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‘Where we are today in sport’
Subject: Recreation Planning
Lecturer: Jonny Moroney
Name: Lee Chadwick
Student ID: 00512150
Class: Rec. ... 3
Group: Y
Date: 28 March 2003
Introduction
Irelands sport today is continuously improving. ... But are Irelands improvements in sport parallel to that of other countries? ... What I will examine in this essay is how our sports council is trying to improve Irish sport in the following areas:
1. ... The funding of sport and physical activity is fragmented
5. Structures for delivering sport are complex
I will then make a comparison of how Ireland deal with these areas compared to a much more populated country, Canada.
Grassroots Participation could be improved
Ireland
The Irish sports council released a document solely dedicated to Irish children in sport. To increase awareness and need for participation in sport at a young age for health and social benefits. The document entailed the need for increased participation in all areas of sport. This document dealt with every area of youths in sport in Ireland under the following headings:
PRINCIPLES
Importance of Childhood
Needs of the Child
Integrity in Relationships
Fair Play
Quality Atmosphere and Ethos
Competition
Equality
2 PEOPLE
Adults Involvement in Sport
Adult-Child Relationships in Sport
Child-to-Child Relationships
Responsibilities of Parents/Guardians
The Important Role of Sports Leaders
Children’s Officers
Club Children’s Officers
National Children’s Officers for Governing Bodies of Sport
Sports Clubs
Governing Bodies of Sport
Role of Irish Sports Council and Sports Council for Northern Ireland
3 POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Constitution
Structure
Regulations
Disciplinary, Complaints and Appeals Procedures
Recruitment of Sports Leaders
Education and Training
Irish sports council(2003)
Canada
· In 1992, 9.6 million Canadians (45%) aged 15 and over reported participating regularly in sport. ... 4 million Canadians (46%) reported being involved in sport activities through a club, a league or an organization, and 3. ... Eighty-nine percent of males aged 15-18 participated regularly in sport compared with 64% of females of the same age group. ...
· Among the various reasons for not participating in sport, lack of time was the most often mentioned by both women and men (27%), followed by lack of interest in participating (19%%), health (14%), age (11%) and for reason of disability (4%).
· Ice hockey was the most popular sport of men (13%), while swimming was reported most often by women (8%). ...
· Participation in organized school sport (other than physical education classes) increases the probability of participating regularly in sport as an adult. In 1992, 52% of the people who reported participation in organized school sport reported participating regularly in the past year, compared to 37% for those who had not participated in organized school sport.
· Among the 2,945,000 couples where both partners participated regularly (22% of all couples), 47% had one sport in common, 12% had two sports in common and 3% had three or more.
· The fathers participation in sport increased the participation of his children by 11%, while the participation of the mother had a greater effect (an increase of 22% in the participation of her children).
· Parents and their single children under the age of 25 and living at home who both participated regularly in sport had one sport in common 42% of the time for fathers and 34% of the time of mothers. ...
· Asked whether they belong to a sport club or local, provincial or national sport organization, 15% of Canadians aged 15 and over answered positively (20% of males, 12% of females).
Approximate Word count = 2845
Approximate Pages = 11.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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