Fundamentals of Sport and Recreation W1 Lecture PDF

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Fundamentals of Sport & Recreation W1 Lecture 27.2.18 Course Objectives  Analyse the role of Government policy and legislation in the sport and recreation industry  Identify the difference between the not-for-profit (NFP), public and private sectors  Examine the range of issues facing NFP’s  Apple the principles of risk management to the provision of sport and recreation  Apply high ethical standards and behaviour in sport recreation Sport and recreation definition  Sporting activities can be a form of recreation  Sport provision can include a recreation component  But, sport and recreation are not the same thing Sport Defined Institutionalised competitive activities that involve vigorous physical exertion or the use of relatively complex physical skills by individuals whose participation is motivated by a combination of personal enjoyment and external rewards’ Recreation Defined  The word ‘recreation’ stems from the Latin recreation, ‘restoration to health’ ‘By far the most widespread definitions and the ones most acceptable to providers of recreation services are that recreation is simply those activities in which people participate during their leisure’ Why do we need to manage sport and recreation?  Safety for spectator’s and athletes  Athlete welfare  Responsible for pathways  Facilities  Best chance of success for professionals  Manage the brand of the sport (sports reparation) Unique Aspects of Sport ‘Unique features of sport which can assist to understand why the management of sport organisations requires the application of specific management techniques’  Winning and profits  Competitive balance  Variable quality  Brand Loyalty  Anti-competitive Behaviour  Irrational Passions  High Degree of Optimism  Vicarious Identification  Tradition Vs Technology

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