CURRENT ISSUES IN SPORT

Unit 12 Student Name: Unit Tutor: James Barraclough

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Assignment brief: 12. CURRENT ISSUES in sport

Unit number and title Qualification +and,out date +and,in date ssessor ssignment title 12. current issues in sport BTEC N T!"N # E$TEN%E% %!&#"' - .ebruar/ 2011 -rd 'arch 2011 J 'E( B )) C#"U2+ 1. %e3elopment and "rganisation of (port
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The ur o!e o" thi! a!!i#nment i! to$ The aim and purpose of this assignment is lin4ed to #earning "utcome 1: 5no6 ho6 sport has de3eloped in the U5 and allo6s the learner to e7plore the de3elopment of a selected sport in the U58 from pre,industrial to contemporar/ times and e7amine ho6 the sport has e3ol3ed in the conte7t of the 6ider societ/8 6ith the focus on the British e7perience. S%enario$ *ou are 6or4ing as a (port %e3elopment "fficer for 'anchester College and ha3e been as4ed to research a specific sport focusing on the de3elopment and organisation of that sport in the U5. "nce /our research has been completed /ou must produce a poster to support /our research detailing ho6 the chosen sport has e3ol3ed and de3eloped in modern societ/. Ta!&: .or &18 /ou should select a recognised sport in the U58 research the de3elopment and organisation of that sport. +ighlight 4e/ points and describe ho6 that sport has de3eloped since pre,industrialised times. The follo6ing factors that relate to de3elopment include: earl/ British sport 9e.g. agricultural societ/:8 effects of industrial re3olution8 influence of public schools8 rationalisation and regulation8 t6entieth centur/ 9e.g. better 6or4ing conditions8 outdoor acti3ities8 influence of 6ar:. .or the sport /ou select8 describe ho6 /our sport is organised in the U5 toda/8 /ou should include the role of the go3ernment through to local authorities and the national go3erning bodies of sport. 5e/ organisations /ou could include are; %epartment for Culture8 'edia and (port8 Central Council for &h/sical )ecreation8 U5 sport8 (port England8 (port England8 (port (cotland8 the (ports council for <ales8 the (ports council Northern !reland8 National 2o3erning Bodies. To achie3e '18 /ou need to e7plain the de3elopment and the organisation of a selected sport in the U58 demonstrating 4no6ledge of that sport and ho6 it fits into the U5 sports frame6or4. *ou should pro3ide a detailed account and rele3ant sporting e7amples of ho6 /our chosen sport has de3eloped since pre,industrial Britain and discuss the factors that ma/ ha3e had an influence on /our chosen sport and 6h/. *ou also need to e7plain b/ gi3ing a detailed account of ho6 /our selected sport is organised in the U5 toda/ and discuss ho6 4e/ organisations influence the organisation and structure of the sport. .or e7ample =the national go3erning bod/ of tennis is the #a6n Tennis ssociation 9#T :. The #T helps to influence the structure and organisation of the sport b/ setting8 implementing and changing rules8 organising competitions both nationall/ and internationall/ through all standards8 finding officials for matches etc>?

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12. current issues in sport BTEC N T!"N # E$TEN%E% %!&#"' 10th 'arch 2011 -1st 'arch 2011 J 'E( B )) C#"U2+ !N (&")T *E ) 1

2. Technolog/8 'edia and Contemporar/ !ssues.

The ur o!e o" thi! a!!i#nment i! to$ The aim and purpose of this assignment is lin4ed to #earning "utcome 2: 5no6 ho6 media and technolog/ influence modern sport and #earning "utcome -: 5no6 ho6 contemporar/ issues affect sport and allo6s the learner to in3estigate ho6 the media has a massi3e influence on modern da/ sport and issues such as the rise of satellite tele3ision co3erage8 sponsorship8 and the 3ast amount of space gi3en to sport in ne6spapers and tele3ision all affect sport. lso the effect that technolog/ has on a selected sport and the effects of contemporar/ issues such as sport in schools8 racism and se7ism in sport8 and the commercialisation of sport. S%enario$ s a member of the (ports %e3elopment Team /ou ha3e been as4ed to prepare and deli3er a &o6er&oint presentation 6ith notes to the department. *our presentation must detail ho6 a sport of /our choice has e3ol3ed and changed through the influence of technolog/8 media and contemporar/ issues. Ta!&:

To achie3e &28 /ou are re@uired to describe the influence of the media on a selected sport in the U5. .actors that can be discussed include: satellite tele3ision8 e3ent programming8 sponsorship8 ad3ertising8 broadcast rights8 spectatorism8 punditr/8 narrati3e techni@ues. "ther factors /ou must describe and e7plain include: rule changes8 timeouts8 local and national press 9e.g. magaAines8 sensationalism8 gender imbalance8 Bingoism:8 internet 9e.g. chat rooms8 fans sites8 merchandising:. .or '28 /ou should offer insight and be able to e7plain ho6 the media influences the chosen sport. *ou could e7plain b/ gi3ing a detailed account 6ith e7amples on ho6 tele3ision has influenced the sport of /our choice8 for e7ample8 =commentar/ should be fair and honest8 but 6e commonl/ hear biased 3ie6s.8 =one commentator 6ho suggests an "l/mpians performance as =suspiciousl/ fast? could spar4 a media and 6orld6ide frenA/ o3er night8 leading to that athlete being suspected of drug abuse8 all due to one manC6omenDs opinion of their performance. This 6as seen 6hen>>.? To achie3e &-8 /ou need to present a description of the effect of technolog/ on the chosen sport. .actors that must be described include: clothing8 personal e@uipment8 cameras 9e.g. repla/8 freeAe frame:8 anal/sis 9e.g. drug testing e@uipment8 lactate threshold training8 h/perbaric chambers8 computerC3ideo anal/sis: .or '-8 /ou should e7tend this description to full/ e7plain the effects and include e7amples to support /our e7planation. .or e7ample8 Usain Bolt 6ears spi4es de3eloped b/ &uma to enable him to ma4e the best friction 6ith the trac4 as possible. This has allo6ed him to run faster than an/one else in histor/ b/ decreasing his contact time 6ith the ground. !n comparison to pre,industrial times 6here athletes ran bear footed8 athletes of those times 6ill not be able to compete in the same league?.

To achie3e &18 /ou should describe four contemporar/ issues8 and ho6 these affect the selected sport. (elect four of the contemporar/ issues in relation to /our selected sport: 1. de3iance 9for e7ample: anti,crime initiati3es and social e7clusion8 gamesmanship8 drugs and banned

substances:8 2. education and sport in schools8 -. racism8 1. commercialisation8 E. politics8 F. religion and culture8 G. gender issues .or '18 /ou should offer considered reasons for the issues and their effects on the selected sport. *ou should e7plain b/ pro3iding e7amples and gi3ing a detailed account8 6h/ these contemporar/ issues affect the sport /ou ha3e chosen. .or e7ample8 de3iance occurs in athletics8 %6ain Chambers is an e7ample of this. +e too4 anabolic steroids to enhance his performance in 100m sprinting in 200-. thletes ma/ ta4e performance,enhancing drugs because the/ feel under pressure to be the bestC6in from coaches8 fans and the media> n e3aluation of the four contemporar/ issues and their effects on the chosen sport is re@uired for %1. To achie3e the %1 criteria /ou should e3aluate b/ discussing the ad3antages and disad3antages each contemporar/ issue has upon /our selected sport. .or e7ample: in s6imming8 sponsorships can help bac4 an e3ent that 6ould not other6ise happen 6ithout the mone/ pro3ided from the sponsor. "n the other hand8 some s6imming e3ents could become reliant on the sponsor8 therefore if the sponsor pulled out8 the e3ent 6ould not be able to go ahead.

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12. current issues in sport BTEC N T!"N # E$TEN%E% %!&#"' -1st 'arch 2011 2nd June 2011 J 'E( B )) C#"U2+ -. &art 1: Barriers to &articipation and Cultural !nfluences &ar4 2: (trategies and !nitiati3es !N (&")T *E ) 1

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The ur o!e o" thi! a!!i#nment i! to$ The aim and purpose of this assignment is lin4ed to #earning "utcome 1: Understand the cultural influences and barriers that affect participation in sports acti3ities and allo6s the learner to e7plore the barriers affecting sports participation8 such as a3ailable resources8 tra3el time and disposable income. #earners 6ill also in3estigate the man/ cultural factors that influence participation in sport8 such as gender8 ethnic bac4ground8 and class8 and current strategies and initiati3es to address the issue of participation. S%enario$ (ports de3elopment has been non,e7istent in the local communit/ and participation in sport is at an all,time lo6 for all social groups and the local facilities are poor. )ecentl/ the to6n 6as a6arded lotter/ funding to impro3e sports facilities and this has presented a range of ne6 and impro3ed facilities8 but fe6 are being used. *ou ha3e Bust been appointed b/ the local to6n council as an assistant sports de3elopment officer. *ou 6ill be part of a brand ne6 team 6ith an e7citing outloo4. The to6n council 6ants the team to focus on combating the poor participation rates seen through all social groups. *ou and the team ha3e the tas4 of promoting sport in the to6n. !n order to impro3e the situation8 /ou 6ill need to ma4e pro3iders of sport and leisure a6are of both the cultural influences and barriers to sports participation. *ou 6ill also need to suggest strategies and initiati3es that are designed to impro3e sports participation. Ta!&:

To achie3e &E8 /ou 6ill ta4e part in a focus group discussion 6ith the sports pro3iders. *ou 6ill e7plain8 9b/ gi3ing a detailed account:8 the main barriers to sports participation for specific target groups. *ou should pro3ide information on the different factors that ma/ ha3e contributed to each barrier and pro3ide e7amples of the t/pes of people each barrier commonl/ effects and 6h/H Barriers to include: time; resources; fitness; abilit/; lifest/les; medical conditions. *ou could also include facts and statistics relating to each barrier and methods of o3ercoming these barriers. .or e7ample8 time is the most common reason gi3en as a barrier to e7ercise. There are man/ reasons an indi3idual ma/ feel the/ do not ha3e enough time8 -1I of 6omen feel the/ ha3e not got enough time for e7ercise and this often because of home and famil/ commitments. 'en claim to ha3e less time due to 6or4 commitments> To achie3e &F8 /ou 6ill also e7plain the cultural influences on sports participation. *ou must choose three of the follo6ing: 2ender8 Ethnicit/8 ge8 (ocial,economic class and inform the sports pro3iders ho6 cultural influences effect sports participation8 pro3iding facts and statistics and rele3ant e7amples to support /our ans6ers. .or e7ample8 as 6e age8 participation in sport and e7ercise tends to decrease. "lder people 6ho do participate tend to choose indi3idual non,contact sports compared to /ounger people 6ho tend to in3ol3e themsel3es in more team and contact t/pe sports. This could be due to a lac4 of older role models in sport. Tas4 2: &G8 'E8 %2 &roduce a report that describes 9&G:8 e7plains 9'E: and e3aluates 9%2: three strategies or initiati3es 6hich relate to sports participation and designed to impro3e sports participation b/ addressing cultural influences and barriers to e7ercise. *ou could include: 2ame &lan8 E3er/ Child 'atters8 (porting E@uals8 T ((8 &lan for (port 20018 Coaching Tas4 .orce 20028 2irls .irst8 cti3e (ports or (portsmar4.

To achie3e a pass 9&G:8 for this tas4 /ou must describe three strategies or initiati3es 6hich relate to sports participation that are designed to impro3e sports participation b/ identif/ing the main aims and obBecti3es of each strateg/ or initiati3e and methods of achie3ing their aimsCobBecti3es. .or e7ample8 E3er/ Child 'atters is a national polic/ achie3ed through the local authorities aiming to support children and /oung people. To achie3e a merit 9'E:8 for this tas4 /ou must e7plain three strategies or initiati3es 6hich relate to sports participation and that are designed to impro3e sports participation. *ou should gi3e an account of 6ho the strateg/Cinitiati3e is aimed at and 6h/ there is a need for the strateg/Cinitiati3e. .or e7ample8 the (portsmar4 initiati3e is aimed at pro3iding children and /oung people 6ith better standards of &E and school sport. Children and /oung people8 particularl/ girls do not participate in the recommended amount of sport and e7ercise of E times a 6ee4 for -0mins at a moderate intensit/ and this is e3ident in the rising obesit/ le3els seen in children and /oung people toda/. To achie3e a distinction 9%2:8 for this tas4 /ou must e3aluate b/ pro3iding the ad3antages and disad3antages of three strategies or initiati3es. *ou should Bustif/ /our opinions of 6hether the strateg/ 6ill be successful in increasing sports participation and include points for de3elopment. &ro3ide a balanced criti@ue. .or e7ample8 the coaching tas4 force initiati3e 6ill be effecti3e in pro3iding e7tra coaches in the communit/8 6hich means that more people 6ill be able to participate in sport>etc. +o6e3er8 -000 e7tra coaches are 3er/ little 6hen loo4ing at pro3ision across the 6hole of the U5. These coaches 6ill probabl/ 6or4 6ithin the most popular sports 9e.g. football:8 lea3ing less popular sports 9e.g. badminton: still 6ithout enough coaches>etc.

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