influences on participation

• Gender

  • some sports are seen as traditionally male
  • boys are more likley to engage in sport than girls and women
  • discrimination barred women from running distances longer than 800m until 1960 olympics
  • differences in career opportunities
  • gender roles (women seen as homemakers)
  • lack of role models
• Family, friends, peer groups

  • Family attitudes(parental views on sport affect participation)
  • Providing equipment (money for equipment)
  • Providing transprt (family willing to drive to matches/trianing)
  • Family role models (family interested/encourage in sport)
  • peer pressure (are friends doing the sports/training)
• Age factors

  • Cost of engagement in sport and physical activity (subscription)
  • Participation tends to peak between 16-25
  • limited free time as working adults
  • life sports (walking sports, cricket, darts)
  • age divisions
  • ageing
• Disability factors

  • Limited adapted facilities
  • limit on qualified disability coaches and teachers
  • lack of exposure for high profile disabled athletes|
  • lack of media coverage
• Ethnicity

  • Traditionally associated sports (basketball for african descent)
  • cultural customs impact (fasting)
  • limited elite setting role models