GCSE PE Unit 1.1.2.a Influences That Sustain Physical Activity

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Influences
FOR EDEXCEL 1.1.2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009
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What you will learn about

in this topic:
1. Cultural influences
2. Health and well-being influences
3. Image influences
4. Influential people
5. Resource influences
6. Socio-economic influences
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Learning objectives
By the end of this presentation you
should be able to:
•Understand various influences that
affect sports participation
•Describe each of the influences

•Explain the effect of each influence
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Cultural influences
Cultural influences are those that
impact on daily life and are often
out of a person’s control.
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Some people will play a particular

sport because they see it as part of
their heritage or culture.
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Age
The age of a person can influence
their chances of participating in
certain activities.
There might be an age limit or

guidelines on separate compeitions
and coaching for different age
groups.
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However, many centres now have

specific groups for different age
ranges including the under 12s,
over 16s. They also have
senior and
veteran teams or
classes
specifically
catering to older
people.
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Disability
Sporting
opportunities for
the disabled have
often been
restricted.
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However, these days, campaigns

and lottery grants have helped
many sports centres to update their
facilities.
Many centres now offer ramps,

stairlifts, changing areas and
modified toilets.
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Gender
Some clubs are for
boys only and don’t
allow boys and girls
to compete against
each other.
However, there are increasingly
more mixed teams as well as girls-
only teams. Golf and racket sports
already see men versus women.
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Race
Certain sports
have traditional or
cultural links to
particular groups,
for example,
gymnastics is very
popular in Russia
and China.
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Sprinting events are often

dominated by African athletes and
cricket is very popular among British
Indian communities.
The reasons certain groups play

certain sports can be linked to
access to facilities and family
traditions.
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Task 1
Identify the stereotypical sports that
the following groups might play:
Working-class
African- Middle-class Middle-class
American English boys Canadians
boys
Upper-class Working-class Working-class
English girls English boys Indian boys
As a class, discuss how you think

these sterotypes have now changed.
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Health and well-being influences

Participation in exercise can help
your health and well-being.
The following are all examples of

ways in which it does this.
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• Exercise gives you energy so

helps to prevent fatigue.
• More exercise means more

calories are burned.
• The heart becomes stronger and

bigger so can help reduce the risk
of heart disease.
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• The better the condition of the

body, the easier it is to recover
from illness or injury.
• Exercise can be an outlet for

stress and anger, relieving mental
pressures.
• Exercising with
others can lead
to friendships.
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• Better cardiovascular fitness

means the heart works more
efficiently by pumping more blood
per beat.
• Arteries become larger and more

elastic, leading to reduced blood
pressure.
• Tendons become stronger so

helps to prevent muscle injury.
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Task 2
1. In a group of three, prepare a
two–minute presentation on how
sustained physical activity can
help reduce illness and health
problems.
2. Deliver your presentation to the

rest of the class.
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Image influences
Sports can go in
and out of fashion,
usually depending
on the level of
coverage they get
in the media.
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Media coverage highlights positive

events such as winning big
competitions (for example,
Wimbledon), or negative aspects
(like a premiership footballer getting
arrested for breaking the law).
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Task 3
In a pair, think of two sporting
events which have recently been
covered in the media.
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Task 4
Study the images on the next two
slides.
What was the impact of the media

coverage of these events on the
image of the sports?
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England won the Rugby World Cup

in 2003.
Because of the win, participation in
rugby union went up by almost 30
per cent.
The national governing body, the
Rugby Football Union (RFU),
received more revenue and was
able to further publicize the sport.
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Unfortunately, England did not

qualify for the Euro 2008 football
tournament.
As a result, the Wimbledon tennis

tournament received more coverage
in the media.
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The Wimbledon
Men’s Singles Final
was watched by a
peak audience of
13.1 million
viewers on BBC1.
This represented a 47.6 per cent
share of the television audience. An
average of 8.6 million people
watched the match.
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On the Internet,
11.7 million users
followed the 2008
Wimbledon
Championships,
an increase of 3
million people on
2007.
starter
• Using these images and keywords to help you,
write a short paragraph that describes the
impact that all forms of media may have on
sports participation
internet coaching Sky- pay per
Role
view
models
funding professionals participation
tv
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People: positive influences

If your parents have
a keen interest in a
particular sport or
introduce you to an
activity at a young
age, you are more
likely to take up the
same sport.
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Children whose parents socialize at

sports clubs are more likely to be
influenced and be involved in the
same sport if their parents enjoy
playing it.
Family pride and experience in sport

can also benefit younger family
members and can encourage them
to take up sport.
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If children have observed positive

attitudes towards sport and see it as
a good thing, they are more likely to
become involved with sporting
activities.
Children are also more likely to try

sports if they have a friend that
already plays or if their friendship
group sees it as a cool thing to do.
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People: negative influences

A child is less
likely to be
involved in sport if
their parents do not
like sport.
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Children may observe negative

attitudes towards sport in the home
and see it as a bad thing or just
haven’t been exposed to sporting
activities.
Children are unlikely to try sports if
they friends don’t like sport or if
their friendship group sees it as an
uncool thing to do.
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Sometimes a child can be forced

into playing a sport by a parent
because they want to encourage
them to participate.
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It can also be because the parent

missed out on the same opportunity
when they were younger so are
trying to live through their child.
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Forcing a child to do something they

do not want to do (even a positive
thing like sport) can lead them to
associate sport with a bad
experience.
Also, if a child is forced to focus on

just one sport, they may miss out
on other sports they might be really
good at.
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There is a possibility that when a

child is out of their parents’ control,
they may give up sport.
People- influences- 10 mins
• positive • negative
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Role models
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A role model is someone who is

looked up to and admired for what
they are achieving/have achieved
personally and/or professionally.
Sportspeople can earn lots of money
and lead glamorous lifestyles, but
this is because they are successful
in their sport. Not everyone who is
good at their sport achieves this
level of recognition though.
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Many young
people will try to
emulate their role
model by wearing
the same clothes,
having the same
haircut and,
crucially, playing
the same sport as
them.
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Role models do
not have to be
famous; family
members or local
players and
coaches can be
role models,
especially in less
well-known sports.
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Resource influences
Resources can refer to time, money
and facilities (including access to
and location of).
Where a person lives can have a

great impact on what activities they
can undertake.
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For example, if
facilities are not
available locally
or transport links
do not exist, it
would be hard for
people to join a
sports club.
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If people are on a low-income they

would not necessarily afford to take
part in sports that require special
equipment or kit.
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Socio-economic influences
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Wealth
Many sports cost
money and some
families can’t
afford this.
However, sometimes funding can

be received from governing bodies,
the Lotto or sponsorship for groups
or individuals.
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Home
Many places do not have good
enough facilities because there are
not enough people interested in the
sport (for example, in villages or
poor areas).
However, sometimes governing
bodies or the Lotto can subsidize
equipment.
3
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Exam question
1. Read the following statements and
decide which option is correct.
Statement 1: A key influence associated with people
impacting on participation is socio-economic.
Statement 2: A key influence associated with people
impacting on participation is family.
A. Both statements are true

B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
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What you have learnt

in this topic:
1. Cultural influences
2. Health and well-being influences
3. Image influences
4. Influential people
5. Resource influences
6. Socio-economic influences
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Learning objectives
You should now be able to:
•Understand various influences
that affect sports participation
•Describe each of the influences

•Explain the effect of each
influence
Homework
For each of the six possible influences, show that you understand each one
by stating a specific example. Then choose 3 out of the 6 possible influences
to sport participation, describe in detail the influence and explain the effect of
the influence.
• Cultural influences • Understand various

• Health and well- influences that affect
sports participation
being influences
• Describe each of
• Image influences the influences
• Influential people • Explain the effect of
• Resource each influence
influences
• Socio-economic
influences

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Influences 1

What you will learn about

•Describe each of the influences

Some people will play a particular

There might be an age limit or

However, many centres now have

However, these days, campaigns

Many centres now offer ramps,

Sprinting events are often

The reasons certain groups play

As a class, discuss how you think

Health and well-being influences

The following are all examples of

• Exercise gives you energy so

• More exercise means more

• The heart becomes stronger and

• The better the condition of the

• Exercise can be an outlet for

• Better cardiovascular fitness

• Arteries become larger and more

• Tendons become stronger so

2. Deliver your presentation to the

Media coverage highlights positive

What was the impact of the media

England won the Rugby World Cup

Unfortunately, England did not

As a result, the Wimbledon tennis

People: positive influences

Children whose parents socialize at

Family pride and experience in sport

If children have observed positive

Children are also more likely to try

People: negative influences

Children may observe negative

Sometimes a child can be forced

It can also be because the parent

Forcing a child to do something they

Also, if a child is forced to focus on

There is a possibility that when a

A role model is someone who is

Where a person lives can have a

If people are on a low-income they

However, sometimes funding can

A. Both statements are true

What you have learnt

•Describe each of the influences

• Cultural influences • Understand various

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