven games,
competitions, or activities played according to rules, for
entertainment, and/or for work or as a job (Cambridge
Dictionary, 2022)
Community - a group or a unit of people in one particular
area. They are considered in a community for their common
interests, social group, nationality, etc. (Cambridge
Dictionary, 2022)
SPORTS AND COMMUNITY
HOW DO THEY RELATE?
01
Sports become an avenue for
people to interact, communicate,
and socialize;
02
Organized
sporting
activities
promote
fair
play
and
sportsmanship
values,
which
contributes to improving people's
citizenship;
03
In terms of economics, funded
sporting events can earn a
considerable amount of money that
can be reinvested in the local
community, (Ellis, 2022).
INTRAMURALS
Intramural activities are defined as schoolsponsored physical/recreation activities that
occur outside the student's instructional time
and are not competitions against other outside
teams/groups. They may include Sports Games
and Sport Imitations, Low Organization
Activities, and some Special Events and Clubs
ONTARIO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SAFETY STANDARDS IN EDUCATION.
(2022). INTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://SAFETY.OPHEA.NET/ABOUT/INTRAMURAL-ACTIVITIES
SPORTS CLUBS
Club sports-Club sports are a step up from
intramurals. Club teams are more competitive,
play against other schools and require tryouts to
join. If you end up on a team, you’ll work with
other skilled student athletes and a coach.
Schools tend to sponsor club teams. If you want
to continue your experience in organized sports
after leaving high school, club sports are the best
choice.
CAPPEX. (2022). DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COLLEGE, CLUB, AND
INTRAMURAL SPORTS. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.CAPPEX.COM/ARTICLES/COLLEGE-LIFE/COLLEGE-CLUBVS-INTRAMURAL-SPORTS?
FBCLID=IWAR091BYQTJUCEUAGZNCBUSFBLH4HSTOA6RKWABS51IUPFVQZANNJ6H1VPI
FITNESS CLUBS
The Fitness club is a health, recreational, and
social facility geared towards exercise, sports, and
other physical activities. It may be a for-profit
commercial facility or a community- or
institutionally-supported center. It is an
establishment used for the purpose of a
gymnasium, sauna, swimming-pool and other
sports-related recreational activities and services.
MION, E.G. (2022). FITNESS CENTRERS. WHOLE BUILDING BUILDING DESIGN
GUIDE. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.WBDG.ORG/BUILDINGTYPES/COMMUNITY-SERVICES/FITNESS-CENTERS?
FBCLID=IWAR3GGZHMRHJT9LKEZTJAV2DFVVLMTYOXDTR4ZCEYA_7NZBMIQ
BNU8ZCWQPW
AIM
Intramural programs and activity clubs allow
students to experience a variety of physical activity
and games that will contribute to an active and
healthy lifestyle without the competitiveness that
comes with traditional team sports.
ACTION FOR HEAKTHY KIDS, 2019
HOW IT RUNS...
INTRAMURALS
01
Program led
02
Staffed with referees and other
sporting officials
03
Competition driven
HOW IT RUNS...
SPORTS CLUB
01
Membership service/offer driven
02
Staffed with coaches
03
Athlete-specific, structured programs
HOW IT RUNS...
FITNESS CLUBS
01
Membership service/offer driven
02
Staffed with coaches
03
Client-specific, goal oriented programs
HOW THEY DIFFER...
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Cambridge Dictionary. (2022). Sport. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sport
Cambridge Dictionary. (2022). Community. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sport
Cappex. (2022). Differences between college, club, and intramural sports. Retrieved from
https://www.cappex.com/articles/college-life/college-club-vs-intramural-sports?
fbclid=IwAR091byqTjUCEUaGZncBuSFBLh4hstOA6RkWabS51-IuPFvqZANnj6h1vPI
Ellis, J. (2022). What is the relationship between sports and community development? Smart Capital
Mind. https://www.smartcapitalmind.com/what-is-the-relationship-between-sports-and-communitydevelopment.htm
Mion, E.G. (2022). Fitness centrers. Whole Building Design Guide. retrieved
https://www.wbdg.org/building-types/community-services/fitness-centers?
fbclid=IwAR3GGzHMrHJt9LKEZtJAv2dfVvLMtyoxdTR4zcEya_7NZbMIQBNu8zcwqpw
from
REFERENCES
Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education. (2022). Intramural activities. Retrieved from
https://safety.ophea.net/about/intramural-activities