Provisions of sport

• Public sector advantages

  funded by money from local council

  large in size

  low prices

  facilities for team and individual sports
• Public sector disadvantages

  offer sport opportunities rather than comfort or luxury

  out of date equipment

  may not be able to offer anything other than access to training equipment
• private sector advantages


  can offer specialist service or products

  plush and luxurious

  often social areas for members

  latest training equipment
• private sector disadvantages

  expensive to join

  aimed at certain groups rather than general public

  have to pay monthly or annually

  provide mainly for individual sports and health and fitness
• voluntary sector advantages

  focus on fitness for competitive sports

  coaches have lots of experience

  low cost to use
• voluntary sector disadvantages

  offer training opportunities for only one sport

  facilities and equipment can be quite basic

  limited training times available
• voluntary sector

  run by people who work for free usually due to common interest of sport
• private sector

  exists to make profit as they are privately owned and provide level of service based on price