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Q. What other opportunities are there
to take part in sport other than a
performer?
A. Leader/ Coach/ Official/ Volunteer
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Q. What initiatives are in place in this
country to keep people involved in
sport?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Government (2 hours of PE a week)
PESSCL Strategy (PE and school sport clubs link)
Sport England
Youth Sport Trust
Active Kids Programme
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Q. What is the PESSCL Strategy?
Q. What is Sport England?
A. PE and school sport clubs link. It’s a
government run programme set up to
ensure all pupils receive their
entitlement to 2 hours of ‘high quality’
PE a week.
A. Sport England is an organisation set
up by the government for creating
opportunities for people to START, STAY
and SUCCEED in Sport.
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Q. Explain what the terms START, STAY
and SUCCEED mean in relation to Sport
England
Start- increase participation in order to improve the health of the
nation with a focus on priority groups.
Stay- Retain people in sport through clubs, coaching, volunteers
and competitive opportunities.
Succeed- Create opportunities for talented performers to achieve
success.
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Q. What is the Active Kids programme
Initiative?
A. An Initiative where various supermarkets
and other enterprises run voucher
programmes in vouchers are collected and
used for sports and other equipment.
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Q. What is the Youth Sport Trust
Initiative?
A. An Initiative aimed at 14-16 years
olds to organise and manage sports
activities (sports leaders)
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Q. What are the 4 stages of the
participation pyramid?
A. Foundation/ Participation/
Performance/ Excellence.
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Q. Explain what foundation level means
in the participation pyramid and where
it is?
A. At the base of the pyramid (bottom)
grass roots. means that most people at
the bottom are learning/ experiencing
basic sporting skills (PE lessons, multi
skills)
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Q. Explain what Performance means in
the participation pyramid and where it
is?
A. 3rd stage of the pyramid. This is
where people begin to concentrate on
sport specific skills, play for a
team/club- competing regularly
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Q. Explain what Participation means in
the participation pyramid and where it
is?
A. 2nd stage of the pyramid. This is
where people begin to participate
regular in a specific activity for
enjoyment (clubs/ gym)
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Q. Explain what Excellence means in the
participation pyramid and where it is?
A. Top of the pyramid. This is where
people reach sporting excellence,
become elite. Playing for country/
national squads.
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Q. Explain why it is important for the
bottom of the performance pyramid to
be successful?
Q. Can you identify the 6 factors that
affect an individuals involvement in
physical activity? (CHIRPS)
A. The more people getting involved in
sport, the wider the base and therefore
more people moving up through the
pyramid, more to chose from to get to Elite.
A. Cultural/ Health & Well being/ Image/
Resources/ People/Socio-Economic.
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Q. Cultural factors can affect a persons
influence on sport, Can you explain
what this means and can involve?
A. Disability (access to sport)/ Age (age
restrictions) /Gender (more male or female
dominated sports) /Race (ethnic
backgrounds)
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Q. Resources can affect a persons
influence on sport, Can you explain
what this means?
A. Facilities available/location/
accessibility/Time.
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Q. Health and Well being can affect a
persons influence on sport, Can you
explain what this means?
A. Illness and health problems (Asthma)
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Q. Socio- economic being can affect a
persons influence on sport, Can you
explain what this means?
A. Cost- can people afford to take part, buy
equipment/ pay for facilities/ fees.
B. Status- employed/student/ sports they
chose.