Age

• What may affect sports participation in young people?

  Several factors
• Why might young children lack confidence in physical activities?

  Due to a lack of coordination and motor skills
• How can access to certain sports be influenced?

  By school sports facilities or traditions
• What role do parent or teacher preferences play in sports participation?

  They make some sports more familiar to young people
• Why are people more likely to participate in familiar sports?

  Because they feel more comfortable with them
• How do physical abilities change during adolescence?

  They change due to growth spurts
• How might changes in physical abilities affect teenagers?

  They may affect confidence
• What issues can affect teenage participation in sports?

  Changes in appearance and peer pressure
• What are two factors that may affect sports participation in young people?

  Coordination and motor skills
• How does peer pressure influence sports participation among teenagers?

  It can discourage or encourage participation
• What is the relationship between school traditions and sports participation?

  School traditions can dictate access to sports
• If a teenager feels self-conscious about their appearance, how might this affect their sports participation?

  It may lead to decreased participation
• Sports participation in working-age adults may be affected by factors such as:

  • Less access to sports than students
  • Leisure time may be limited by work
  • Available leisure time may be taken up by family commitments
  • During menopause women experience manychanges in their bodies which may affect their ability to partake in sports
• Factors affecting sports participation during old age may include:

  • Weight change
  • Reduced flexibility
  • Decrease in physical strength
  • Media coverage of sports shows younger people participating in sports and may discriminate against older sportspeople
• • Typical trends show that younger people tend to partake in team sports whilst older generations partake more in individual sporting activities