Factors affecting the popularity of sport

• What are the factors affecting the popularity of sports?

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• Provision


  e.g. tennis lacks easily accessible courts
• Participation


  e.g. football has wide spread participation due to the infrastructure
• Success


  for both teams and individuals - promotes the sport ( Companies and sponsors want to be associated with success ) and creates role models
• Acceptability


  e.g. boxing is not seen as appropriate for younger people due to the aim being to hurt people . Opposition for horse racing due to perceived animal cruelty .
• Role Models


  e.g. lack of role models for particular groups in particular sports such as British Asian footballers
• Media Coverage


  brings in considerable money to Sports and helps them to grow e.g. football , rugby , cricket . It also attracts sponsors and creates role models enabling the sport to grow further .
• Spectatorship


  lots of available Football and Rugby to watch on TV therefore more sponsorship and role models than Table Tennis etc.
• Environment / Climate


  if living in the French Alps you are more likely to do skiing than someone living in London as you are on the doorstop of available snow